Brouweij De Gheest/Dendria

Location:         Aalst, Belgium

Website:          De Gheest history site by Dirk Jan G, a former brewery at the Brouweij De Gheest

In 1816 Jean-Baptiste de Gheest established the Brouwerij De Lelie in Aalst. In 1926 the brewery was renamed to the Brouwerij De Gheest S.A. In 1963 it took over the Brouwerij Dendria in Geraardsbergen before itself was taken over by Artois in 1979. In 1983 the Brouwerij Concordia of Geraardsbergen was added to the group. In 1986 in an agreement with Chevalier Marin Mechelen the brewery was renamed as Brouwerij Dendria. This agreement was broken in 1986, the brewery closed and production moved to Leuven.