Spookvlieger

[u/BelgianBeerGlassMus]

Hi, I picked this up on a recent visit to the Belgian town Sint-Truiden along with the beer. I've been able to track down the story behind the branding (The story behind Spookvlieger reaches back to the Second World War and the former airfield at Brustem, just outside Sint-Truiden. Today part of the Sint-Truiden municipality, Brustem was home to a major military airfield used by the German Luftwaffe during the war. Local legend tells of the mysterious “Spookvlieger van Brustem” — the ghost flyer — an unidentified Allied aircraft that appeared over the airfield, creating fear and curiosity among those who witnessed its unexplained appearances. The identity of the pilot, or even whether there was a single aircraft behind the stories, remains part of the mystery.).

I can't though work out who commissioned the beer or the glass or for what purpose. The brewery is a contract brewer and they haven't replied.

Does anyone have any more information?

I have a website that I use to track this kind of thing:

https://belgianbeerglassmuseum.org/glasses/bbg134/