Buxbeer

At Buxbeer we have a passion for hops.

We are proud that our artisanal beers exclusively use the best Belgian hops for a superior taste.

Buxbeer stands for a series of premium quality beers using exlusively the best Belgian hops. Throughout the year Dieter Van Biervliet the owner and master brewer of Buxbeer maintains close contact with his hop growers. This ensures that to their mutual benefit the hop quality evolution can be monitored and new ideas about the various flavours and aromas of hop varieties are exchanged.

Buxbeer is from West Flanders, the lowlands province of Belgium that faces the North Sea. This flat landscape yields some of the finest grains and hops.

Not far from the brewery is Ypres. Back in the 13th century the city of Ypres was a world-famous center for the wool and cloth industry. Hence not surprisingly sheep are still part of the landscape.

In 1998 for the 20th anniversary of the sheep breeders association of Moorsele near Ypres, a one-time anniversary craft beer was brewed. The beer was named “Bukske” after the dialect word for a male sheep.

In July 2014 along with the recipe a few bottles original “Bukske” were rediscovered in a cellar by Dieter Van Biervliet. After all these years the beer still tasted surprisingly well. Dieter, at that time already a passionate micro-brewer, decided to brew the original “Bukske” using the authentic recipe.  It was immediately a success and the whole lot of 3000 bottles were sold in no time.

 As demand grew and to maintain the limited-edition character of the “Bukske” beer a separate line of beers was created using exclusively local hops. As bukske was difficult to pronounce in French “BUX” proved to be the ideal replacement yet staying close to the original name.

All our beers are craft beers for which the ingredients are handpicked by the owner. Since hygiene in the brewing process is equally important as quality of taste we brew in a state-of-the-art brewery.