Pieter Feys started his brewery and malting in 1883. The brown beer ‘Forte Brune’ became their flagship beer. The arrival and success of the pilsner was detrimental for their survival. But after the Second War they couldn’t compete with the very popular bottom fermentation beer pilsner. In 1965 all brewing activities were stopped.
In 2001 the buildings were protected as historic monuments.
In 2013 Hendrik Nelde bought the site and decided to breathe new life into it. The site is now restored and when works are finished will mix culture, events, housing and a social project.
