Brasserie de Silly
A Belgian brewery based in Silly, producing a broad range of ales, wheat beers, pilsners, seasonal beers, and fruit-flavoured specialties.
Last updated August 24, 2026
Overview
Brasserie de Silly is a Belgian brewery located in the municipality of Silly in Hainaut. Its documented history begins in 1850, when brewing started at a farm known as the Cense de la Tour. The brewery was originally identified as the Meynsbrughen brewery, linking the business to the local agricultural and village setting in which it was established. The brewery's portfolio reflects the diversity of Belgian beer traditions rather than a single narrowly defined style. It includes strong blonde and amber ales, abbey-style beers, a tripel, saison, Scotch-style dark ale, pilsner, white beer, amber beer, Christmas beer, and a grapefruit-flavoured beer. This range allows Brasserie de Silly to serve several segments of the Belgian beer market, from approachable lager and wheat beer to high-strength specialty ales and seasonal releases. Among its listed beers are La Divine, a 9.5% ABV blond abbey-style beer; Double Enghien Blonde and Double Enghien Brune, strong blonde and amber beers; Enghien Noel, a 9.0% ABV Christmas beer; Pink Killer, a 5.0% ABV grapefruit beer; Abbaye de Forest, a 6.5% ABV blond tripel; Saison Silly; Scotch Silly; Silly Pils; Super 64; and Titje, a white beer. The published range is not exhaustive: additional beers may be seasonal, limited, or adjusted according to demand. The brewery's positioning is therefore rooted in Belgian brewing heritage while maintaining a varied commercial portfolio. Its product architecture combines traditional styles associated with Belgian brewing culture and more accessible or contemporary formats, including pilsner and fruit-infused beer. The use of Silly and related regional names across several products reinforces the brewery's local identity. Public reference material identifies Brasserie de Silly as an operating brewery, but the supplied sources do not provide reliable details about its current ownership, management, production volume, financial performance, corporate structure, or official website. Those fields are consequently left unspecified.
History
Brasserie de Silly traces its origins to 1850, when a brewery was established at the Cense de la Tour, a farm in the town of Silly in Belgium. At that time it was known as the Meynsbrughen brewery. The founding context is characteristic of Belgium's traditional brewing landscape, in which breweries were often connected to farms, villages, and local agricultural economies. The available historical reference identifies the brewery's location and origin but does not document every stage of its subsequent development. It does, however, establish a long-running local brewing identity associated with Silly. The brewery's present portfolio demonstrates continuity with Belgian brewing traditions while extending across a wide variety of styles. Its listed beers include strong blond and amber ales, abbey-style beer, a tripel, saison, Scotch-style ale, pilsner, white beer, amber beer, a Christmas beer, and a grapefruit beer. This combination indicates that the brewery has developed beyond a single traditional recipe and operates a multi-style product range. Some beers are seasonal or may be withdrawn or introduced according to sales, so the published list is not a complete or permanently fixed catalogue. The brewery's products also use several regional or house-associated names, including Silly, Enghien, and Forest. These names connect individual beers to Belgian localities and brewing traditions while giving the range distinct identities. La Divine and the Enghien beers represent stronger specialty offerings; Saison Silly and Scotch Silly address established Belgian and British-influenced style categories; Silly Pils provides a lager-style option; and Titje supplies a white-beer expression. Pink Killer adds a fruit-flavoured product to the portfolio. The supplied sources do not establish the identity of the founder, the current owners or executives, the brewery's production capacity, corporate organization, export footprint, or recent strategic developments. No verified campaigns, scandals, acquisitions, lawsuits, recalls, or leadership changes are identified in the supplied material.
- 1850Brewery established at the Cense de la Tour
A brewery was founded at the Cense de la Tour farm in Silly, Belgium. It was initially known as the Meynsbrughen brewery.
Products and positioning
A regional Belgian brewery with a broad, style-diverse portfolio that combines traditional Belgian ales, approachable everyday beers, and seasonal or flavoured specialties.
La DivineBlond abbey-style beer
A strong blond abbey-style beer listed at 9.5% alcohol by volume. It represents the brewery's higher-strength Belgian specialty-ale segment.
Double Enghien BlondeStrong blond beer
A strong blonde beer with a listed alcohol content of 7.5% ABV. It is part of the Enghien-named range and sits between everyday beer and stronger specialty ale.
Double Enghien BruneStrong amber beer
A strong amber beer listed at 8.0% ABV. The product broadens the Double Enghien line beyond blonde beer with a darker, malt-oriented expression.
Enghien NoelChristmas beer
A seasonal Christmas beer with a listed strength of 9.0% ABV. Its seasonal positioning makes it part of the brewery's winter and special-release assortment.
Pink KillerGrapefruit beer
A grapefruit beer listed at 5.0% ABV. It provides a fruit-flavoured option within a portfolio otherwise dominated by traditional Belgian and European beer styles.
Abbaye de ForestBlond tripel ale
A blond tripel ale with a listed alcohol content of 6.5% ABV. The beer draws on the Belgian tripel category and forms part of the brewery's abbey-associated specialty range.
Saison SillySaison beer
A saison beer listed at 5.0% ABV. Its name ties the product directly to the brewery's home town and places it within the traditional Belgian farmhouse-style category.
Scotch SillyDark Scotch-style beer
A dark Scotch-style beer with a listed strength of 7.5% ABV. It adds a darker, malt-forward style influenced by Scottish-style ales to the brewery's Belgian range.
Silly PilsPils beer
A pils beer listed at 5.0% ABV. It is the brewery's straightforward lager-style offering and provides a more accessible counterpoint to its stronger specialty ales.
Super 64Amber beer
An amber beer listed at 5.0% ABV. It contributes a moderate-strength amber option to the brewery's core assortment.
TitjeWhite beer
A white beer listed at 5.0% ABV. It represents the wheat-beer side of the brewery's portfolio and complements its ales, lager, and fruit beer.
Flagship businesses
- La Divine
- Double Enghien Blonde
- Double Enghien Brune
- Enghien Noel
- Pink Killer
- Abbaye de Forest
- Saison Silly
- Scotch Silly
- Silly Pils
- Super 64
- Titje
Sources
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