There are plenty of bars in Brussels with a foreign touch — or more than just a touch — but only some are truly international. And by that I mean a bar where you can find beers from all over the world, but very local beers as well, and where you can hear the corresponding languages spoken. At The Black Sheep, the Lanterne from the Ixellois brewery L’Ermitage, pouring alongside the IPA from the American brewery in Berlin Stone, illustrates this perfectly.
Another beer available on draught, apart from those tasty guest ales, and some less interesting, more commercial beers, is the tripel Paix Dieu by Brasserie Caulier.
For other beers, don’t bother to check the outdated menu — it should be updated soon, though — but just check the shelves behind the bar! In the Belgian department you’ll not only find De la Senne and Brussels Beer Project — which both seem to be become easier to find every day — but a couple of bottles of Struise as well. Among the foreign beers you’ll find BrewDog‘s headliners, a few from Flying Dog, and even the German CREW Republic!
The food menu would not look out of place in a modern British pub: a large choice of hamburgers — served medium well, which suits me, but is probably just too much for most Belgians — chicken strips or fish & chips, and many different side dishes. If you can’t make up your mind, just get one of the sharing platters!
On Friday nights, there’s usually live music as well, so if you want to make sure you have a place to sit down while you peck away, better book a table. There’s a monthly English comedy night at The Black Sheep as well, but you’ll have to get tickets for those.
tl;dr
Beers
- 8 beers on draught
- Paix Dieu by Brasserie Caulier
- A couple of changing craft beers, like L’Ermitage Lanterne and Stone IPA
- A great selection of beers from Belgian and foreign brewers
Bites
- Hamburgers
- Chicken strips & chips
- Fish & chips
- Onion rings, and many other sides
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What have people been drinking here recently?
- Gwenael Fournier is drinking a Black Sheep IPA at The Black Sheep
- Gregory Steenbeek is drinking a Guinness Draught at The Black Sheep
- Mihail Minchev is drinking The Black Sheep IPA at The Black Sheep
- Mihail Minchev is drinking an Extra Blonde at The Black Sheep
- Salvatore Tedesco is drinking a Black Sheep IPA at The Black Sheep
- Wouter Van den Dooren is drinking a Black Sheep IPA at The Black Sheep
- Giova Caruso is drinking a Duvel Tripel Hop Citra at The Black Sheep
- Giova Caruso is drinking a Bière des Amis at The Black Sheep
- Giova Caruso is drinking a Lanterne at The Black Sheep
- Sander Pieters is drinking a Bière des Amis at The Black Sheep