La Senne Brewery tour Brussels: craft beer production & tasting

Walk through a working brewery and taste what the process makes

A 90-minute brewery tour in Brussels where you walk the La Senne production area, learn how craft beer is made, and taste four flagship beers guided by a live English-speaking guide. The brewery occupies 4,500 m² on the Tour & Taxis site and was founded in 2002 after Brussels lost nearly all its breweries to industrialization. Minimum age is 16.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit La Senne Brewery and tasting

• Access production area
• Discover craft beer making
• Guided tasting of four beers

The Experience

What does it take to turn a Brussels brewery from nearly extinct to running a full production facility? The La Senne story starts with two people meeting in 2002, when the city had lost almost all of its hundred-odd breweries to world wars and industrial consolidation. Today the operation spans 4,500 m² and runs on the principle that technology should serve the beer, not replace what makes it worth drinking. You walk through the production area itself—not a museum version of it—and see the equipment and process that turns grain and hops into the four beers you'll taste at the end.

The tasting comes guided, which means someone who knows the beers explains what you're drinking instead of you guessing at it. Four flagship beers, four chances to understand the difference between what the brewery makes now and the formatted, sweet beers that dominated before bitterness came back into fashion. The whole visit runs 90 minutes, which is long enough to see how the place actually works without the day disappearing into it.

What’s included

• Access to the production area.
• a live English-speaking guide.
• a guided tasting of four flagship beers from La Senne.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Once in Brussels

Is this one for you?The tour moves at a steady pace through a working production facility, so comfortable shoes matter and the 90 minutes keeps you on your feet—book this one if you want to see how beer is actually made rather than hear about it in a tasting room.

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Top questions

How long does the La Senne brewery tour take?

The tour runs 90 minutes from start to finish, including the production area walk and the guided tasting of four beers.

What beers do you taste at La Senne?

La Senne's four flagship beers are included in the tasting; the guide explains each one as you taste it, but the brewery's specific beer names are best confirmed when you book, as the selection may rotate.

Can you visit the La Senne brewery if you're under 16?

The minimum age for this tour is 16 years old, since the tasting includes alcoholic beverages.

Is the La Senne brewery tour in English?

Yes, the guide conducts the tour and tasting in English.

What was La Senne before it became a brewery?

La Senne was founded in 2002 by Bernard and Yvan after Brussels had lost nearly all of its breweries—the city once had about a hundred, but only one remained by the time they started. The brewery now operates in a 4,500 m² facility on the Tour & Taxis site.