Vieux Temps

Vieux Temps is a Belgian amber ale created by Brasserie Grade at Mont-Saint-Guibert in Walloon Brabant. The brewery had been founded in 1858 by Pierre-Joseph Grade and developed into an important regional business under successive generations of the family.

Vieux Temps was devised during the early 1930s by Jules Grade. Although filtered using modern methods, it was intended to retain the fuller flavour associated with older beers—hence its name, meaning “old times”. The light, top-fermented amber beer became a notable example of the Belgian spéciale style and received international awards during the 1950s and 1960s.

Brasserie Grade entered into a commercial partnership with Brouwerij Artois in 1970 and later became known as Brasserie Saint-Guibert. The site also brewed Leffe beers for the expanding Artois group. Brewing at Mont-Saint-Guibert ended in 1996, when production of Vieux Temps and Leffe moved to Leuven. Vieux Temps survives as an AB InBev brand, preserving the name of one of Walloon Brabant’s most successful former breweries. However, AB InBev no longer lists Vieux Temps on their official website.

The former site of the Vieux Temps brewery in Mont-Saint-Guibert continues to brew beers, but they are an unrelated brand.

Originally brewed at: Brasserie Grade, Mont-Saint-Guibert Now brewed by: AB InBev, Leuven