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The region known as West Flanders ('''Dutch:'''''West-Vlaanderen'', '''French:''' ''Flandre-Occidentale'') is an area in northwestern Belgium that borders France, The Netherlands, the North Sea, and the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and Hainaut. Its capital is the city of Brugge ('''French: '''''Bruges''), and its principal river is the Leie ('''French: '''''Lys'') which flows from the Pas-de-Calais region in France.

As in other areas of Belgium, there has always been a strong brewing tradition in the region which has given rise to two distinct styles: Oud Bruin and Flanders Red Ales. Though these styles are ~~distantly~~ related to lambic from a [[Microbiology_and_Biochemistry|microbiological]] standpoint, these beers should not be confused with lambic from the [[An_Overview_of_Lambic#Pajottenland|Pajottenland / Senne Valley]]. That is not to say, however, that breweries in the West Flanders region have not successfully capitalized on lambic beer and culture throughout history.

As in other areas of Belgium, there has always been a strong brewing tradition in the region which has given rise to two distinct styles: Oud Bruin and Flanders Red Ales. Though these styles are related to lambic from a [[Microbiology_and_Biochemistry|microbiological]] standpoint, these beers should not be confused with lambic from the [[An_Overview_of_Lambic#Pajottenland|Pajottenland / Senne Valley]]. That is not to say, however, that breweries in the West Flanders region have not successfully capitalized on lambic beer and culture throughout history.

==Post-World War II==

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 The region known as West Flanders ('''Dutch:'''''West-Vlaanderen'', '''French:''' ''Flandre-Occidentale'') is an area in northwestern Belgium that borders France, The Netherlands, the North Sea, and the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and Hainaut. Its capital is the city of Brugge ('''French: '''''Bruges''), and its principal river is the Leie ('''French: '''''Lys'') which flows from the Pas-de-Calais region in France.
-As in other areas of Belgium, there has always been a strong brewing tradition in the region which has given rise to two distinct styles: Oud Bruin and Flanders Red Ales. Though these styles are distantly related to lambic from a [[Microbiology_and_Biochemistry|microbiological]] standpoint, these beers should not be confused with lambic from the [[An_Overview_of_Lambic#Pajottenland|Pajottenland / Senne Valley]].  That is not to say, however, that breweries in the West Flanders region have not successfully capitalized on lambic beer and culture throughout history.
+As in other areas of Belgium, there has always been a strong brewing tradition in the region which has given rise to two distinct styles: Oud Bruin and Flanders Red Ales. Though these styles are related to lambic from a [[Microbiology_and_Biochemistry|microbiological]] standpoint, these beers should not be confused with lambic from the [[An_Overview_of_Lambic#Pajottenland|Pajottenland / Senne Valley]].  That is not to say, however, that breweries in the West Flanders region have not successfully capitalized on lambic beer and culture throughout history.
 ==Post-World War II==