{"id":234092,"date":"2025-05-10T05:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T05:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/in-den-grooten-moriaen-cafe-society-belgian-smaak\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T05:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T05:51:10","slug":"in-den-grooten-moriaen-cafe-society-belgian-smaak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=234092","title":{"rendered":"In den Grooten Moriaen \u2014 Caf\u00e9 Society (Belgian Smaak)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Caf\u00e9 Society is a photographic series which celebrates the spaces at the heart of Belgian beer culture.<\/em> See more here<\/em><\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

S<\/span>ebastien Bonnier has been pouring beers from behind the porcelain taps at In den Grooten Moriaen since 2013. He took over from his parents who bought the caf\u00e9 in 1993, converting an authentic, white brick building next to the National Tobacco Museum from a disco and restaurant into a well-lit, quaint caf\u00e9 in the small village of Wervik. The enamel signs decorating its exterior fa\u00e7ade and the framed illustrations on the interior walls are reminiscent of many traditional Belgian beer caf\u00e9s\u2014yet the historical brands they promote are not beers but tobacco brands: Admiral cigarettes, Semois tobacco, Belga cigarettes, Stoom Tabaks en Sigarenfabriek (\u201cSteam Tobacco and Cigar Factory\u201d), and Turkish cigarette manufacturer, Turmac. In den Grooten Moriaen, whose name originates from the Moors of North African descent, is the only establishment in Belgium still allowed to display these tobacco advertisements. Here, the term moriaen<\/em> refers to small statues depicting the dark-skinned labourers of 17th and 18th century tobacco cultivation, statues which were historically placed in the window sills of tobacco shops to market their tobacco products for sale. There\u2019s still a few cigars for sale at In den Grooten Moriaen. However, it\u2019s their extensive beer list that keeps the regulars returning. An assortment of Trappist beers, Oude Geuzes, and traditional Belgian ales dominate the menu. Leroy Breweries, located in nearby Boezinge, brews a blonde and brown beer (the Bleeken Moriaen and Bruynen Moriaen, respectively) exclusively for the caf\u00e9. And while the use of the term moriaens<\/em> has passed due to its useless imprecision and racial animus, one still peers over Bonnier\u2019s shoulder each time he pours a Westmalle Duo from the tap.<\/p>\n

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A Belgian beer caf\u00e9 situated next to the National Tobacco Museum in Wervik.<\/p>\n

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