also known as Brasserie Dubuisson, is a family-owned brewery located in the town of Pipaix in Southern Belgium. It is one of the oldest breweries in Belgium and certainly the oldest in Wallonia. Founded in 1769 by Joseph Leroy as a farm brewery, it has been passed down through eight generations of family members to the current brewmaster, Hugues Dubuisson. Up until 1931 the brewery remained very small and sold beer only to the farm workers and people in the town of Pipaix. Then, the two Dubuisson brothers, Alfred and Amedee, purchased the brewery from their father, renamed it the Brasserie Dubuisson Freres, Ltd, and began a period of expansion. The brewery now has a modernized brewhouse, cellar, and packaging line in Pipaix. Brasserie Dubuisson is dedicated to the production of all-natural, artisanal beers and has steered clear of private labels and random rebranding. Additionally, the family has built a microbrewery called “Le Brasse Temps” in Louvain-la-Neuve and a brewpub by the same name in Mons, as well as a pub called “Troll & Bush” in Pipaix. The brewery currently brews and distributes 10 different brands of beer. Bush Ambree (12% alcohol by volume [ABV]) is the oldest brand, established in 1933. Bush de Noel (12% ABV) and Bush de Noel Premium (13% ABV) were both introduced in 1991. Bush Blonde (10.5% ABV) was introduced in 1998, Cuvee des Trolls (7% ABV) in 2000, Bush Prestige (13% ABV) in 2003, Bush Blonde Triple (10.5% ABV), Bush Ambree Triple (12% ABV), and Bush de Nuits (13% ABV) in 2008, and the newest offering, Peche Mel Bush (8.5% ABV), in 2009. In 2010, the British brewer Paul Arnott, a veteran of Chimay and Unibroue, became technical director of Dubuisson. Arnott expressed the brewery’s wish to remain traditional, but also to become increasingly creative.

See also belgium and wallonia.