Brasserie d'Achouffe explained

Brasserie d'Achouffe
Foundation:1982
Location City:Achouffe
Location Country:Belgium
Products:Beer
Owner:Duvel Moortgat Brewery

The Brasserie d'Achouffe (pronounced as /fr/,) is a Belgian brewery based in Achouffe. It was founded in 1982 by two brothers-in-law, Pierre Gobron and Christian Bauweraerts, as a hobby. In September 2006, the brewery was sold to the Duvel Moortgat brewery group.[1]

History

In the late 1970s, the two brothers-in-law, Pierre Gobron and Chris Bauweraerts, decided to create their own beer, in their own brewery. On the 27th of August 1982, with less than 5,000Fr, they made the first 49-litre mash tub. Based on the legend of the Ardennes, a gnome was chosen as the company logo of the brewery.[2] At first seen as a hobby, the Achouffe Brewery developed to such an extent that one after the other, Pierre and Chris decided work on it full time.[3] They then decided to expand to the Netherlands. Drinkers who regularly enjoy the beer can usually be recognized by their 'Chouffewillo hat'.[4] The annual La Grande Choufferie party, on the 2nd weekend of August, celebrates the birth of the Chouffe beer, in a convivial and musical atmosphere. In the late summer of 2006, Duvel Moortgat Brewery purchased the brewery.[5]

Sales

The brewery produces 300,000 hectoliters of beer a year, which it exports to 72 countries.

Products

Brasserie d'Achouffe produces several different beers, including:

It also produces other beverages:

Patachouffe is a Belgian cheese created following the success of Chouffe beers. There are also Marcachouffe sausages made in partnership with the Ardennes smoked sausage manufacturer Marcassou.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat neemt Brasserie d'Achouffe over. De Standaard.
  2. On September 20, 1982, a tornado hit the Ardennes village of Léglise. The RTBF organized a benefit evening for the victims. During the TV show, a watercolor depicting a gnome caught my attention. That should be on the label, I thought immediately. An art teacher friend of mine designed our gnome. In April 1983 I saw our gnome for the first time. Kristof Lauwers: Chris Bauweraerts schrijft geschiedenis van La Chouffe. In: Nieuwsblad, 25 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. Web site: INTERVIEW: BRASSERIE D'ACHOUFFE FOUNDER CHRIS BAUWERAERTS . 14 January 2011 . 8 March 2020.
  4. Beertourism. Brasserie d’Achouffe. Retrieved August 2 2022.
  5. Web site: Brewery Achouffe . 2017-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024914/http://www.achouffe.be/en/brewery#history . 2017-02-02 . dead .