The Philosophy of the Farmer Brewers — Brouwerij Hof ten Dormaal in Tildonk, Belgium
The brewery’s perspective is informed by its owners’ strong opinions about what it means to make and sell “farmhouse” beer, and the beer they produce reflects their characters as well as their struggles.Today, it’s nominally spring at the brewery, but winter refuses to budge, its mist like a bedsheet stubbornly pulled down over the brown, sparse fields. The view from the Janssens’ kitchen table mirrors their downbeat mood—their restlessness, as they wait to return to their work, is palpable. But the conversation is still tinged with optimism, despite everything that the family has had to endure. .