Recently, in January 2019, the Bastard Brewers joined up with Ça Brasse Pour Moi to found the Brasserie du Borinage. Manu and Damien (Bastard Brewers) had been collaborating for about a year with Antoine (Ça Brasse Pour Moi), and they were looking for a strong identity to promote their shared passion. They wanted to promote the region and decided to create an official name that would be meaningful and bring people together. With the Brasserie du Borinage, it became easier to put the region on the map, especially during fairs. This was reinforced even more by the ingredients that make up the composition of the beers from this collaboration. At Ça Brasse Pour Moi, a farm-brewery in Boussu, Antoine Malingret used the cereals from his parents’ farm, they are farmers and producers, to make up his beers: wheat, spelt, oats and rye.
Today, the Brasserie du Borinage develops original, artisanal, quality beers, favouring local distribution. For example, the Fât’Grisou, a creation with chocolate and coffee aromas that will seduce fans of Anglo-Saxon beers. The Sunlight des Tropiques, a cool beverage with fruity flavours. Or the Boriner Vice, a sour white, strongly dry-hopped. Occasionally, the collective produces more seasonal beers, such as the Pumpkin-based Mary Rose for Halloween.