Brussels is famous for its beer, but finding a place where the beer its actually brewed is a different story. If you find yourself thinking to yourself ''where are the best breweries near me'' while wandering around the city, you will quickly notice that while there are plenty of great bars, the craft brewery scene is actually much smaller than you might expect. Hidden Gems in Brussels That makes the places that exist more interesting. You are not walking into a chain or a to

Every year, Mother’s Day follows more or less the same pattern. Flowers. A postcard. Dinner at a restaurant. And all of that is lovely, of course… but to be honest, over time you start to realise that it’s a bit predictable. After a couple of years, you won’t even remember exactly which flowers you gave. But the moments when you try something new stay in your memory for much longer. So, this year, I wanted to do something a little different. Not just book a restaurant again a

If you've recently visited our brewery in Brussels, you might have tried our newest beer: Fleur De Siam, our Thai Mango Blonde. This special craft beer collaboration in Brussels was created together with the Thai Agricultural Office of the Embassy of Thailand to Belgium. We’ve received a lot of questions about how we brewed it, what mangoes we used, and how you even turn fresh tropical fruit into Belgian beer. So here’s your slightly redacted, mangolicious behind-the-scenes l

Many people don't realize how much water matters in craft beer and distilling in Brussels. For most, water is just an ingredient used to make beer or distilled spirits. For us at Tipsy Tribe Brewery & Distillery, water is more of an art. The role of water in beers and spirits For each beer and spirit we produce, we use reverse osmosis water as a blank canvas, which we promptly "rebuild" depending on what we're making. A lager? We recreate the soft water profiles of Czechi

I get the question all the time, why create whisky in Brussels? Belgium is known for breweries and some of the best beer, so why whisky? It seems so out of place… contrary to the flow of things… Well… that’s exactly why we became a Brussels distillery… Why we decided to become a craft Brussels distillery When we started this project we didn’t want to be just another craft brewery, or gods forbid another shitty contract brewery posing as a real brewery. We also needed somethin

What up party people - the marketing teams letting me write again, this time about wrapping up an amazing year in our humble brewery and distillery! They’re gonna regret that decision. Nah, just playing. I’m about to spit some fire your way about all the fun things we did this year and what’s going on for next year! First off 2025… Oh boy oh boy… we started off hard, was looking grim with bills coming in left and right, but luckily, we make some pretty good stuff so we were

Brewery cats have been an indispensable part of beer culture for many centuries. Now, Tipsy Tribe Brewery & Distillery in Brussels has a new cat joining the team!

Belgium is well known for some of the best beer in the world, but not everyone is aware that Brussels — specifically the Koekelberg neighborhood — is the cradle of modern distilling. (For those who don’t know, brewery is where you make beer, and distillery is the place where you produce spirits like gin, vodka, whisky etc.) A shot of Vivre, Brussels Craft Vodka by Tipsy Tribe Brewery & Distillery Koekelberg is the neighborhood on the North-West of Brussels mostly famous for

This blog is written by Elliott from abroaden who shares his observations about the similarities of making beers and spirits and the world of tech startups. Back in June of 2022, I had a chance to drop by Tipsy Tribe as Dan and Aylin were putting the final touches on what was to become Brussels first (and best) Brewstillery . They had invited me to come check out the venue and graciously get some work on my fintech-related projects before heading off to some meetings in town

Making the first whisk(e)y in Brussels was a monumental achievement for Tipsy Tribe; we planned and planned, developed recipes and shot for the moon. With our tiny little 50L pot still we handcrafted whiskey (or whisky or white dog or whatever u want to call it) and then asked ourselves an important question: what the hell did we just make?... it's corn and rye mixed with Belgian pale malt... is it a bourbon?...nah it's not, even though it kinda is.. In truth we can't call it

Today is Earth Day, a day dedicated to reflecting, educating, and exploring ways to protect the environment. Today more than ever, it is important for businesses to take accountability and actively work on reducing their carbon footprint, it’s one of the reasons why I decided to join Tipsy Tribe. When looking for a company for my end-of-studies internship, it was important for me to choose one that placed sustainability as one of their main values. Solar panels on the roof o

Today is a very important day…a very important day indeed. In about one year, Tipsy Tribe will get to unveil their very first ever whiskey! The very first whiskey or whisky, or whiskaaaay, ever made in the Brussels region, entirely 100% made by us at the Brewstillery! The team’s so excited about it that they said “Hey, write a blog post!”, and I graciously declined… a few times… then accepted because, in the end, I’m a sucker for a chance to write, especially on a topic up

Tipsy Tribe Brewery & Distillery, known for producing the first whiskey made in Brussels, installed a new 500L distillation unit, enabling it to produce more spirits to keep up with the increasing demand. Running on solar power, this new distillation system allows the team to make more of its craft whiskey, gin, vodka and liqueurs for the drinking pleasure of the people of Brussels and beyond. New distilling unit to make more whiskey in Brussels! Tipsy Tribe Brewery & Dis

Aylin posing for a kicho tshirt photoshoot Well shiiiiiiiittt, let's just say 2024 was, without a doubt, our best but also most brutal year ever (yet?) at Tipsy Tribe. On the one hand, we've been brewing and distilling ‘round the clock to try to keep up with demand. We were so happy to see the love blossom for Tipsy Tribe from so many people, both locally in Koekelberg and all over the world. We created a fully functional tap room, hosted our first events on site (Mario Ka

Tipsy Tribe’s been officially recognized by Belgium’s Federal Committee of Artisans as a True Craft brewery and distillery! Certified Brussels craft brewery and distillery! We’re super pumped by this as it showcases one of the biggest things we are most proud of here at Tipsy Tribe . When I first started brewing, there were no real breweries near me that had the stuff I was looking for. With the help of my wonderful wife and business partner Aylin we chose to take the hard ro