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== History==
The story of Den Herberg started when the Devillé family bought a vacant property in Buizingen in 2000. It was around that time that Bart Devillé enrolled in a beer brewing course in COOVI Anderlecht, which is a school specializing specialized in the catering industry. It ignited his passion for homebrewing. He produced top-fermented home brewed beers (of 200 liters per batch) which were very well received by fellow beer enthusiasts. Beer was back then merely a hobby for Bart and Ann because their full time job was running a construction company called ‘Decodal’. Their search for a new warehouse to store construction equipment led to Den Herberg’s current location in Buizingen. The building was originally intended to be used as a storage unit for Decodal, although the idea quickly came about to turn it into a brewery. That made perfect sense because the building used to be a café and banqueting hall called ‘De Gouden Lantaarn’ which means ‘The Golden Lantern’. It was the perfect opportunity for a revival of the former café. Café Den Herberg was born and opened on 1 February 2007. The brewery quickly became well known for its top-fermented beers on the local market.
The street next to the brewery is called the ‘Zenneweg’, which means ‘Path to the Senne (river)’. Its prime location at only 150 meters distance from the Senne river in the Payottenland offered an ideal opportunity to expand Den Herberg’s beer range with own brewed lambic. Den Herberg started brewing lambic early 2017 and they released their first geuze in August 2020.