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.
Where to eat it: 3 restaurants across 1 city.
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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Common allergens: Gluten
Tip from the editors. Brugse Zot is bottle-conditioned, so stand the bottle upright a day before to settle the yeast for a clearer pour.
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 in Bruges keeps pouring its 300-strong Belgian beer list into the early hours, with cheese plates to line the stomach.
TryBelgian beer and cheese plates
TipLast orders around midnight. The cheese plate soaks up a late Trappist; the list rewards a slow night.
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.
Drink400 beers, Flemish plates
FoodFlemish brasserie kitchen
TipOpen daily, kitchen and bar both. The list is bound like a book; take your time with it.
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