Zen 663: Seven abandoned breweries

There's a rising trend for breaking into abandoned buildings and taking photos of the always delapidated yet sometimes majestic interiors. In the US, this is given the unfortunate name of 'spelunking', which sounds like an illicit sexual activity somewhere between dogging and the dirty sanchez.

Nileguide has compiled a list of seven 'spelunked' breweries in Belgium, the American Midwest and Germany, in the process proving that when it comes to industrial architecture, the only thing more beautiful than a defunct brewery is one that actually works.

Apparently these are open for a bit of casual spelunking, if you happen to be nearby. But please remember to wash your hands and tip generously.

The abandoned Stella Artois brewery at Leuven, Belgium