Van Steenberghe brewery

Van Steenberghe is a brewery in Ertvelde that makes beer using traditional methods, including fermentation processes and bottle aging for flavor development. The facility includes production areas and a tasting bar where visitors can observe how the work is done and try the finished products.

The brewery was founded in 1789 and has operated continuously since then, making it one of the region's oldest working breweries. The operation has evolved over more than two centuries while keeping its core brewing traditions and methods largely unchanged.

The brewery plays an important role in Belgian beer tradition and has created several distinctive beers that reflect local brewing knowledge passed down through generations. Visitors today can taste these different varieties and notice how each one has its own flavor and character shaped by the brewery's methods.

Guided tours take you through the brewery and explain how the different steps of production work together to create the final beer. It helps to check tour availability beforehand and plan your arrival to make the most of your visit.

The brewery maintains living yeast strains that have been passed down over generations, giving each beer type its own special taste. These particular yeast cultures are what make certain beers like the Gulden Draak taste distinctly different from what you would find elsewhere.