The historic Halve Maan brewery in the centre of Bruges has been run by the Maes family for 6 generations. Keeping their traditional Belgian beer styles, they have put a lot of investment into sustainability in the last 20 years. They provide up to 65% of their own electricity with solar panels and have installed a green roof on their new bottling plant.
Brugse Zot is a classic Belgian blonde, named after the nickname given to Bruges residents (roughly translating to 'Fools of Bruges') by Emperor Maximilian of Austria in the 15th century. It was a warm, spicy and malty aroma and a nice rich body balanced by gentle bitterness.