Cantillon Public Brewing Sessions

Overview

Each year, Cantillon opens its doors during a brewing session to allow the public to view the brewing process. The first public brewing session took place on February 21, 1981 with the name brassin spécial.[1] The 2014 Public Brewing Session took place on November 15, 2014 and included tours every 30 minutes following this schedule:

  • 6:30-9:00 Brewing process
  • 6:30-12:00 Barrel cleaning "ancient method"
  • 9:00-13:00 Filtration and hopping
  • 13:00-15:00 Cooking
  • 15:30 Pumping of wort into the cooling tun

Past Public Brewing Sessions

  • March 4, 2006
  • November 7, 2009
  • November 13, 2010
  • March 5, 2011
  • November 12, 2011
  • November 9, 2013
  • November 15, 2014
  • March 14, 2015

References

  1. Jean-Pierre Van Roy, Grummelinkske, Décember 2014 (Brussels Gueuze Museum Newsletter)

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