Hertog Jan. Seventeen beers.

Hertog Jan comes from Arcen, a village on the Maas in North Limburg. There, in 1915, four small brewers together founded a steam brewery, the Arcense Stoombierbrouwerij. The name refers to John I, Duke of Brabant, who has appeared on every label for decades.

Hertog Jan started as a brand name of the drinks wholesaler De Kikvorsch in Deest; the top-fermented beer was brewed in Arcen. In the early 1980s the brand played a major role in the revival of Dutch beer culture. Since 1995 the brewery has been part of Interbrew, today's AB InBev, and since 1998 it has officially been called Hertog Jan Brouwerij.

In the white brewery building on the Kruisweg there are still copper brew kettles, and in the cellars lie bottles of Grand Prestige from different vintages. Grand Prestige is the brewery's premium line. Since 2017 a Grand Prestige Vatgerijpt has been released every year, each time matured in a different type of cask.

Besides pilsener, Hertog Jan Brouwerij brews a weizener, a bock beer, a tripel and Karakter, among others. The brewery in Arcen can be visited on a guided tour; the building does have narrow corridors and lots of stairs.