The Cantillon Brewery and its Brussels Museum of the Gueuze are located in Anderlecht, at around 1.5 km (0.9 mi) of the center of Brussels.
The Cantillon brewery is a family business created in 1900 in the municipality of Anderlecht. At that time, every neighborhood of Brussels had its own brewery to supply local bars. Nowadays, the Cantillon is the only representative brewery of that era. Indeed, other breweries are present in Brussels, but are more recent.
Indeed, in the 70’s, the little family breweries were closing one after the other because the concurrence of the industrial production of the big companies. The real Lambic, which is the base of the Gueuze, was endangered. The taste of the consumers had indeed evolved to beer with more sugar and less bitterness.
In this context, the Brussels Museum of the Gueuze was founded in 1978 in the brewery Cantillon. The main objective is to let known and to preserve the unique fermentation process in the world. The tools, machines, barrels and the production methods are from another era, and constitute a precious brewing heritage, but also of Brussels.
How to get there?
Address: rue Gheude (French) / Gheudestraat (Dutch) 56 in 1070 Brussels (Anderlecht)
The Cantillon Brewery and the Brussels Museum of the Gueuze are located at around 20 min walking from the center of Brussels. It is also possible to take the underground tram 3, 4 or 55 at Bourse (French) / Beurs (Dutch) until Lemonier, which is located at around 500 m (0.3 mi) from the museum (around 5 minutes walking).
Opening hours
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday | 10:00 – 16:00 (shop until 17:00) |
| Wednesday, Sunday and public holiday | Closed |
Tickets
Price for guided tour
Individual visitor (online booking required for Saturday*) | € 10 p.p. (free under 14 years) |
| Group (min. 10 persons) Private tour only by booking* | € 7 p.p. + € 70 per guide (20 persons max per guide) |
The visit takes 1:30 hour, tasting included.
*Booking are possible directly on their website: www.cantillon.be.
Price for self-guided tour
| Individual visitors (max. 10 persons) (online booking required for Saturday*) | € 7 p.p. (free under 14 years) |
The visit takes 1 hour, tasting included.
*Booking are possible directly on their website: www.cantillon.be.
Extra information
Pay attention that dog are not allowed in the building.
