DE STRUISE BROUWERS IS A BELGIAN CRAFT BREWERY BASED IN OOSTVLETEREN, FOUNDED IN 2001 BY A GROUP THAT ORIGINALLY BEGAN BREWING ON A FARM (“STRUISE” MEANING “FARM HENS” IN FLEMISH). IT HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF BELGIUM’S MOST RESPECTED MODERN BREWERIES WHILE STILL OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY AT A RELATIVELY SMALL SCALE.

THE BREWERY IS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS BOLD, COMPLEX, AND OFTEN HIGH-STRENGTH BEERS, INCLUDING BARREL-AGED STOUTS, STRONG BELGIAN ALES, AND EXPERIMENTAL LIMITED RELEASES. SIGNATURE BEERS SUCH AS PANNEPOT AND BLACK ALBERT HAVE EARNED CULT STATUS AMONG CRAFT BEER ENTHUSIASTS WORLDWIDE, MAKING DE STRUISE A BENCHMARK NAME IN TRADITIONAL-MEETS-MODERN BELGIAN CRAFT BREWING.