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 Old St Yves Brewery by Djinn76
The Dubuisson brewery: Bush
http://www.br-dubuisson.com/An/index_bush.htm
Since 1769 !!
Chaussee de Mons, 28
Pipaix
Tel : +32(0)69 67 22 21
Fax : +32(0)69 66 17 27
info@br-dubuisson.com
The Dupont brewerie : Moinette
http://www.brasserie-dupont.com/nature.html
rue Basse 5
7904 Tourpes
Tel : +32(0)69 67 10 67
Fax : +32(0)69 67 10 45
contact@brasserie-dupont.comr />
Brasserie a vapeur : La Vapeur Cochonne
www.vapeur.com
1, rue du Marechal
7904 Pipaix
T?l : +32(0)69 66 20 47
Fax : +32(0)69 66 71 32
brasserie@vapeur.com
Brasserie Ellezelloise : Quintine
www.agris.be/fr/produits_du_terroir_wallon/biere/biere1.htm<br /> 7860 Ellezelles
Tel : +32 (0)68 54 31 60
Fax +32(0)68 54 37 16
Brunehaut
www.brunehaut.com
Tel: +32(0)69 34 64 11
info@brunehaut.com
Caulier Freres : Anvinoise
Rue de Sondeville 134
7600 PERUWELZ
Tel. :+32(0)69 77 24 71
Fax : +32(0)69 77 59 40
Have a look to my Belgium webpage for more info about some of these beers. Leave a Comment
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 by Djinn76
In 1950, it was standing at the entrance of the bridge but the bourgeois and Catholics were shocked by this nudity. Following a hot polemic (including the local newspapers), it was decided to move the statue under the bridge where far less people could see it !!
Now that the mindset has changed the statue is standing again where it was originally suppose to stand! Leave a Comment
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 by Djinn76
This venerable house celebrated its 200 years in 1980 by publishing a special Tintin album. Lucien Jardez translated "The Castafiore Emerald" into Tournaisian dialect: "Les pinderlots de l'castafiore".
Casterman was an institution! For the comics, there was not only Tintin but also Alix, Corto Maltese and many others. On the side of the children's literature, Martine or Petzi were two well known characters (at least inside Belgium)!
Even with these treasures and the millions Tintin albums sold per year, the company forgot to modernize its infrastructure and went broke in 1999!! It was then split into two part, the editing activities were sold to Flammarion (later bought by Rizzoli, an Italian group) and the printing activities continued on their own until Evadix bought them in 2002.
This last part, known as Casterman Printing, is the only activity remaining in Tournai! Leave a Comment
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 by Djinn76
He was born in Tournai around 1400, that's where he entered the studio of Robert Campin, another well known master of this period.
He later became a city painter in Brussels in 1436
In the local museum of Fine Arts, you could admire one of his painting, the Virgin and Child with Jean de Gros.
This statue by Wolfers (1936), standing close to the cathedral, has directly been inspired by another of his painting, St. Luke Drawing a Portrait of the Virgin Mary, also known as St. Luke Madonna. Leave a Comment
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 by Djinn76
Beer has been brewed at this place since 1753. In the past, there was several wells to pump the water directly from the water table. Unfortunately it is not deep enough and since there are lots of farmers in the area, this water is now polluted with fertilizers and can’t be used anymore to make a beer…
Naturally the beer produced has been called “Tournay”, this is the name of the city using the old spelling (with a ‘y’ instead of the ‘i’). It is a gold-colored beer matured in bottle. It is then normal to find some remaining yeast at the bottom of the bottle. With 7.2% alcohol and a bitter taste, this could become a popular beer in the area…
From the end of October 2004, tour can be organized (from 5 to 50 persons), a local shop will be open every Friday from 4 to 7pm and every time there is a public brewing (check the website for the schedule), beer can be tasted as well…
www.brasseriedecazeau.be
brasseriedecazeau@yahoo.fr
info@brasseriedecazeau.be
+32472970953
+32476605548 Leave a Comment
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