À La Becasse

A brown bar from the end of the nineteenth century, down an alley off the Grand Place, where the house pour is sweetened lambic brought to the table in a stoneware jug. Gueuze and lambic are effectively the whole card, Cantillon included. Anyone hunting an IPA is in the wrong street.

Address

Rue de Tabora 11

Historic Status

19th century

Beer Focus

Lambics

Notable Feature

Sweetened lambic served from stoneware jugs

Category: Food & Drink

Tags: lambic, gueuze, brown bar, jug service

Coordinates: 50.8482949, 4.3512167

Part of Brussels' historic beer cafés

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