Brouwerij De Halve Maan

Founded in 1856, though there has been a brewery on the site since 1564, this is the last family brouwerij (brewhouse) in central Bruges. Multilingual, 45-minute guided visits (€8.50; 11am to 4pm, to 5pm Saturday) depart on the hour. These include a tasting but can sometimes be rather crowded. Alternatively, you can simply sip one of their excellent Brugse Zot (Bruges Fool, 7%) or Straffe Hendrik (Strong Henry, 9%) beers in the appealing brewery café (bar). In 2016, a 3km beer pipeline, leading to the bottling point, was installed under the brewery's cobbles; it's up to 34m below ground in parts.