The Brasserie d'Achouffe (French pronunciation: [bʁasʁi daʃuf], lit.
[1] In the late 1970s, the two brothers-in-law, Pierre Gobron and Chris Bauweraerts, decided to create their own beer, in their own brewery.
Based on the legend of the Ardennes, a gnome was chosen as the company logo of the brewery.
[2] At first seen as a hobby, the Achouffe Brewery developed to such an extent that one after the other, Pierre and Chris decided work on it full time.
[4] The annual La Grande Choufferie party, on the 2nd weekend of August, celebrates the birth of the Chouffe beer, in a convivial and musical atmosphere.