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The flagship beer of Bruges, an unfiltered blond ale brewed at De Halve Maan inside the old city walls. Named for the Bruggelingen nickname, the Bruges fools, with a stronger dubbel alongside.
Brugse Zot is brewed by De Halve Maan on Walplein, the last working brewery in central Bruges, family-run since 1856 across six generations. The name nods to a medieval tale in which the people of Bruges asked the duke for a madhouse and were told the whole city already was one, hence the Bruges fools. Since 2016 the beer flows from the city-centre brewery to its bottling plant through a 3.3km underground pipeline, a quirk that drew headlines worldwide.
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De Halve Maan on Walplein is the last working brewery in central Bruges, family-run since 1856, brewing Brugse Zot and Straffe Hendrik via the 2016 pipeline.
OrderA Brugse Zot Blond fresh at the brewery bar, or a Straffe Hendrik Tripel for more weight.
TipBook the tour ahead in summer; it ends with a beer on the rooftop. The pipeline runs 3.3km to the bottling plant.
't Brugs Beertje on Kemelstraat is the reference beer cafe of Bruges, pouring around 300 Belgian beers with five on draft in a small brown room.
TipAsk the staff to steer you; the list is encyclopedic. The cheese plate soaks up a Trappist.
Cambrinus on Philipstockstraat near the Burg in Bruges is a beer brasserie with a 400-strong list and a full Flemish kitchen of beer-braised classics.
OrderA stoofvlees cooked in dark Belgian ale, with a matching abbey beer from the list.
TipOpen daily, kitchen and bar both. The list is bound like a book; take your time with it.
Brugse Zot makes more sense with someone from Bruges explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
1.5 hours
Join a hands-on chocolate truffle workshop in Bruges to learn how to make your own delicious Belgian chocolate truffles. Take home your own chocolates and taste some d...
2.5 hours
Become a chocolate maker and create your own Belgian chocolates in a guided workshop. Master the tips and tricks required to make delicious praline and mendiant chocol...
Entry ticket · 1 hour
Visit the Choco Story chocolate museum in Bruges and learn how to prepare your own sweet treats with a chocolate-making workshop for adults and children aged 7 years a...
