Musée schaerbeekois de la bière
Small beer museum in Schaerbeek: more than 2,000 bottles, old brewing tools and a reconstructed estaminet, with a tasting at the end of the visit.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of the initiative of beer enthusiasts and collectors. The association that runs it was founded in 1993, and the museum opened in March 1994 in Schaerbeek, a municipality that had about a dozen breweries at the beginning of the 20th century. It is housed in former workshops of a technical school near the Parc Josaphat and has a garden.
The collections bring together more than 2,000 Belgian beer bottles, thousands of glasses, brewing machines, cooperage tools, signs, trays and other advertising objects, as well as documents from vanished Brussels breweries. One room recreates an estaminet from the years 1900 to 1930, “Au Vieux Schaerbeek”.
The visit ends with a tasting, including the “Schaerbeekoise”, a beer brewed for the museum.
Highlights
- More than 2,000 bottles of Belgian beer
- Reconstructed estaminet “Au Vieux Schaerbeek”
- Old brewing machines, cooperage tools and advertising objects
- Tasting of the “Schaerbeekoise” beer at the end of the visit
Permanent exhibition
- Collection et estaminet « Au Vieux Schaerbeek » – Bottles, glasses, tools and advertising objects tracing the history of Belgian beer, with a reconstructed estaminet from the years 1900 to 1930.
- Founded
- 1994
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Wheelchair access with assistance; accessible toilets and a parking space for visitors with reduced mobility; assistance dogs are admitted.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Tram 25 and 92; bus 56, 59, 270, 271, 272 and 620; gare de Bruxelles-Nord
By car
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours in French or Dutch with a tasting are offered for groups of 10 or more people, by appointment. |
