Belgian Family Brewers
Belgian Family Brewers (BFB) is a non-profit association of independent Belgian family breweries and a seal of approval for Belgian beer. The association was founded in 2007 by originally twelve members; Today (as of April 2016) 22 breweries from Flanders and Wallonia have joined this association.
Conditions for registration
Anyone who wants to become a member of the BFB as a Belgian brewery must meet the following conditions:
- The brewery must have one or more locations in Belgium that have been brewing beer continuously for at least 50 years.
- The brewery's beer may only be brewed in Belgium and must also be available.
- The beer brewed in Belgium must be offered on the market by the brewery itself.
- The beer may not be sold under other brand names or other names.
aims
The association has set itself the goal of promoting independent, traditional Belgian family breweries through the uniform Belgian Family Brewers logo in order to create added value for the identity and authenticity of Belgian brewing methods. Through the label, the association guarantees the consumer both Belgian origin and traditional production; the beer of the connected traditional breweries should be distinguishable from other beers. Belgian Family Brewers currently represents around fifteen percent of all Belgian breweries.
Affiliated breweries
- De Brabandere
- De Halve Maan
- De Koninck
- De Ryck
- Dubuisson
- Dupont
- Duvel Moortgat
- Het anchor
- Huyghe
- Lefebvre
- Lindemans
- Omer Vander Ghinste
- novel
- Silly
- Sint Bernard
- St-Feuillien
- Strubbe
- Timmermans
- Van Eecke
- Van Honsebrouck
- Verhaeghe
former members
- Bosteels , until 2016
- Palm Breweries , until 2016