History

Brussels Event Brewery nv (BEB)was created in the summer of 2000. In a very short period the old bottlery of the former Bellevue Brewery became a temple for Corporate Events. BEB opened its doors in May 2001. The company's slogan: "the perfect location for your creation" is exactly what Brussels Event Brewery became: a place where organizers of all kind of events can live up to their own creativity. It didn't take long before they knocked at the doors!

In 1913, at the eve of World War I, Philemon Vanden Stock, father of Constant, starts a trade in Gueuze beer. At that point he doesn't own a brewery but he is mixing 'Lambiek' (old Flemish beer) from different origin. In 1914(13-06-1914) his son Constant is born.

In 1927 the family acquires the Café Belle-Vue at the Paul Janson Avenue in Anderlecht. This Café (beer bar) would later give its name to the brewery and the famous Cherry beer. In 1943 the family, together with two other brewers, acquires a 'Lambiek'-brewery by the name of Vos Kina, which was located at the Vierwindenstraat 83 in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. It was the launch of the brewery 'Ph.Vanden Stock' and the beginning also of the development of the Site.

The German occupant arrested Philemon Vanden Stock in 1944. He was deported to concentration camps, wherefrom he never made it back. His son Constant, not yet thirty at that time, takes the lead of the company. At the end of World War II, in most difficult circumstances, Constant will start up again the company's business. Three men and a hand pulled wagon to begin with. Very rapidly he succeeds in developing the company to a point that it became the fifth in rank of all Belgian brewing companies and first in its kind for the production of Gueuze and Cherry beers.

In 1962 Constant's son, Roger Vanden Stock, will join the management of the brewery. Today, Roger is, as his father was, the chairman of the R.S.C.Anderlecht soccer team.

In the actual 'Silo-rooms', beside the old bottling chain, three huge Silos were installed. Each of them could contain 900 hectolitres of beer. The beers brewed in the different production units were gathered in these Silos and mixed.

In those days one didn't use 'litres' or 'hectolitres' as a measure, as is in use today, but 'buckets' and 'tons'
A copper 'bucket' contained 20 litres.
A 'ton' was good for 250 litres.
A 'cittern' (container) equalled 100 'tons' or 250 hectolitre.
But the huge 'Silos' of Belle-Vue contained not less than 360 'tons' or 900 hectolitre.

After tasting, the brew was then matured, filtered, bottled and distributed

The Tower in the Court Yard of the Site had a very specific function. The many bottling chains by times needed replacement and renewal.

The heavy pieces of machinery were towed up the Tower and brought in or removed at the level required. The Tower with its removable windows, was especially equipped for that purpose