Best stores for Cantillon in Belgium

He's a big *****. I don't know why he's scared. Maybe he's afraid of not white people ;-) who have taken over big parts of Brussels. But he doesn't need to be afraid of them. It's ramadam. They only come out after sunset

 

Brussel is a rough place to be. I don't like that stinking town (sorry to all people who live there).

Thijs

 

In my experience the best place to go is Cantillon. Tell him to man up.

 

He could hire a Limo and a bodyguard to take him to Cantillon and still save money on biertempel prices !!!

MTFU !!!

 

The brewery...unless you want to overpay or are after something rare.

 

That area is not all that rough. It is just busy and crowded. I take my 2 year old daughter down there all the time as I make my every other monthly trip to Cantillon to enjoy their fine offerings. Hopefully he is taking the train as parking is a bitch down there. That being said buying beer at Cantillon is half the price of their beers at any of the stores near there. I bought a bottle (or 3) of Fou Foune last year at 8.5 Euro each. Up the road 2km at the bottle shops it was 14 or 15 Euro. Tell him to grow a pair and go buy beer.

 

I didn't find it any worse than certain parts of Boston - actually less concerning. That said, do be careful. A good friend of mine had his passport and other things stolen by a two guys working a scam (one was the distraction, the other was the thief). He knew something was up, but thought he was going to get jumped and didn't see the other guy grab his bag through his car window.

 

If he isn't man enough to walk in that area to Cantillon, he CERTAINLY is not deserving of Cantillon! It sounds like you need a new friend haha

 

Sorry to post on such an old thread, but after seeing this I was hesitate to walk to Cantillon. However, after walking I can't imagine why anyone would feel uncomfortable walking to the brewery. Don't let this deter you from enjoying your trip at Cantillon.

 

While I'll most definitely be buying my Cantillon bottles at the brewery - any other store recommendations in the area? Do stores carry any other varieties that might not be available from the source?

 

Wow, a bit surprised to hear someone would be concerned. The thought never even crossed my mind walking there. Seemed like a fairly normal neighborhood.

 

Check Malt Attacks or The Malting Pot. Might have different variety, but the prices are not inline with what the brewery charges, at least to me. Ignore the Biertempel.

 

My husband and I walked to cantillon. Twice. Zero issues. And it's so much cheaper to buy from the brewery then the stores.

 

We're in the Grand Place area and I'm fully planning on walking over. I might drive over to stock up one day, but that's a totally different scenario. Everyone I've met has told me it's not exactly Beverly Hills, but it's not a bad area.

 

Just walked from Cantillon to Moeder and back yesterday. Have done it at night on other occasions, and staying in a hotel just down the block another time. Completely safe and never felt in danger. If you are just flat out afraid of people with different color skin then you might not want to walk around there, but then those are personal issues that you should get squared away if you plan to travel abroad.

Not only is it the only place you should pick up their bottles in town, even a non beer drinker can appreciate the history and passion visiting the brewery.

 

Staying in the same area and we walked there several times with our hands full on the way back! Don't forget to grab a magnum of Gueuze while your there.

 

+1 to this

Although I was at Cantillon last week and have to admit I was scared. Scared that I could only have 1-2 drinks because I was the driver.

 

If I did, I'd have to drink it while we're in town. We'll have wine shippers, but I don't think one of those will fit...

 

Magnum in the suitcase, 750's in the shipperz.