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Brigand

Brigand
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Brigand 9% 33cl - Van Honsebrouck Brewery (The Castle Brewery)

In 1075 Robrecht de Fries, the Count of Flanders, built a castle on the ruins of a

monastery inhabited by English monks in 640 (hence the place name : Anglomonasterium).

On account of its strategic position, at the gates of West Flanders, along the Mandel river,

at a junction on the strategic road between Courtrai and Bruges, Ingelmunster was called

« the key to Flanders ».

The present building which goes back to 1736 (with cellars dating from the Middle Ages),

is typical of its period, a time when castles had lost their military function. They were

luxurious residences, a place where hospitality and good taste went hand in hand.


The seigneury of Ingelmunster, which has been a baronetcy since the end of the 16th

century, has belonged to several families :

1. Under the counts of Flanders, including among others de Rhodes and van Gistel

(1000 – 1384)

Under the Dukes of Burgundy, German and French families, and more particularly the

Bourgondi and van Kleef families (1384 – 1583)

2. The de Plotho family (1583 – 1825)

3. The de Montblanc family (1825 – 1986)

4. In 1986 the castle was bought by the Van Honsebrouck family, who have been brewing

in Ingelmunster since 1900.

On September 17, 2001, a fire broke out in the castle that completely destroyed the

museum-brewery.




Orange and lemon citrus is up front with a mild tartness. 

Medium bodied with a crisp feel and fine effervescent carbonation. Heavy malt presence with mild tangerine and grapefruit flavours. Some fruity tartness and mild alcohol flavours too. Balanced sweetness with a semi dry finish.
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