The Dubuisson Brewery prides itself on being Wallonia’s oldest brewery that is still in operation and claims to be one of the most authentic and innovative. Discover how Bush Blonde, Pêche Mel Bush, Bush Noel and Cuvée des Trolls are made. These beers are well known in our country and distributed in more than thirty countries. Dubuisson has been brewing authentic natural Belgian beers since 1769.
Originally, the brewery was just the annex of a farm based in Pipaix (Leuze-en-Hainaut) used by Joseph Leroy to brew only for the needs of his farm workers and the village inhabitants. This small local production continued until 1932, when Alfred and Antoine Dubuisson bought the farm-brewery and turned it into a fully-fledged brewery. One year later, the famous Bush Beer was born (Bière Dubuisson, buisson meaning bush in English). With its 12% alcohol content, the traditional Bush is the country’s strongest beer. At the end of the nineties, variants appeared, including the famous Cuvée des Trolls in 2000.
The Beerstorium offers more than just a visit to a beer museum. The visit immerses participants into the history of the Dubuisson family and the high-quality products on which its reputation is based. By way of virtual reality, 3D animations and a never-seen-before escape game, the tour takes visitors to the Castle of Ghyssegnies where everything began 250 years ago.
This incredible immersive experience takes visitors on a journey into the world of beer brewing. Visitors will discover the history of the Dubuisson family that has owned the business for 9 successive generations; the secrets behind the brewing process. Visitors can solve the riddles prepared by the Trolls in a surprising Escape Game.
The visit will plunge visitors into the Ghyssegnies castle, where everything started for the Brewery in 1769. Since then, well established in the farm-brewery opposite the castle, the Brasserie Dubuisson has gone through 250 years of history. A real family adventure that has seen 9 generations of Dubuisson take over at the head of the company in order to develop the brewing activity.
This past has left many traces that are still perceptible today in the universe and the character of Dubuisson beers. Visitors can discover all this in the Dubuisson Beerstorium itself. A journey in which virtual reality, 3D animations and escape games will confront the traces of the past.
Visitors can also experience the Dubuisson Beerstorium in a different way. The Trolls of the Brewery will invite everyone to solve the riddles which will be asked through the different thematic rooms of the castle. A journey that will appeal to everyone’s sense of observation and reflection.
The Brasserie Dubuisson offers visitors a tasting of three of its beers (out of a choice of four different beers) in the tavern located right next to the museum. Visitors will also be able to speak on the phone with Hugues Dubuisson, director and master brewer of the Brasserie Dubuisson. A unique opportunity to know more about the ins and outs of the brewing process, and an intimate way to end the visit.
