While the main dish available at Panam Kebab—and the name tells you already what that is—might give you the impression it is just a snack place, the added word ‘artisan’ makes it clear it is more than that. And as it turns out, they’re actually serving local craft beer with their craft kebabs!
As the latest brewery with a taproom regularly open for everyone, Tipsy Tribe Brewery & Distillery was due a blog post for quite a while already. We finally made it to the inconspicuous garage door in Koekelberg, with behind it the sometimes very alcoholic—but tasty—results of Daniel and Aylin’s labour of love!
The sando is quickly gaining popularity in Brussels. One of the first places where we saw this Japanese type of sandwich was at Chou Sando, in the centre of Brussels. The prominently displayed beers we saw there, immediately made this Japanese sandwich shop an obvious candidate for our blog!
In passing, you might mistake Beer Planet for one of those beer shops aimed at tourists, mostly selling bog standard beers and weird glasses… However, you couldn’t be further from the truth. Once you enter the shop, see the shelves full of—mostly very local—craft beers, and meet the Latino owners, their love for beer becomes blatantly clear!
The cooperative brewery CoHop has a nice taproom, where beers of all the participating breweries are served. However, the student area of Etterbeek isn’t exactly craft beer central… So, one of the five CoHop breweries opened their own taproom in Saint-Gilles, a bit closer to the action this time: La Bagarre.
The Galerie Bortier, where not so long ago one would only find old books, now also is the home of Bar Bibine, proudly pouring beers from eight Brussels breweries: La Mule, L’Ermitage, En Stoemelings, La Senne, Brussels Beer Project, Surréaliste, and La Jungle.
Our visit to Kastar was slightly overdue, but only because the last time we tried to visit it, it was closed while according to the information we found, it should have been open… We’re glad we gave it a second try though, because what we found was a stunning interior, and a very attractive selection of beers!
On the freshly renovated Place du Chatelain you’ll find the welcoming terrace of L’Impasse. Inside, the sixteen taps immediately tell you they mean business when it comes to beer! A quarter of those taps were even dedicated to beers from their very own brewery!
A train station—especially in Belgium—is not the place where you’d usually look for craft beer and good food. However, somehow we found both in Brussels Central Station, in the slightly confusingly named little restaurant Seoul South Station. Here you pair your tasty Korean fried chicken with a refreshing Asian style rice lager made by Tipsy Tribe, in Koekelberg.
1762, it says on the facade of In ’t Spinnekopke, and it certainly looks the part! We can’t vouch for all of its history, but it has been there ever since we moved to Brussels. However, in 2022 it was taken over by a team of young people, passionate about Brussels and hospitality, and they definitely succeeded in breathing new life into the centuries old estaminet!