
Xavier Vanneste
James Clay
Bruges, Belgium



An important beer in a nation of important beers, Brugse Zot has been a family affair since 1865. The beer is the preserve of the renowned De Halve Maan brewery, (that’s Half Moon, not Half Man), the only brewery in Bruges, the beautiful and historic capital of West Flanders. That makes Brugse Zot the city’s ‘Townbeer’, and luckily it fulfils its role admirably.
Brugse Zot comes in two forms, with the Blond as its flagship, and a Dubbel rounding things out. Quintessentially Belgian, the beer has a big body, with fruity banana notes from the yeast blended with complimentary hops. Secondary fermentation in the bottle leads to a long maturation process and a soft carbonation. It’s a beer that gets better and better.
All sounds pretty clever, right? The beer takes its name from a historical wisecrack about the city’s townsfolk. Brugse Zot means ‘Bruges Fools’, which also explains the jester that adorns the bottles’ label. They might be fools, but they know their beer.
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Our Brugse Zot Range

Blond
Style: | Belgian Pale Ale |
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ABV: | 6.0% |
Brugse Zot is a golden blond beer with a rich froth and a fruity flavouring. The beer is brewed with four different kinds of malt and two aromatic varieties of hop which give the beer its unique taste.
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Size: | 24x33cl Btls RB |
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Size: | 24x33cl Btls NRB |
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Size: | 30Ltr Keg a |
Brune
Style: | Belgian Dubbel |
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ABV: | 7.5% |
Brugse Zot Dubbel is a dark brown beer, inclining towards ruby red. It is brewed with six special varieties of malt, which give the beer a rich and distinctive aroma. One can discover the scent of honey, almonds, chocolate and even brown sugar.
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Size: | 24x33cl Btls NRB |


Sport Zot
Style: | Low Alcohol Blonde |
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ABV: | 0.4% |
In june 2018, De Halve Maan were the first family & Belgian brewery to launch a non-alcoholic speciality beer. To brew Sport Zot, their brewers have developed a unique technique, with which they are able to completely & naturally filter the alcohol out of the beer, without distillation or other processes which may lead to loss of flavour.
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Size: | 24x33cl Btls NRB |