Lambiek Fabriek is a young and somewhat rebellious brewery, featuring a ram’s head on its label. Since 2016, Jo Panneels and Jozef Van Bosstraeten have been producing lambic beers with character, initially as a bottling plant, and since 2021 also using their own brewing equipment. From classic old geuze and kriek to playful creations featuring grapes, berries, rhubarb, roasted malt and other ingredients. You can easily recognise them: all their products end in -Elle
Always with a twist and a generous dose of Brettanomyces.
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Practical
This brewery is part of the Lambiekland Passport.
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Location and accessibility
Space provided just in front of the brewery or inside the warehouse.
Story
“No Brett, No Glory” is the slogan of Lambic Fabriek, with a defiant ram’s head on the label serving as its recognisable symbol. That logo and the round labels give Lambic Fabriek its own distinct identity.The names of their beers invariably end in ‘-Elle’, which gives Lambiek Fabriek a distinctive character within the lambic landscape.
The brewery was founded in 2016 by Jo Panneels and Jozef Van Bosstraeten. At that time, it was still located on Fabrieksstraat, hence the brewery’s name. Their first achievement? The Oude Geuze Brett-Elle, named after Brettanomyces, the wild yeast that floats in the air here. At that time, Lambic Fabriek was still a bottling plant, but since 2021, Jo and Jozef have also been brewing their own beer. At their new premises, they have their own brewing equipment and control the entire process: from brewing and maturing the lambic in oak barrels and foeders to blending and secondary fermentation in the bottle.
Alongside the classic ‘oude geuze’ and ‘oude kriek’, the brewers surprise with creations such as Muscar-Elle with grapes and berries, Rhub-Elle with rhubarb, Pluri-Elle with a mix of berries, and Caram-Elle with roasted malt. Always playful and a touch daring.
Experience
It’s not really a factory, but it is located in the industrial area along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, and the name rolls off the tongue: Lambic Fabriek.
Visit and guided tour
Book a visit by appointment, including a tasting of our wide range of beers.
🧍🏻🧍🏻 Guided tours available in Dutch, French and English. A visit lasts 90 minutes.
🦽 The site is accessible. No adapted toilet facilities are available.
Bar
After the tour, you can pop in here for a taster from the extensive range.
Walking and cycling in the area
