Bourgogne Kruis

Bourgogne Kruis is a Dutch family craft brewery based in Oosterhout, North Brabant. It presents itself as the modern continuation of a brewing family whose history begins in the 18th century in Oud Gastel and Oudenbosch; that original brewery was sold in 1956. In 2012, Paul and Willem, descendants of the same Oudenbosch family, restarted brewing, this time in Oosterhout, which the brewery describes as its cradle. The brewery is located on the Galvanitasfabriek site at Wilhelminakanaal Zuid 104 in Oosterhout, in an old-industrial building with a tasting room overlooking the brewhouse. According to its website, around ten beers are brewed there. Its range is led by a wheat beer, Bourgogne Kruis tarwebier, marketed with a fresh, crisp finish and the slogan-like description 'recognizable, straight, pure and natural, like a fresh spring morning.' The brewery also produces a White IPA, which was named Lekkerste Bier Brabant 2021 (tastiest beer of Brabant 2021). Bourgogne Kruis operates as a visitor destination as well as a producer: it offers online-bookable guided tours with beer tastings led by the brewers themselves, covering the brewing process and the history of the Galvanitasfabriek. Tours include four tasting glasses, and alternatives such as soft drinks and alcohol-free (0.0%) beer are available, along with a regional snack board of local delicacies. The brewery hosts groups indoors and outdoors. It sells tickets and merchandise through its website shop. The company is privately held and family-run, with contact details including willem@bourgognekruis.com. Its identity combines a long family backstory with a contemporary craft-beer and experience-economy proposition rooted in Brabant.

Bourgogne Kruis traces its roots to a family brewing tradition that began in the 18th century in Oud Gastel and Oudenbosch, in the Dutch province of North Brabant. That original family brewery was sold in 1956, ending the family's direct involvement in brewing for more than half a century. In 2012, Paul and Willem, descendants of the same Oudenbosch family, restarted the brewing business, choosing Oosterhout as their base — a town the brewery describes as its cradle. The revived brewery is located on the Galvanitasfabriek site at Wilhelminakanaal Zuid 104 in Oosterhout, in a building with an old-industrial character. The site includes a tasting room with a view of the brewhouse, where, according to the brewery's website, around ten beers are brewed. The brewery's flagship wheat beer, Bourgogne Kruis tarwebier, is presented as a fresh, crisp Brabant wheat beer. Its White IPA was named Lekkerste Bier Brabant 2021, giving the young brewery a notable regional accolade. Alongside production, Bourgogne Kruis has developed a visitor offering: online-bookable guided tours with beer tastings led by the brewers, covering the brewing process and the history of the Galvanitasfabriek, with four tasting glasses and alternatives such as soft drinks and alcohol-free beer, plus a regional snack board. The brewery remains a private, family-run business.

• 2021

  White IPA is named Lekkerste Bier Brabant 2021.

• 2012

  Paul and Willem, descendants of the Oudenbosch family, restart brewing in Oosterhout.

• 1956

  The original family brewery is sold.

• 1700

  Family brewing tradition begins in the 18th century in Oud Gastel and Oudenbosch.

Family craft brewery and visitor experience rooted in Brabant, combining a historic family brewing lineage with modern craft beer and brewery tours.

• Bourgogne Kruis tarwebier

  Wheat beer from Oosterhout, North Brabant, with a surprisingly fresh finish.

• White IPA

  Named Lekkerste Bier Brabant 2021.

• Alcohol-free beer (0.0%)

  Alternative for visitors who do not drink alcohol.

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