Hoegaarden Requiem

This afternoon I was on photo assignment at the Hoegaarden brewery in the eponymous little Flemish town, just south of Tienen. The brewery is in the process of closing down. The production of Hoegaarden beer itself will move to another site of the Inbev Group at Jupille. It's sad for Hoegaarden and the century old tradition of brewing beer in this area. An interactive visitor centre - for which these photos are intended - will try to keep the memory of this past alive.

The plaque on this photo commemorates the opening of the then new brewery complex, september 1984.

Taken with the Nikon D80, Tokina 12-24mm f4 @ 20mm, 1/50, f4, iso 800. Processed in Adobe Camera Raw, with some additional noise added.