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Matthieu DEMEESTERE

INSANE: Primitive beers draw crowds at belgian brewery - The Real Truth

Brasserie Cantillon's speciality is a niche type of beer known as 'gueuze' (Credit: AFP)

Winding between copper vats and oak barrels, a cluster of early-morning visitors filed through a cavernous Brussels building for an up-close peek at craft beers brewed using a centuries-old method -- before sampling the result.

Since it was founded in 1900 in Anderlecht, a working-class district of the Belgian capital, Brasserie Cantillon has been turning out so-called primitive "lambic" beers that are steeped in local tradition.

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