Brouwerij Bosteels was founded by Jozef Bosteels in 1791 in the Flanders village of Buggenhout, Belgium, near the premises of Pauwel Kwak, who had had an inn and stable on a well-traveled highway between Gent with Mechelen. This inn became very famous because of the dark, strong beer Kwak provided for his clientele. He also designed a special glass without a foot that was hung in a support of wood attached to the carriage or saddle so travelers could drink without disembarking or dismounting. Bosteels has revived that tradition and become recognized for its modern day version of Kwak, adding an individual wooden support to the famed Kwak glasses to replace the carriage "floats”. There is no doubt what beer is beer poured when someone orders a Kwak.