Blanche de Namur was the daughter of Count Jean de Namur. It is said that Magnus IV Eriksson, King of Sweden and Norway, was seduced by the beauty of the young princess, while he was heading to France in search of a prestigious bride. The princess sailed for Scandinavia in August 1335 and never saw the banks of the Meuse again to become Queen of Norway, Sweden and Scania. In memory of its beauty, its softness and its finesse, the Brasserie du Bocq dedicated a white beer to it: the “Blanche de Namur”. Cloudy, soft and mellow, Blanche de Namur is a very high quality wheat beer. From its first sip, you will feel all its roundness and delicacy which make it an exceptional beer. Its qualities and the “know-how” of the brewery earned it the distinction of the best white beer in the world in 2009, 2013 and 2014. A model of the genre that is both floral and fruity, between coriander and orange peel. The nose is fresh, rather delicate. Serve chilled, not iced, to enjoy the aromas and accentuate the elegant bitterness that wraps around the mouth throughout the tasting, Tasting between 2° and 4°C.
The Brewery offered consumers a very wide range of products, from table beers to strong beers, through a whole range of densities, colors, bitternesses and tastes. The brewer himself ensured the distribution of his products in a relatively small radius around the Brewery. It was at the beginning of the 20th century that La Gauloise, currently the oldest brand still produced at the Brewery, a top-fermented brown beer, was brewed for the first time. From the beginning, this beer was an undeniable success. The Brewery was incorporated as a public limited company in 1949. Independent of any Belgian or foreign brewing group, it still retains its family character. In 1960, both the agricultural activity and door-to-door deliveries were definitively abandoned. This was the beginning of distribution via supermarkets, drink markets and beer merchants. With the takeover of the Brasserie Centrale de Marbaix-La-Tour in 1967, the Brasserie du Bocq added two new beers to its product range: the SAISON REGAL, which is currently the GAULOISE AMBREE, and whose idea gave rise in 2013 to the SAISON 1858 and the REGAL CHRISTMAS, since renamed GAULOISE CHRISTMAS. It was at this time that the Belot family decided to focus beer production solely on the production of special top-fermented beers with refermentation in bottles. In 1983, the Brasserie du Bocq abandoned the operation of the Brasserie Centrale de Marbaix-La-Tour to bring all beer production back to Purnode where the production tool was radically modernized on the basis of its own funds. Taking advantage of the craze for traditional beers, the Brasserie du Bocq is launching into exports. And it is a success. Indeed, Belgian beers have acquired an excellent reputation throughout the world. The Brasserie du Bocq exports mainly to France, the Netherlands, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, Australia, Japan, China, Sweden, the United States, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine, etc. In seven years, production has doubled to reach 114,683.31 hectoliters in 2018. With a current turnover of more than €14,823,842.63, the Brasserie du Bocq is one of the largest independent breweries in Wallonia. Today, in Purnode, even if the BELOT family has transferred its heritage to the KEERSMAEKERS family who have been producing CORSENDONK at the Brasserie du Bocq for over 30 years, and even if the Brewery has largely exceeded its regional framework, nothing has changed and the values of the company remain intact. Let's bet that this story will continue for a long time to come and that the beers of Bocq will still bring life to this small Condroz village of Purnode
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