Durbuy attractions

brewery

visit to the traditional brewery

A traditional Durbuy activity.
Marckloff, a traditional beer that retains all the flavour from its past.

Entry is free

Tasting: €2.80

Open all year except in January.
Closed on Wednesdays and Thursday.

Jully and Augustus: closed on Wednesday.
Information: +32 (0) 86 / 21.10.67

la.ferme.au.chene@skynet.be

A traditional Durbuy exclusivity.

The “Ferme au Chesne” arranges guided tours round its micro brewery, a truly traditional beer producing establishment.
Taste the continuing tradition from the last Marckloff bottling in a pleasant, rustic setting.
You are also at liberty to sample recipes passed down from the Ardennes grandmothers whilst tasting the beer.
Meals are served inside or on the terrace with a view over the Ourthe.

The Chesne brew house

HISTORY

Two clearly distinct brewhouses existed in Durbuy in the 14^th century: the corn market brewhouse and the "Au Chesne” brewhouse. The beer (also called "cervoise") is made with ground barley residue to which spelt wheat is sometimes added. The “Hougarde” is brewed.

Hops are grown in the hopyard. In 1766, thirteen inhabitants out of 63 declared that they owned a hopyard. The castle had its own private brewhouse.
Towards 1560, Philippe Marckloff had a brewhouse at Durbuy. He built the Au Chesne house in a square overlooking the Ourthe.

MARCKLOFF <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> installed the second distinct brewhouse in the town in his enormous house. This therefore gave him half the monopoly of making and selling beer in Durbuy and the neighbouring villages.
His two sons, Christern then Jean Marckloff and Michel Trine carried on the tradition. They created the Marckloff brand in the establishment “La Ferme au Chesne”.

MARCKLOFF

Rue Cte d'Ursel,36 B-6940 DURBUY