L'Entre Deux — bar, drinks et brasserie artisanale à Donchery, dans les Ardennes
Bar · Drinks · Brasserie Artisanale
Brewed here. Drunk not far away.
A 15th-century brewery that spent a hundred years as a wine merchante siècle devenue marchand de vin pendant cent ans, et qui s'est remise à faire de la bière en 2020.
Craft brewery✱Bar & Drinks✱Donchery · Ardennes, France✱Tuesday to Saturday✱Bring-your-own barbecue✱L'Amblance✱Craft brewery✱Bar & Drinks✱Donchery · Ardennes, France✱Tuesday to Saturday✱Bring-your-own barbecue✱L'Amblance✱
Right now
Open
Today
14h00 – 21h00
Next event
Sat 22 — Les Cousins du Fossé
Find us
2 av. de Toulon, Donchery
The place
People were brewing here long before us. It just took a century of wine to come back to it.
The building was born a brewery in the 15the siècle. La guerre l'a rasé en 1914, on l'a relevé en 1923 — sauf qu'en 1923, dans le coin, on buvait du vin. Il est donc devenu marchand de vin, et l'est resté près de cent ans.
In 2020, Sébastien put a brewing vessel back where there had always been one. Nobody calls him Sébastien: he's Babass, a village boy, and that is not up for discussion.
The brewery is at the back of the room. You'll see the batch in progress, and sometimes someone stirring something with great concentration. That's Babass. Don't disturb him between 2 and 4 pm.
XVe
A brewery moves into the building. Its first life, and the longest one.
1914
The war passes through Donchery. Nothing of the building is left.
1923
Rebuilt — but people drink wine now. It reopens as a wine merchant.
2020
Babass fires up the vessels in the exact spot where they once stood. Beer returns, five centuries on.
Today
Brewery, bar, drinks, a barbecue yard and an ambulance with nothing medical left about it.
Babass, in his brewery
Brewed here. Plus a few hundred more from elsewhere.
Brewed on site
Our beers
Five regulars, one seasonal batch, and now and then an idea we half regret.
No online sales: put what you fancy on your tab, we'll get back to you about availability, and you pay at the bar when you collect.
Landlord's pick
La Sanglière
Blonde · 4.8% · 33 cl
Dry, short on the palate, made to be drunk while talking loudly. The very first one.
3,80 €
New
Trois Jeudis
IPA · 6.4% · 33 cl
Bitter, resinous, a little talkative. Named after a customer who never left.
4,60 €
Brewed here
Grand-Duc
Dark · 7.9% · 33 cl
Coffee, liquorice, toast. To be drunk sitting down, near the stove, with no plans for tomorrow.
4,90 €
Seasonal batch
Sirène de Meuse
Wheat · 4.5% · 33 cl
Coriander and orange zest. Brewed once a year, in May, and never in large quantities.
Sat 22 Aug · 9 pmLes Cousins du FosséArdennes trad-punk, four lads, one battered accordion. €8 on the door.
Thu 27 Aug · 7 pmBarbecue nightYou bring the sausages, we handle the rest. Free entry.
Fri 5 Sep · 6.30 pmAutumn batch tastingSix glasses, six explanations from Babass, five of them useful. €12, 20 places.
11 AugAutumn has gone into the tankChestnut and smoked malt. Babass says it's a good idea. We'll check in six weeks.New batch
4 AugThree breakdowns, two parties, no casualtiesLooking back on a summer tour that ended one alternator down.L'Amblance
28 JulSo who exactly is Babass?He grew up three streets away, fired the vessels back up in 2020, and doesn't speak before 4 pm.Behind the scenes
Sat 13 Sep · 8 pmHouse quizÉquipes de quatre maximum. Le gagnant repart avec un fût de dix litres. Fully booked
The barbecue
Vous apportez les saucisses, on s'occupe du reste.
The yard is open Thursday to Saturday from 5 pm. The fire is lit at 5.30, the coals are ready around 6. No booking needed, but let us know if there are more than ten of you.
Safety. Le grill est manipulé uniquement par un membre de l'équipe. Les enfants restent à plus de deux mètres des braises. En cas de vent fort ou d'alerte sécheresse, le barbecue est annulé et annoncé ici avant 16h.
Le bar itinérant
L'Amblance is on its way. Nothing serious: it's bringing the beer.
A former ambulance, taps in the back, a counter that folds out of the side. It travels to village fêtes, festivals, clubs and private events, within about sixty kilometres of Donchery.
Oui, il manque le U. C'est fait exprès. Celui qui a floqué le véhicule avait vu le film, et personne ici n'a eu le courage de le reprendre.
This vehicle is a decorated mobile bar. It provides no medical or emergency service whatsoever.
