Het Nest Brouwerij

The Het Nest brewery began life in 2000 as a beer-tasting society, and over the years since it has become a recognised craft beer brewery. The co-owner and president of Het Nest, Bart Cuypers, is from Oud-Turnhout and since he and his partners live and brew in Turnhout, near the headquarters of Cartamundi, they decided to acknowledge one of the town’s main industries by naming their brews after playing cards: their first commercial brew was Schuppenboer (Jack of Spades), followed by Hertenheer (King of Hearts), then Schuppenaas (Ace of Spades), Kleveretien (Ten of Clubs), and finally Koekendam (Queen of Diamonds) to complete their main line of beers. See their website for illustrations.

A first cursory glance at the cards gives the impression that this is a standard Cartamundi pack. But look closely and you’ll see the court cards are all holding a glass of beer (same in each suit), and the aces have an enlarged decorative suit symbol. For some reason, presumably related to the Kleveretien brew, the ten of clubs is not a sold black but a more ornate design. The pip cards in the suits are otherwise all standard. There are two standard Cartamundi jokers. See the box►

Above: Het Nest Brouwerij playing cards manufactured by Cartamundi, Belgium.