We've been updating the list of beers. In the notes you'll often see "A Belgian Family Brewer". These are special brewers that:

• Is a genuine Belgian beer brewed in Belgium
• Comes from an independent family brewery that has been making beer for at least 50 years, and is thus a traditional brewery
• Is an original beer, no copies of which are sold under any other name or label.

From their site:

About Belgian Family Brewers

Belgian Family Brewers: a quality label for family-brewed beers in Belgium

The members of the non-profit association Belgian Family Brewers are Belgian breweries which have been brewing beer in Belgium for at least 50 years non-stop. Together they represent 15% of Belgian brewers, with a total of more than 1,500 years of experience in traditional beer brewing.

At present, there are 14 member breweries:

Bavik Bosteels De Halve Maan De Koninck Dubuisson Dupont Het Anker

Lefebvre Roman Sint Bernard Silly Van Eecke Van Honsebrouck Verhaeghe

From Flanders Today newspaper:

Ever been surprised to find out, after praising your all time favorite “Belgian” beer, that it is in fact brewed by a multinational in some other country? These kinds of disappointments are best avoided, but that is made difficult with the current trend that has many a foreign brew marketing itself as a “Belgian Style Ale”.

A non-profit organization called Belgian Family Brewers (BFB) has created a special label to protect and promote truly Belgian beers. The label, represented by a tricolour BFB logo indicative of the national flag, guarantees a unique product from an independent Belgian brewery that has met certain quality standards. To obtain a BFB label, the brewery must be continuously active and in the hands of the same family for at least 50 years, which must be single-handedly in charge of the commercialization of its beer. Th e family may not bottle their brew under any other name or label.