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Brasserie de la Senne

Belgium · Regional · Known for Belgian Pale Ale
Known for Belgian Pale Ale

Founded in 2003 by Yvan De Baets and Bernard Leboucq, Brasserie de la Senne is the spiritual heart of Brussels craft brewing. Named after the Senne river that runs through the city, the brewery pioneered hop-forward, bitter beers at a time when Belgian brewing was dominated by sweet, malty styles. All beers are unfiltered, unpasteurized, and bottle-conditioned. Widely credited with sparking Brussels' modern craft beer revival.

3Beers
2Styles
4.9%Avg ABV
2003Founded

Beers by Brasserie de la Senne

3 beers
Stouterik
Stouterik
Dry Stout · 4.5%
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Taras Boulba
Taras Boulba
Belgian Pale Ale · 4.5%
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Zinnebir
Zinnebir
Belgian Pale Ale · 5.8%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Brasserie de la Senne brew across 2 style families.

Emerging signature · 3 beers
Belgian 2Stout 1

Across these 3 beers, 4 notes keep showing up:

bitterevery beer
3 of 3 beers
hoppy
2 of 3 beers
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
dry
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Compared with 346 other Belgian breweries:

Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for BelgianBrasserie de la Senne
in no beersin every beer
light
in all 3 of their beers · typical Belgian brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Far more light than typical.
bitter
in all 3 of their beers · typical Belgian brewery: 2 in 5
Notably more bitter than typical.
herbal
in 2 of 3 · typical Belgian brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Notably more herbal than typical.
clean
in 2 of 3 · typical Belgian brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Notably more clean than typical.
refreshing
in 2 of 3 · typical Belgian brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Notably more refreshing than typical.

and 4 more traits that set them apart

How we measure this

Two thresholds are at work here:

  • The signature list shows notes that recur in at least 6% of this brewery's beers. A low bar — enough to flag a pattern, not high enough to call it an exclusive trait.
  • The peer comparison below shows only notes where this brewery's coverage differs from similar breweries by at least 20 percentage points. A higher bar — enough to call a real difference, not a nudge.

A note can appear on the signature list without appearing in the peer comparison: it recurs here, but similar breweries do the same thing.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 70%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 3
beers above the median
#4784
best ranked beer
Zinnebir

Their beers place in the Top 70% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Brasserie de la Senne

Founded in 2003 by Yvan De Baets and Bernard Leboucq, Brasserie de la Senne is the spiritual heart of Brussels craft brewing. Named after the Senne river that runs through the city, the brewery pioneered hop-forward, bitter beers at a time when Belgian brewing was dominated by sweet, malty styles. All beers are unfiltered, unpasteurized, and bottle-conditioned. Widely credited with sparking Brussels' modern craft beer revival.

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Location
Brussels · Brussels · Belgium
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