Yvan De Baets is Head-brewer, co-owner and co-founder of Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, the pioneer brewery of the renewal of the Brussels’ craft beer scene.
He took a formal education in brewing at the Meurice Institute for Brewing and Malting Science in Brussels, where he is now lecturer. He is as well guest-speaker at the Postgraduate Malting and Brewing of the KU-Leuven University.
Yvan is also a beer writer, specialized in ancient Belgian brewing techniques, and a lecturer in various brewing conferences and forums.
In addition, he is an international beer judge at, among others, the World Beer Cup, European Beer Star, Great American Beer Festival, Birra dell’Anno, Dutch Beer Challenge and France Bière Challenge.
