{"id":92489,"date":"2019-07-02T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxfamfairtrade.be\/?post_type=partner&#038;p=92489"},"modified":"2023-04-10T11:25:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T09:25:27","slug":"brasserie-des-legendes","status":"publish","type":"partner","link":"https:\/\/www.oxfamfairtrade.be\/en\/partners\/brasserie-des-legendes\/","title":{"rendered":"Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fair-trade beer that\u2019s truly local<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes is one of the few Belgian breweries to work with <strong>Belgian barley and hops<\/strong>. What\u2019s more, it uses fair-trade and organic ingredients in brewing Oxfam\u2019s JUSTE beers. The result: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfamwereldwinkels.be\/campagne\/juste-is-juste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three unique, fair-trade beers<\/a> <em>(info in Dutch)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes: bierpartner van Oxfam-Wereldwinkels\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_kxf_qQWuE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A quarter of an hour\u2019s drive from the brewery, which is nestled in a charming village near Ath, <strong>master brewer Pierre Delcoigne grows a large part of the barley used for the beer himself<\/strong>. Together with his father, he selects ancient varieties of barley that don\u2019t require the use of pesticides. To supplement this, the brewery also purchases barley from three other farms in the surrounding area. The barley is malted in Beloeuil, scarcely 15 km away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, most of the <strong>hops<\/strong> for Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes\u2019 beers are grown within 100 km of the brewery \u2013 at Vlamtertinge, near <strong>Poperinge<\/strong>, to be precise. The resulting beers proudly display the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belgischehop.be\/en\/brewer\/belgian-hops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Belgische hop-Belgian hops\u2019<\/a> logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short: maintaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfamwereldwinkels.be\/nieuws\/de-kortste-keten-is-een-rechtvaardige-keten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>short chain<\/strong><\/a> <em>(info in Dutch) <\/em>is high on the agenda for Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>We invest a lot of time in the development of our recipes and the search for the best raw materials. Why would you go in search of barley 5,000 kilometres from here when Belgian farmers already have the required expertise with this crop?<\/p><cite>Pierre Delcoigne<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quality meets sustainability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes combines <strong>tradition and technology<\/strong>. It brews high-fermentation beers, rich in flavour. And it does so in keeping with the strictest standards in terms of quality, hygiene and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The beers are brewed using only <strong>high-quality raw materials<\/strong>: barley, hops, water and yeast. Not a single artificial additive is used throughout the entire production process.<\/li><li>On the brewery\u2019s roof are 250 <strong>solar panels<\/strong>. These provide up to 60% of the electricity used in production. The <strong>heat<\/strong> released during production is also <strong>re-used<\/strong> to heat the offices.<\/li><li>Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes makes use of <strong>groundwater that it pumps itself<\/strong>. This water is low in nitrates and rich in minerals such as calcium and magnesium. It lends itself excellently to the brewing of speciality beers.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes &amp; Oxfam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Oxfam and master brewer Pierre Delcoigne of Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes developed the <strong>three JUSTE beers<\/strong> together. The <strong>combination of local barley and hops with <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfamwereldwinkels.be\/expertise\/labels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>certified-fair-trade<\/strong><\/a><em> (info in Dutch)<\/em><strong> ingredients from the Global South<\/strong> was previously unheard of<em>. <\/em><\/li><li>This collaboration goes to show that it\u2019s possible to make a local speciality with <strong>respect for all<\/strong> parties in the chain of production. Our JUSTE beers symbolise how sustainability is both a <strong>social and ecological<\/strong> matter.<\/li><li>The JUSTE beers were a hit right from their launch in 2019. And they have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfamwereldwinkels.be\/nieuws\/oxfam-bieren-meteen-in-de-prijzen-op-de-world-beer-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>awards<\/strong><\/a> (<em>info in Dutch)<\/em> to show for it.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fair-trade beer that\u2019s truly local Brasserie des L\u00e9gendes is one of the few Belgian breweries to work with Belgian barley and hops. What\u2019s more, it uses fair-trade and organic ingredients in brewing Oxfam\u2019s JUSTE beers. The result: three unique, fair-trade beers (info in Dutch). 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