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==Breweriana== | ==Breweriana== | ||
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| + | File:Ver01.jpg|Van Haelen Freres glass. Collection: Mark Linsner | ||
| + | File:Pub03.jpg|Van Haelen Freres playing card #1. | ||
| + | File:Cartevanhaelen.jpg|Van Haelen Freres playing card #2. | ||
| + | File:VanHaelen5.jpg|Van Haelen Freres playing card #3. | ||
| + | File:VanHaelen_copy.JPG|Gueuze Van Haelen Freres label. | ||
| + | File:Vanhaelen.jpg|Gueuze and Kriek Lambic enamel sign, 1st variation. | ||
| + | File:ClosedBrewerySign-66.jpg|Gueuze and Kriek Lambic enamel sign, 2nd variation. Photo: Bill | ||
| + | File:VanHaelen55e.jpg|Enamel sign. | ||
| + | File:ClosedBrewerySign-26.jpg|Cardboard sign. Photo: Bill | ||
| + | File:ClosedBrewerySign-62.jpg|Embossed metal sign. Photo: Bill | ||
| + | File:Publicite_van_haelen_freres.jpg|Van Haelen Freres letterhead. | ||
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| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:07, 12 May 2022
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Contents
History
Van Haelen Freres operated their brewery in Uccle-Calevoet (Beersel) from 1902 until 1967. Dominique and Frans Van Haelen were brothers, and sons of Pauline Lardinoy from her first marriage to Auguste Van Haelen, of a well known brewing family in Uccle. The two brothers took over the Fontaine brewery ('t Fonteintje), run by their parents J.B. Michiels and Pauline Lardinoy. Dominique was the brewer and Frans handled business matters. They produced Gueuze and Kriek, also supplying wort to local blenders, such as Theo Hanssens of Hanssens Artisanaal bvba.[1]
Frans Van Haelen (1872-1939) was also a well known cultural figure in his time, a patron of the arts and benefactor to the pre-war artist group later known as the Brabant Fauvists. This group assembled at the brewery, and worked in a loft above a cafe across the street, Cafe Les 3 Pigeons. It eventually closed in 2009 and is now a Spanish restaurant, Casa España. Van Haelen was a friend of famous Belgian artist James Ensor, and several Ensor paintings were seen hanging inside the brewery before it was demolished in 1971 to build a Delhaize supermarket. Van Haelen also sponsored the restoration of the castle in Beersel from 1928-1939. He was said to be the richest man in Beersel before the second world war.
The tram stop in Calevoet near the former brewery site is named Van Haelen in honor of the former lambic brewery and local heritage.
Beers
- Gueuze Van Haelen
- Gueuze Du Patron
- Kriek Van Haelen
- Kriek Du Patron
Breweriana
Van Haelen Freres glass. Collection: Mark Linsner
Van Haelen Freres playing card #1.
Van Haelen Freres playing card #2.
Van Haelen Freres playing card #3.
Gueuze Van Haelen Freres label.
Gueuze and Kriek Lambic enamel sign, 1st variation.
Gueuze and Kriek Lambic enamel sign, 2nd variation. Photo: Bill
Enamel sign.
Cardboard sign. Photo: Bill
Embossed metal sign. Photo: Bill
Van Haelen Freres letterhead.
References
- ↑ Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer Van den Steen, p. 169