Gourmet products local specialties and wines Bellegem

Satcheu This brewery in the Kortrijk region specialises in table beers (golden and brown), but also brews a saison beer called Satcheu (6.2%). The name refers to the people who used to pull barges from the towpath.It's a family brewery which dates from 1874 and brews about 4,000 and 5,000 hectolitres per year.

Bellegems Bruin, Bockor, Jacobins, Framboise Max, Kriek Max, Omer Traditional Blond, Passion Max, Rosé Max.The Bockor brewery was founded in 1892 in Bellegem, a typical West Flanders village close to the French border. Its founder, Omer Vander Ghinste, brewed a brown beer called Ouden Tripel. This beer is still brewed today under the name of Bellegems Bruin and is a sour beer typical of its region. There is still an Omer Vander Ghinste running Bockor today. It is said that the founder passed his name on to his son to save money on advertising costs and the current Omer is the fifth generation to carry the name.Much of Bockor's reputation rests on its excellent pils, but there are many other beers too. La Blauw is an export version of the pils. The top-fermentation golden Omer traditional blond won a gold medal at the 2010 World Beer Cup in America and Rosé Max was created in 2009.The Jacobins gueuze first appeared in 1970 and takes its name from a local religious order. It was joined in 1983 by a kriek and in 1986 by a framboise. More recent additions to the range are Kriek Max, Framboise Max and even Passion Max (made with the juice of passion fruit) which are sweetened beers catering for a younger market. Kriek Max is available both in 25cl and 37.5cl bottles.The gueuze beers are unusual for being made outside the Senne Valley - a fact that has provoked lively debate (to put it mildly) among traditionalists.