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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

A<\/span> discreet wooden pocket door with frosted glass panes leads from Lena Masson\u2019s bedroom into the caf\u00e9 her family has owned since 1895. Lena has lived here her entire life. Blue and yellow shutters frame the windows overlooking the famous hop fields of Poperinge. Inside, woven chairs and tiled tables rest underneath exposed ceiling beams. Handmade witch dolls hang from the rafters, having been added one-by-one for the last twenty years so that there are now hundreds of them scattered around. De Helleketel was originally a hunting pub where hunters would enjoy a pint after searching for hares (two stuffed hares, playing cards, remain above the bar). Lena\u2019s grandmother, Emma Masson, was the first to run the caf\u00e9 while her husband worked as a truck driver. Lena\u2019s mother, Simonne, followed suit, keeping the caf\u00e9 going while her own husband drove for the local brewery, La Hay. And in 1966, at age 13, Lena began working here until she eventually took over as the third-generation of female owners. A free, Seeburg jukebox full of American classics sits next to a refrigerator full of local beers. Here, everything\u2019s by the bottle. Lena recommends the Helleketel from Brouwerij De Bie\u2014a flavourful amber ale of 7% ABV. And in the back where there\u2019s room to sit for a meal, you\u2019ll find a slew of traditional caf\u00e9 games like Tr\u00e9buchet and Kachelspel. The caf\u00e9\u2019s name\u2014De Helleketel\u2014means \u201cThe Witches Cauldron,\u201d and it\u2019s always been the women of the Masson family who\u2019ve stirred the magic here.<\/p>\n

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A former hunting lodge in Poperinge dating back to 1895 that now houses witch statues hanging from the ceiling.<\/p>\n

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