Droef Grape Ale
Brouwerij Vandenbroek in Midwolde, Groningen, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Fruit Beer - Grape Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.45
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Inspired by our beloved brewery cat who is always up for a hug or a joke. 'Droef' is a blend of spontaneously fermented organic Frankenthaler and Southern Italian Aglianico grapes with our own Watergeus. This style, which is called Italian Grape Ale, combines fresh acidity of the Watergeus with the full mouthfeel of natural wine.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
A clear deep golden beer with a big beige head. Aroma of sour white grapes, brett, apples. Taste of sour grapes, apples, brett, apricot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 12:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Spritziger, rund säuerlicher Beginn, Trauben, leicht vinöse Noten, die Säure steigt etwas an. Spritzig, mild bitter, Zitrus, passend trocken zum Ende. Gut! 10/11/12/12/8/12
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2025
at 14:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
375mL bottle, pours a cloudy peachy pink with a small white head. Aroma has musty grape skins, a touch of phenols, and a hint of bugginess. Flavour is dry, with musty grape skins, wild yeast, and a touching of leather. Bone dry, with a musty, vinous, and wild finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2025
at 20:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6
Bottle pour at Wild Fest Groningen. Nem jegyzeteltem, csak pontoztam a sört.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 09:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at De Koffer, Groningen. Aroma is white grapes with grainy malt, tart grape, oak. Fairly sour and tart, puckering finish. Medium body. Vinous, refreshing, nice Grape Ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jan 2025
at 22:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Arendsnest, 17th October 24. Pours a light orange brown. Aroma is tart, grape skins. Taste is tart, grapes, funky. Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2024
at 14:14
8/10
Hapu, viinamarjane, funky, kuiv, tsitrus, tanniinid. Hea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2022
at 00:47
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2022
at 01:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Bit hazy deep golden. Lots of funk, hay, light grapes, raspberries, bitter oak, herbal. Medium sweet and bitter, lighter sour. More like lambic than grape ale. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2022
at 23:07