City Amber · De Koninck 'Bolleke'
De Koninck (Bolleke)
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Antwerp locals refused to call it by its real name and instead ordered it by the shape of its glass — 'Bolleke,' meaning 'little ball' — a nickname so dominant it officially became the beer's name in 2019.
De Koninck is a smooth, malty amber ale, a Belgian 'Spéciale' style beer served exclusively in its distinctive round, stemmed glass. It's been the default order in Antwerp's brown cafés for over a century.
Why it's made this way: Brewed in Antwerp since 1833, it's so tied to the city that ordering 'een Bolleke' anywhere else in Belgium immediately marks you as an Antwerpenaar.
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