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Brewery Description:
On the exact spot where the Gouden Boom is established today, a certain Jan Hugheins brewed beer as early as in 1455. For generations the place switched between being a brewery and a distillery. Until Jules Vanneste, in 1872, buys the building that housed the distillery 't Hamerken: in 1889 he definitely converts it into a brewery. Soon, 't Hamerken top-fermented beers become a household word in the region of Bruges. In the 30ies, however, mainly bottom-fermented beers become more and more popular. The Vanneste family anticipates this new trend and creates its own Bock, export and pilsner. Even then they realised the importance of new technologies. They immediately start applying cooling techniques which, due to the increasing industrialisation, are on the rise in those years. But old habits die hard. And in October 1983 brewery 't Hamerken starts brewing top-fermented beers again. In doing so traditional craftsmanship is considered of paramount importance. On that day the brewery also gets its new name: de Gouden Boom, a modern brewery with roots in the past.
