The Belgian Breweries is one of the oldest professional associations of the world, since it was founded in the 14th century. All Belgian breweries belong to the association.
From the 14th century onwards, the first stone houses on the Brussels "Grote Markt"(means "large marketplace") were built on the South side. The side on which the splendid Brussels townhall was built.
One of the houses was called "De Hille" (the Terp) and later "De Gulden Boom" (the Golden Tree), and was situated on the premises where, today, the Brewers' House stands.

The brewers' guild bought the "Gulden Boom" premises at the end of the 16th century.

In 1695, however, the French army bombs the city of Brussels in one of their many imperialistic strikes on the North. Most houses in the center of town, including the "Grote Markt", are destroyed. But, the brewers decide to finance the reconstruction of their house and commission architect Willem De Bruyn (must have studied at UCLA very probably, where he might have got his name) to do so. Baroque and Flemish decorative elements merge in the facade.

The equestrian statue on top of the building is a 1901 copy of a mid eighteenth century work of art.

The "Grote Markt" of Brussels is the hart of the city, with plenty of pubs and pavements, to enjoy some of the best beers of Belgium. Every house has a name and a long history. Every house is decorated extensively and abundand.

The down side is, that the cost of a beer is high, because of the high rents the pubowners have to pay for the house.

On the other hand, while savoring your choice of beer, you are sitting in the heart of Beer-paradise, in one of the most beautiful marketplaces of Europe.

It is fun to watch the tourists from all over the world walking by, and it is the place to start a conversation with folks from the other corners of the world, sipping the best beers of the world.

