Mout- & Brouwhuis De Snoek
The only surviving 19th-century malt house and brewery in the region, in Fortem, now a brewery museum with a museum inn and a section on West Flemish beers.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Mout- & Brouwhuis De Snoek is a village brewery with a malt house from the nineteenth century in Fortem, a sub-municipality of Alveringem. The complex has been preserved as the only still intact brewery and malt house from that period in the region. During the First World War, front-line soldiers drank a locally brewed beer here before returning to the trenches.
In 1989 the vzw Westhoek-Monumenten started a heritage project to preserve the brewery and restore it as a brewery museum. Since 1996 the Mout- & Brouwhuis has published a study every year in the series “Het Vlaams brouwbedrijf in historisch perspectief” (The Flemish brewing industry in historical perspective), documenting the brewing history of Flanders. In the museum you get to know the brewers, their assistants and the copper brew kettles, and you walk through the section with West Flemish beers. The visit ends in the museum inn.
Highlights
- The only intact 19th-century brewery and malt house in the region
- Brewers, assistants and copper brew kettles in the original brewery
- Section with West Flemish beers
- The story of the front-line soldiers and local beer in the First World War
- Museum inn where the visit ends
Permanent exhibition
- Brouwerijmuseum 'Museum van de Dorst' – In the original malt house and brewery you learn about the brewing process and the people behind it; a separate section is devoted to West Flemish beers.
- Operated by
- vzw Westhoek-Monumenten
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Ticket with drink | €9 |
The museum lists two rates: a ticket for €6 and a ticket with a drink for €9.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to the municipality of Alveringem, the museum is accessible at ground level for wheelchair users.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Café
The visit ends in the museum inn.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Reserve your visit via the website or by email (bezoek@brouwerijmuseum.be). Group visits are always possible by appointment. |
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