I visited ’t Brugs Beertje on both nights of my Bruges stay. On the first night there were seven of us and it looked like we were going to have to leave because the bar was fully packed and there wasn’t even really room enough for us all to stand at the bar. Fortunately they found us some space – in the whole other bar out the back. We had the space to ourselves for most of the evening – it filled with others at 10 or so. But until then we had a lovely time chatting and choosing our beers from the extensive menu, whilst being waited upon by the lovely Fred (who always seems to know when we were ready to order another round and what beers would suit us best). Most beers were bottled, although there are a few ‘on tap’. Each beer had its own special glass, shaped so the beer would be appreciated to its fullest extent. The glasses were also usually beautifully decorated with pictures appropriate to the beer’s name. We took pictures.

On the Saturday night, four of us went again and joined the hoi polloi in the front room. Whilst more crowded than the room behind, the atmosphere in ’t Brugs Beertje was always relaxed and not too noisy. We had no problems holding several deep and meaningful conversations (fueled, no doubt, in part by the beer).

Beers ranged in price from about 1.75 euros to 3 euros, depending on what you chose. Quite popular amongst my group were the fruit beers, possibly because they didn’t really taste like normal beer. I found them a bit… unsettling. There was food available. Nothing too fancy – just toasted sandwiches and the like. Frankly, I can’t compare it to other pubs in Bruges because I didn’t really go to any others. But it was close to the Markt, not too overrun with obnoxious tourists (except ourselves, perhaps!), reasonably priced, and great fun. I’d definitely recommend it.

Oh, and we brought up the fact that the menu only listed 146 beers, unlike the claimed 300, with Fred. He did mention that they had seasonal beers and such that weren’t listed on the menu – a justified claim and we enjoyed the Easter beer whilst there. But he did get a bit evasive after that. I’m not going to hold it against them, however!

The bar is closed on Wednesdays, so if you happen to forget and wander around for a beer, just hop into De Hobbit across the street. This is more of a restaurant and doesn't have quite as huge of a selection for beers, but the atmosphere is great.