REBORN
The shop building undergoes a complete renovation. The visitor experience is further enhanced, ensuring that the entire site offers an outstanding experience.
On 24 April 2026, Oud Beersel launches Reborn, an anniversary blend celebrating twenty years since the restart. Ten breweries from ten countries, ranging from Norway to Chile and from Australia to Poland, collaborate on a single bottle of Lambic.
The Cherry Orchard is equipped with an automatic irrigation system to ensure the trees receive regular watering during warm and dry periods.
GROWTH
A second Cherry Orchard is planted adjacent to the existing orchard behind the brewery. This further expands the cultivation of Schaarbeek cherries, the authentic sour cherries traditionally used for traditional Kriek Lambic.
To celebrate twenty years since the restart, Oud Beersel launches Cuvée Christiaens, a special blend paying tribute to two decades of craftsmanship and perseverance.
EXPANSION
Oud Beersel acquires LinkeBeer, a local beer deeply rooted in the neighbouring municipality of Linkebeek. A meaningful step in strengthening our connection with the wider Beersel region.
REOPENING
On 8 January 2022, the renovated Bierhuis Oud Beersel reopens its doors. The legendary pub next to the brewery comes back to life as an authentic meeting place for Lambic enthusiasts, where visitors can enjoy Oud Beersel beers on site. A few months later, the Bierhuis kitchen also opens.
RENOVATION
Major renovation works begin at Bierhuis Oud Beersel. The former pub next to the brewery, which closed together with the brewery in 2002, was purchased in 2017 but continued to operate as a flower shop until early 2019.
WEBSHOP
COVID-19 hit hard on the world economy and also on Oud Beersel. As part of the survival plan, a webshop was created to generate direct sales to consumers as bars and restaurants were closed.
The bottling installation was put into action to fill some special lambic beers to be released in 2021.
MATURATION BARREL ROOM
The first whisky, porto and madeira barrels arrived at Oud Beersel and found a place in the renovated basement. Later on, more barrels were added to this room, to age lambic on barrels to extract special flavors from these barrels.
Also, 2 new fruit tanks of 24 HL each, were installed on ground floor, to produce beers like cherry lambic, schaarbeekse kriek, rhubarb lambic and Green Walnut.
MOVING FORWARD
In the second half of 2019, it was time for new investments for the ground floor of the brewery. Ten new pressure tanks of 10 HL were purchased, mainly with the goal to serve as tanks for infusion lambics and for filling BEER BOX's.
A semi-automatic bottling machine, rinser and cork and wire hood machine were purchased to start bottling small batches of special lambic beers.
The investements were finalised beginning of 2020, with a new epoxy floor, epoxy walls and a completely refurbished tank room with 4 new stainless steel tanks of 40 HL, replacing the old steel tanks.
SCHAARBEEKSE CHERRY ORCHARD
Oud Beersel was able to purchase in 2016 the agricultural field of 1,71 ha in the back of the brewery. As of 2017, Schaarbeekse cherry trees were installed on the field, in total about 240 trees. The Schaarbeekse cherries were the original cherries used for lambic beers in the past. Oud Beersel wanted to revive this tradition, by producing their own Schaarbeekse cherries.
ATTIC TRANSFORMATION INTO FOEDER ROOM
The roof on top of the brewery building needed renovation as it was raining and snowing inside. After stability studied and reinforcements of the building structure, a new roof and floor transformed the attic into a big foeder room. In total 15 foeders were installed, 5 of 60 HL and 10 of 120 HL. The 30 year old foeders were renovated on site, and after renovations were completed, the foeders were filled for the first time with lambic wort at the end of January 2016.