Brouwerij Haacht

Founded by Eugène De Ro, the brewery has remained fully independent of multinational brewing groups for over 125 years, now managed by the fourth generation of the van der Kelen family. Haacht is the third largest brewery in Belgium and operates as a vertically integrated business, owning its own transport fleet and a substantial portfolio of catering establishments.

The SUPER 8 range launched in 2016 to explore contemporary beer styles alongside the brewery's traditional pilsner and abbey beer lines. In 2022, Haacht extended SUPER 8 into the 0.0% space with its first alcohol-free beer. A second 0.0% variant, a fruit beer built on the same SUPER 8 platform, followed in 2023. Both sit within a focused two-product AF range rather than a broad catalogue.

Dealcoholisation uses vacuum evaporation at low temperature: a method that removes alcohol from fully brewed beer at reduced pressure, preserving the aroma compounds that would be driven off by conventional high-heat processing. Haacht documents this technique on its brand site as central to the character of the 0.0% beers.

The SUPER 8 0.0% range is available through specialist alcohol-free retailers. For sober-curious drinkers seeking Belgian-style AF options from an established independent producer, Haacht's scale as the third largest brewery in Belgium combined with its fully family-owned structure gives the range a distinct position in the category.