Brouwerij Eylenbosch
This is ‘Brouwerij Eylenbosch’ in Schepdaal. The Eylenbosch brand was very well known by many beer drinkers. This brewery was founded in 1851; it was moved to its current site by Emiel Eylenbosch in 1894.
At the Eylenbosch brewery in Schepdaal, lambic beers like gueuze were brewed. Like the Kriek beers, the Supergueuze beers are also brewed here. Both can be found on the lists from beer lovers. The Supergueuze, or affectionately known as “Superglue,” is a very full and smooth Lambic beer with three years of conditioning prior to bottling. We found some of these old bottles in the attic; they were covered in dust.
New brewery in 1894
The buildings from 1894 were located around a closed courtyard, with the old brewer’s house centrally located. To the west, next to the brewer’s house, there was a storage facility, dating from 1893, and at the south side was the old brewery. Around 1930 the old brewery was partially rebuilt; in 1932 the owner built a new brewer’s house. At the same time, the tower was built to update the production process.
Alken Maes
The brewery was acquired in 1989 by Brouwerij de Keersmaeker, known for its brand Mort Subite. Later Eylenbosch is taken over by Alken Maes; since then the site has been seriously neglected. Since 2004, the site has been abandoned by brewery Alken Maes. The installations remained untouched until the beginning of the 21st century, but the brewery is currently completely dismantled.
Brouwerij Eylenbosch was used in 2005 as decor for a movie. A very special movie, because you can only watch it in the brewery, sitting in the room where the movie was filmed. Later the brewery was cleaned and used as an airsoft location. In 2012 a player died after falling through a floor; after that incident the place was closed down by the police. The buildings will be reused as lofts.
