Whether to warm up or cool down, beer is the Ardennes drink par excellence. Brewed for centuries by monks (the first written record dates from the 12th century at the abbey of Laval-Dieu de Monthermé), the production of this local beverage is now ensured by a dozen craft breweries and micro-breweries.
Some cuvées are to be discovered on all the terraces of cafés and restaurants (L'Oubliette, la Cuvée d'Arthur, l'Ardwen); others more confidential are distributed in short circuit to discover at the bend of a grocery store or an establishment which will have its own beer or even during festive events (brotherhood festival ou the Cabaret Vert festival particular).
To drink all the colors of the French and Belgian Ardennes (but always in moderation of course), the beer festivals are essential moments: meet every year in Charleville-Mézières place Ducale (1st weekend in June) or in Sedan.
Who brews beer in the Ardennes?
De Malt and Ô in Charleville-Mézières; Ardwen in Launois-sur-Vence; Brasserie d'Arthur in Warcq; the Charlier et Fils brewery and distillery in Warcq; the Sedan Brewery; Brasserie 90 in Sedan; To Sedan gourmets in Sedan; the Yvois brewery in Carignan; the Ludanne brewery in Villers-devant-le-Thour; the Elmontaise brewery in Aiglemont; the Margoulette brewery in Bergnicourt; the Clos Belle Rose in Haybes; the brasserie les Coulous in Messincourt.
Some terroirs also offer their own beer, created according to a recent local recipe such as Rocroy beer or in the monastic tradition such as Abbaye-de-Signy in Signy-l'Abbaye.
Brasserie Les Coulous
The Apiary of Fligny
The beer corner
Arthur's Brewery
Ludanne micro-brewery
Brewery of Yvois
The Watering Place for Wolves
Beer cellar
Avaux farmers market
The Grain of Barley
Beer from the Abbey of Signy
La Margoulette
Ardwen – Craft beers from the Ardennes
