History of
Brewery Rodenbach

Originally from Andernach am Rhein, the Rodenbachs settled in the West Flanders' Roeselare. The Rodenbach family had many soldiers, poets, writers, brewers, entrepreneurs, but also pragmatic revolutionaries and politicians in its ranks.

Pedro Rodenbach, for example, took part in Napoleon’s Russian campaign and, in 1830, led the Belgian revolution leading to Belgium’s independence. Three Rodenbachs were members of the Constituent Assembly of the Founding of Belgium. Constantijn Rodenbach is the author of the Brabançonne, the Belgian national anthem.

Maturing process on oak wood 

In 1821, Pedro Rodenbach founded the brewery together with his enterprising wife, Regina Wauters. However, it is to Eugène Rodenbach that Rodenbach owes its unique quality and masterly character. He not only studied the vinification of the beer, but also optimised the maturing process in oak foeders (maturing barrels). The world-renowned foeder halls with their 294 oak foeders, some of which are 150 years old, are protected as industrial heritage of the Flemish Community.