De Koninck Brewery

Geschiedenis

De Koninck Brewery is a Belgian brewery based in Antwerp . The glass in which De Koninck's flagship beer is served is called a bolleke, although this term is most colloquially used to refer to a glass filled with the beer itself and is the way the beer is ordered in bars.BeersThe brewery currently brews three beers: De Koninck, 5% ABV Triple d'Anvers, 8% ABV Winterkoninck, 6.5% ABV, a seasonal brew In the past the brewery has brewed several beers, for which the production has now been discontinued: Cuvee Antwerpen '93, introduced in 1993 when the brewery's home city was cultural capital of Europe, 8% ABV Cuvee De Koninck, the commercial prolongation of the Cuvee Antwerpen '93, 8% ABV Antoon, a special beer introduced for the Anthony van Dyck year in 1999, 6% ABV Begyn, introduced for the Béguinage Festival in Hoogstraten in 1999, 6.5% ABV Pagadder, 6.5% ABV Zomerkoninck, a seasonal brew with strawberries, introduced in 2007 for the Dutch market exclusively, 6% ABV Gusto Golden Blond, 8% ABV Gusto Ruby Red, 8% ABV De Koninck Blond, 6% ABVHistoryAt the edge of the city of Antwerp, along the road to Mechelen, there was an inn 'De Plaisante Hof' (The Merry Garden). Despite the pleasant name, the inn was situated right across from the notorious gallows field (now King Albert Park) where, in the Middle Ages, murderers and other criminals were hanged. On this boundary between Antwerp and Berchem, in front of De Plaisante Hof, stood a stone boundary post showing a put-up hand which was token for the merchants entering the town to pay toll. This 'toll hand' now shows on the green right-side escutcheon of the De Koninck Brewery. These days, you can still admire it in the brewery itself. The hand is also recognized as the symbol of the city of Antwerp, which is derived from the Dutch for 'hand'.