Now, though, the dream is about to become reality: Belgium’s first major beer pipeline will start pumping beneath Bruges from September.
If all goes to plan, enough beer to fill 12,000 bottles an hour will slosh down the two-mile underground pipeline from De Halve Maan (Half Moon) in the city centre to an out-of-town bottling plant.
I’m not entirely sure where I stand on this. On one hand, how amazingly convenient would it be to be able to fill 12,000 bottles of beer every hour? On the other, I’m just imagining beer rushing through a pipe a la the ol’ sewage drain.
I don’t think I’d dip a pint in a sewer for water. Would it be different for beer? Maybe. Maybe.
Pretty sure that’s how it’s going to work, too – just pop open a manhole cover, climb a ladder down into the sewer (or, in this case, beer pipeline), and dip your empty glass into the beer stream. Drink away!
“He sees the pipeline as a way to preserve a working brewery in the historic centre and prevent Bruges from turning into a museum. “If we don’t make sure that people can work in the city centre, we will kill the city centre,” he said.”
So, this is a case of activism….which I can totally get behind. “Don’t kill the city centre in Bruges” bumper stickers are currently being designed.
No shit? It’s an urban hit? You don’t say! I’m in Nashville, Tennessee, caught Googling “how much does it cost to move to Belgium.” Of course this is a hit! This sounds amazing.
“The Bruges brewer is riding a wave of interest in traditional Belgian beers, as drinkers turn against bland, watery lagers and look for flavour.”
Real talk here – any Belgian I’ve ever tried has been phenomenal. Especially if (as is the case in America) you’ve grown up with nothing but bland, watery lagers.
That’s right, folks – “grown up” with beer….that’s how it works.
“He thinks the pipeline will help De Halve Maan preserve its authenticity and provenance, adding: “I am so surprised they got authorisation to do it.””
Have to love the unapologetic honesty here – like, “I have no idea how this actually happened, but hot damn! It did!
I’m 1,000,000% on board. Good for De Halve Maan. Good for beer. Good for Belgium.
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