Archive record · Brewery
Brouwerij De Halve Maan
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
- Founded
- 1856
- Archive ID
- TB-2GH6Q21S
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Fiercely independent. Built a 3.2-km underground pipeline to pump beer from their city-center brewery to their bottling plant.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Fiercely independent and famous for building a 3.2-kilometer underground pipeline to pump beer right through Bruges.
Where it is
51.20249, 3.22465
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Beers
Brugse Zot Blonde
Year-RoundBelgian Blonde Ale
The brewery built a two-mile underground pipeline beneath medieval Bruges to move beer to its bottling plant, because the tankers were destroying the cobbles. It was crowdfunded by locals.
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Common questions about Brouwerij De Halve Maan
- Who owns Brouwerij De Halve Maan?
- Brouwerij De Halve Maan is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium.
- Is Brouwerij De Halve Maan independent?
- Yes. Brouwerij De Halve Maan is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Brouwerij De Halve Maan founded?
- Brouwerij De Halve Maan was founded in 1856 in Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium.
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