La Binchoise is a

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Binche Binche (; wa, Bince; Dutch: ''Bing'') is a city and municipality from Wallonia, in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Since 1977, the municipality consists of Binche, Bray, Buvrinnes, Épinois, Leval-Trahegnies, Péronnes-lez-Binche, Ressaix, an ...

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. The brewery was founded in 1986 by husband and wife Graux-Jauson, unemployed at the time. They set up their business at home, but soon moved to the building of an old

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and quickly achieved commercial success, gaining a gold medal at the annual beer festival in

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. For a while their beer was made in a cauldron formerly owned by the Belgian National Guard. Their beers are refermented in the bottle.

Types of beers

*Blonde tradition *Brune tradition *Reserve speciale *Rose des Remparts

References

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External links

Company websiteThe brewery's restaurant website
1986 establishments in Belgium Belgian brands Breweries of Wallonia Companies based in Hainaut (province) Binche