Brewery	City	Province
De Koninck	Antwerpen	Antwerpen
Het Pakhuis (brewpub)	Antwerpen	Antwerpen
Moortgat	Breendonk	Antwerpen
Achilles (micro)	Itegem	Antwerpen
Abdij van Westmalle	Malle	Antwerpen
Het Anker	Mechelen	Antwerpen
Sterkens	Meer-Hoogstraten	Antwerpen
Maes	Waarloos	Antwerpen
De la Touffe	Gentinnes	Brabant Wallon
John Martin	Genval	Brabant Wallon
Le Brasse-Temps (brewpub)	Louvain-La-Neuve	Brabant Wallon
Lefebvre	Quenast	Brabant Wallon
Cantillon	Anderlecht	Brussels
Belle Vue (Inbev)	Molenbeek	Brussels
Grand Place (brewpub)	Brussels	Brussels
Brasserie des Géants (brewpub)	Ath	Hainaut
La Binchoise	Binche	Hainaut
Blaugies	Blaugies	Hainaut
Br. d' Ellezelloise (brewpub)	Ellezelles	Hainaut
Abbeye de Scourmont	Forges les Chimay	Hainaut
Union	Jumet	Hainaut
Friart-St. Feuillien	Le Roeulx	Hainaut
Abbaye des Rocs	Montignies sur Roc	Hainaut
Caulier	Peruwelz	Hainaut
Val De Sambre	Gozee	Hainaut
Praile	Peissant	Hainaut
Dubuisson	Pipaix	Hainaut
Vapeur	Pipaix	Hainaut
Brunehaut	Rongy	Hainaut
Silly	Silly	Hainaut
Dupont	Tourpes	Hainaut
Du Geer d'Oleye	Waremme	Liege
Eupener Bierbrauerei	Eupen	Liege
Jupiler (Inbev)	Juppille sur Meuse	Liege
Brasserie de Val-Dieu	Aubel	Liege
Alken	Alken	Limburg
Abdij van Achel (brew-pub)	Achel	Limburg
Martens	Bocholt	Limburg
De Dool (brew-pub)	Houthalen	Limburg
Kerkom (micro)	Kerkom (St. Truiden)	Limburg
De Schuur (micro)	Linden-Lubbeek	Limburg
De Teut	Neerpelt	Limburg
St. Jozef	Opitter-Bree	Limburg
Den Hopperd	Ramsel	Limburg
De Es	Schalkhoven	Limburg
Achouffe	Achouffe-Wibrin	Luxembourg
Brasserie d'Ambly	Nassogne	Luxembourg
Les Trois Brasseurs (micro)	Athus	Luxembourg
Le Marché de Nathalie(micro)	Bouillon	Luxembourg
Brasserie de Bouillon	Bouillon	Luxembourg
La Basse Semois (micro)	Bouillon	Luxembourg
La Ferme au Chene	Durbuy	Luxembourg
Gigi	Gerouville	Luxembourg
Val-de-Sambre	Gozee	Luxembourg
Sainte Hélène (micro)	Habay	Luxembourg
Brasserie de Rulles (micro)	Rulles-Habay	Luxembourg
Fantome	Soy	Luxembourg
Abbey d'Orval	Villers devant Orval	Luxembourg
Des Fagnes	Mariembourg	Namur
La Caracole	Namur	Namur
Mibrana	Namur	Namur
Devaux	Philippeville	Namur
Du Bocq	Purnode	Namur
Notre Dame de St. Remy	Rochefort	Namur
Silenrieux	Silenrieux	Namur
La Tongrinnoise	Tongrinne	Namur
Boelens (micro)	Belsele	East Flanders
Bosteels	Buggenhout	East Flanders
De Landtsheer	Buggenhout	East Flanders
Cnudde	Eine	East Flanders
Van Steenberge	Ertvelde	East Flanders
Contreras	Gavere	East Flanders
De Ryck	Herzele	East Flanders
Walrave	Laarne	East Flanders
De Proef (micro-contract)	Lochristie	East Flanders
Huyghe	Melle	East Flanders
Slaghmuylder	Ninove	East Flanders
Damy	Olsene	East Flanders
Clarysse (closed 1999) beer is now contract brewed	Oudenaarde	East Flanders
Liefmans, beer brewed by Riva	Oudenaarde	East Flanders
Roman	Oudenaarde	East Flanders
De Block	Peizegem	East Flanders
Van Den Bossche	St. Lievens Esse	East Flanders
Piessens	Temse	East Flanders
Paeleman (micro)	Wetteren	East Flanders
The Musketeers	Ursel	East Flanders
Crombé (closed 1999) beer is now contract brewed	Zottegem	East Flanders
Drie Fonteinen	Beersel	Flemish Brabant
Oud Beersel	Beersel	Flemish Brabant
Haacht	Boortmeerbeek	Flemish Brabant
Duysters	Diest	Flemish Brabant
Hanssens	Dworp	Flemish Brabant
Meesters	Galmaarden	Flemish Brabant
De Cam	Gooik	Flemish Brabant
Vander Linden	Halle	FlemishBrabant
De Kluis (Inbev)	Hoegaarden	Flemish Brabant
Timmermans	Itterbeek	Flemish Brabant
Biertoren	Kampenhout	Flemish Brabant
DeKeersmaecker	Kobbegem	Flemish Brabant
Boon Frank	Lembeek	Flemish Brabant
Domus (brewpub)	Leuven	Flemish Brabant
Inbev	Leuven	Flemish Brabant
De Kroon (micro)	Neerijse	Flemish Brabant
De Smedt (Heineken)	Opwijk	Flemish Brabant
De Neve	Schepdaal	Flemish Brabant
Girardin	St Ulriks Kapelle	Flemish Brabant
Palm	Steenhuffel	Flemish Brabant
Lindemans	Vlezenbeek	Flemish Brabant
De Troch	Wambeek	Flemish Brabant
Angerik (micro)	Zellik	Flemish Brabant
De Regenboog (micro)	Assebroek (Brugge)	West Flanders
Bavik	Bavikhove	West Flanders
Bockor	Bellegem	West Flanders
Facon	Bellegem	West Flanders
Leroy	Boezinge	West Flanders
De Halve Maan	Brugge	West Flanders
Riva	Dentergem	West Flanders
De Dolle Brouwers	Esen	West Flanders
Steedje	Ettelgem	West Flanders
Strubbe	Ichtegem	West Flanders
Van Honsebrouck	Ingelmunster	West Flanders
Louwaege	Kortemark	West Flanders
Rodenbach (Palm)	Roeselare	West Flanders
Verhaeghe	Vichte	West Flanders
De Bie	Loker	West Flanders
Bernardus	Watou	West Flanders
Van Eecke	Watou	West Flanders
Abdij St. Sixtus	Westvleteren	West Flanders