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💡 The Short Version: For a beer list, go to ‘t Brugs Beertje (about 300 Belgian beers, five on tap) or De Garre (140 beers and a house triple you can only drink there). For a brewery visit, Bourgogne des Flandres sells tickets from €13, and De Halve Maan has its own brewery tour page. Café Vlissinghe says it has served drinks since 1515. Or book a tour: a Belgian beer tastingad of six beers (from €38, 4.6 stars from 95 reviews) takes 1.5 to 2 hours with a host who explains each one, so you do not have to choose from a 300-beer menu cold.
⚠️ Closed days differ for each bar. ‘t Brugs Beertje is closed on Wednesday, Bourgogne des Flandres on Monday (outside school holidays), and De Garre closes at 19:00 on Monday and Tuesday. De Garre is also closed from 4 to 26 January 2027.
| Venue | Closed or short days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| De Garre | Closes 19:00 on Monday and Tuesday | Monday and Tuesday 12:00 to 19:00; Wednesday to Sunday 12:00 to 23:00 |
| ‘t Brugs Beertje | Wednesday | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday 16:00 to 00:00; Friday and Saturday 16:00 to 01:00 |
| Café Vlissinghe | None | Daily 11:00 to 21:00 |
| Bourgogne des Flandres | Monday, except in school holidays | Bar Tuesday to Sunday 10:30 to 18:30 |
Hours are from De Garre, ‘t Brugs Beertje, Café Vlissinghe and Bourgogne des Flandres.
Tours worth paying for
Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices. The two breweries sell their own tickets, so the products below are the ones that add a guide or a pairing.
Belgian beer tasting experience
From €38 · 4.6 stars from 95 reviews · 1.5 to 2 hours
Belgian Beer Tasting Experience in Brugesad is a tasting of six Belgian beers, told through stories and flavour by a host.
Beer tour with chocolate pairing
From €65 · 4.4 stars from 32 reviews · 2.5 hours
Bruges: Belgian Beer Tour with Chocolate Pairingad is an interactive beer tour led by a local guide, with a small chocolate pairing.
History, chocolate and beer walking tour
From €55 · 4.9 stars from 65 reviews · 3.5 hours
Bruges: History, Chocolate and Beer Walking Tourad is a historical walk of the city, a visit to an artisanal chocolate shop and a local brewery tour with a tasting.
Beer Experience museum
From €14 · 4.4 stars from 240 reviews
Bruges: The Beer Experience Museum Entry with Audio Guidead is a museum of Belgium’s beer heritage where you taste, smell and touch ingredients, with an optional beer tasting at the end.
Bourgogne des Flandres brewery visit
From €16 · 4.4 stars from 422 reviews
Bruges: ‘Bourgogne des Flandres’ Brewery Visit & Free Beerad is a self-guided audio tour of the brewery and distillery with a beer afterwards. The brewery sells the same Discovery tour at €16 on its own site, and a no-tasting ticket at €13.
Beer bars
Staminee De Garre
De Garre 1 · Monday and Tuesday 12:00 to 19:00, Wednesday to Sunday 12:00 to 23:00 · no reservations
The entrance to De Garre, in an alley off the street. Photo: Gordito1869, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A pub down an alley in the old town, open since 1984, run by Margot and Carl. The house beer is Tripel van De Garre, a full, soft beer of high fermentation with a slightly bitter aftertaste, sold only here. The list has 140 beers, with snacks of a mixed portion or a croque-monsieur. It takes no reservations. It is closed on 8, 25 and 31 December 2026, 1 January 2027 and from 4 to 26 January 2027.
‘t Brugs Beertje
Kemelstraat 5 · Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday 16:00 to 00:00, Friday and Saturday 16:00 to 01:00 · closed Wednesday · cards accepted
Daisy Claeys opened this beer café in spring 1983, in a building dating from 1632, with about 120 beers; the list now runs to about 300 Belgian beers with five on tap. After 34 years she handed the café to Dries Brouckaert. Cards are accepted.
Café Vlissinghe
Blekerstraat 2 · daily 11:00 to 21:00 · reservations only for groups of ten or more
A pub in the Sint-Anna quarter that says it has stood there since 1515 and calls itself the oldest inn in Bruges. It serves drinks and snacks every day from 11:00 to 21:00. It takes reservations only for groups of ten or more.
Breweries
Bourgogne des Flandres
Wollestraat 26 · bar Tuesday to Sunday 10:30 to 18:30 · closed Monday except in school holidays · book online
The Bourgogne des Flandres brewery beside the canal. Photo: Dguendel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
A brewery on this site since 1765, now also a distillery, that sells beer, genever and whisky. Tickets are Dry Discovery €13 (a self-guided tour, no tasting), Discovery €16 (self-guided, with a beer), Beerflight €28 (a complete tour with six 12 cl beers) and a Duo flight for two at €39. Teenagers aged 12 to 18 pay €8 and under-12s are free. The ale house is free to enter for a drink. Add-on experiences cost €10 for a beer-blending session, €14 for a tasting of three beers, €22 for a spirits tasting, €24 for three drafts with bites and €28 for a whisky tasting. The bar has a terrace over the canal, and the house red-brown Bourgogne des Flandres (5%) is €4.20 for 25 cl.
The courtyard of the brewery, with a cart of barrels. Photo: Chris Van Sassenbroeck, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
De Halve Maan
Walplein 26 · classic tour €16 with one beer, XL tour €26 at weekends
The brewery on Walplein has its own page covering its tour, tickets and times: see the De Halve Maan brewery tour guide.
Plan the rest of the day
Eat first: Bruges restaurants lists places that serve beer-braised stoofvlees, and ‘t Zwart Huis, listed there, pours 18 draught beers. Finish with pralines from the Bruges chocolate shops.
Common questions
Which Bruges beer bar is closed on Wednesday?
't Brugs Beertje on Kemelstraat is closed on Wednesday. It opens at 16:00 on the other six days. De Garre closes at 19:00 on Monday and Tuesday, and Bourgogne des Flandres is closed on Monday except in school holidays.
What is the house beer at De Garre?
Tripel van De Garre, a triple of high fermentation that De Garre describes as soft with a slightly bitter aftertaste, sold only in the pub. De Garre also lists 140 beers and serves snacks such as a mixed portion and a croque-monsieur.
Can you book De Garre?
No. De Garre says it takes no reservations. It is open 12:00 to 19:00 on Monday and Tuesday and 12:00 to 23:00 from Wednesday to Sunday.
How much is the Bourgogne des Flandres brewery tour?
€16 for the Discovery tour with a beer tasting, or €13 without a tasting. The Beerflight tour with six 12 cl beers is €28. Teenagers aged 12 to 18 pay €8 and under-12s go free.
When is Café Vlissinghe open?
Its site gives opening hours of 11:00 to 21:00 every day. It says it takes reservations only for groups of ten or more. The pub says it has been in Bruges since 1515.
Is De Garre open in January?
No. De Garre lists closing days of 8, 25 and 31 December 2026, 1 January 2027 and from 4 to 26 January 2027.
