’t Ankertje aan de Dijle

Cozy place on a lively square. Visit it on a friday afternoon. Collection of beers a bit dissapointing but is changing over time. (9-2023).

Bar serving Het Anker beers on the nice ’Vismarkt’ (fishmarket) in Mechelen. Perfect place to hang out in the summer. All the terraces are crowded and there is a nice athmosphere. Lovely view on the old Lamot brewery. Prices are acceptable, yet the selection is rather small. Service is good and friendly, yet when there’s a lot of visitors, it’s a bit slower. My go to place in Mechelen in the summer.

A comfortable spot to drink some Anker beers in the city centre. i know they’re available pretty much all over town but this place is owned by Het Anker so is a good option. They have a full range of the beers. Gouden Carolus Noel was particularly scrumptious on draft one time we visited on the way to Kerstbierfestival. not a destination in itself but worth a visit.

Nice atmosphere, good service. Have all the beers from brewery Het Anker.

This place is in a small picturesque square next to a canal on the south side of the city center. Lots of other bars and restaurants in the area, so it’s perfect for strolling. Good view of the defunct Brouwerij Lamot across the canal - now a restaurant and event space, but the massive copper brewing kettle is visible from outside. This place, by the way, is small and cozy, and has a good chunk of the Anker range. A decent stop in the relative beer desert of Mechelen.

Nice atmosphere, lovely service. They offer all Anker beers (eg. Gouden Carolus) in different sizes. While these beers are available throughout town, they're a tad more expensive here. Great place to do an Anker tasting, but not much more.

Nice pub with Anker beers. Those beers are available in most pubs in town, so that doesn’t make it very special. A wider selection of other beers ("friends of the brewery", "inspirators" or something) would have made it a more interesting place for ratebeerians. The atmosphere is nice, good stop in Mechelen when Stillen Genieter is closed and d’Afspraak too far away.

Decent pub attached to the Anker Brewery, so logically stocking only their beers. Good if you’re looking for anything brewed by... the Anker Brewery, not so good if you’re looking for anything else.

Owned by Het Anker Brewery and hence only stocking their beers, which gives it low marks for selection. Nevertheless this is one of our favourite bars in Mechelen, great ambience.