Available LanguagesLanguage En Ypres - Brewery De KazemattenThe ‘Kazematten van het Houten Paard’ (the casemates of the wooden horse) were built around 1680 following the plans of Vauban, the great military engineer of Louis XIV. These 3 unique basements are part of the 17th century walls surrounding the city Ypres. Over centuries these basements were used to store ammunition and military equipment, and were used as sleeping quarters and shelter for the troops who defended Ypres during the many sieges. The British troop during the First World War used the casemates as ‘mess’ for the officers. Their command headquarters and field hospital were also based in ‘Hotel de Remparts’, as the Kazematten were ironically called. It was also the home of the famous British trench gazette ‘The Wipers Times’. And now, since 2014, there is a unique new brewery on this location. It is a joint project launched by Hans Depypere, CEO of Sint-Bernardus brewery in Watou, and Rudi Ghequire, production manager at Rodenbach. The city microbrewery and interpretation centre is run by their children Julie Depypere and Maarten Ghequire. They can brew 750 liters of beer daily. GO TO LINK
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