Fantôme Brewery

The brewery occupies a stone farmhouse on the main road through the village of Soy in the Marche-en-Famenne district of Luxembourg province.

[2] Founded in 1988, Brasserie Fantôme has gained international attention and a cult following among lovers of craft beers.

[3][4] Owned and run by Dany Prignon, Fantôme is known for its unique variations on the saison style of farmhouse ale, often involving the use of herbs, spices or fruit juice.

[5] Ironically, while their complex, earthy, and herbal flavors have caused them to be sought out by connoisseurs outside Belgium,[6] Fantôme's products are difficult to find and not well known in the country of their origin.

[7] The brewery's equipment, much of which was obtained from the original brewhouse of the Brasserie d'Achouffe, is capable of producing 750 liter batch at a time, which is matured in cylindro-conical fermenters and aged for several weeks before being hand bottled and labeled on the premises.

Guided tour with the brewmaster, April 2010. The brick-insulated mash tun can be seen in the background
The brewery's cylindro-conical fermentation tanks.