Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

Bar with a good selection of Belgian beers.

Really nice place in a very good spot in the city. Worth a visit for sure.

Visited in oktober 2019

Situado en pleno centro, en un emplazamiento mágico a la orilla del río Lys, amplia terraza e interior de dimesiones medianas, el local es puramente tradicional, decorado con botellas ancestrales, escudos de Orval, Omer, Chimay, Gulden Draak, De Koninck, aunque resulta me resultó cuiroso ver que las sombrillas de la terraza eran de Bitburger, mucha madera y piedra, el ambiente, dado la localización y su atractivo, es bastante turístico. En cuanto a la cerveza, 14 surtidores y unas 130 referencias en botella, obviamente perfil clásico, Débora apostó por una Witt local, cuya marca no recuerdo, entre otras cosas, porque no fue nada memorable, bastante polvorienta y corta de cítricos, sin embargo, yo fui a caballo ganador, Oude Gueuze de Tilquin, un vinagre bacteriano de los que a mí me gustan, todo un clásico. Buen a garito y a pesar de ser la turistada, vale mucho la pena.

Nice place at the water. Nice terrace.

This bar once had a reputation for a huge selection of beers - but times have changed and expectations are higher now. Still, when the weather is warm it's a great place to sit outside.

Visited on a national holiday. A hugely crowded bar with lots of space outside and some live music going on. Selection is just a collection of standard Belgians, so I might have had too high expectations there. The location is admittedly nice, and it seems like it could be a relaxing place if it weren't for the music (which was still fun, though). All in all a bit disappointing that this is one of the top places in Gent, but nonetheless a pleasant place to have a decent Belgian beer if it's not exactly a national holiday when you visit, I guess.

I am not sure why this rates so high. The ambiance is great, the name (Waterhouse at the beer side) is perfect, but the beer list is average with most of the usual Belgian beer suspects. They have the advantage of three house beers which are ok but not great and they surely miss all the new Belgian craft breweries that came up in the last couple of years (Dochter vd Korenaar, Hof ten Dormaal, Alvinne, Siphon, etc.). Having said, this is still one of the best beer bars in Gent.