Brouwerij De Klep

Microbrewery in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2012

Closed in 2026

Contact
Foodhal MOUT, Deken van Oppensingel 6, Venlo, 5911 AD, Netherlands
Description
The founder of this brewery is Louis Klaassens, owner of Café De Klep. From the very beginning, Louis's ambition was to open a "high-profile and successful city brewery" in Venlo. Initially, it was called Stadsbrouwerij Klaassens, which in 2018 became Stadsbrouwerij De Klep, and in 2022, Brouwerij De Klep.

Until 2022, the beers were primarily brewed at Brouwerij De Fontein. Initially, this was around 300 liters per batch, but in 2018, it increased to 1000 liters per batch.

On June 1, 2022, a dedicated brewing system was put into operation, and the brewery was established in the MOUT food hall in Venlo: the dream of having our own brewery was finally realized!

The brewery was closed in May 2026.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(sample, bottle) Clear brown. Minimal beige head. Sweet, dark malts, caramel. Ok sweet beer.
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2026 at 13:26

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
(Draft at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 27 Feb 2026) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty, fruity, spicy nose with mixed fruit, herbs and coriander. Malty, fruity taste with notes of marzipan, white bread, mixed fruit, candy sugar, coriander and a gentle herbal bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Smooth and refreshing. Nice one.
Tried from Draft at Proeflokaal Arendsnest on 21 Apr 2026 at 20:24

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Draft at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 27 Feb 2026) Amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with dark bread, caramel and brown sugar. Malty taste with notes of coffee, dark bread, raisins, caramel, roasted grain and a mild herbal bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Well balanced altbier. Nice one.
Tried from Draft at Proeflokaal Arendsnest on 20 Apr 2026 at 20:42

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought online @ Mr. Hop.
Hazy dark golden with a white head. Malty aroma with some yeast notes. Sweet taste with a full bodied medium bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle from Mr. Hop on 15 Feb 2026 at 20:35

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 4th February 2026. Pours off clear, aroma is spicy, yeasty, taste is quite yeast forward, and sweet - OK, not my thing particularly
Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2026 at 14:45

7/10
A clear orange brown beer with a white lacing. Aroma of semi strong caramelized malt nuts. Taste of caramelized malt, nuts, moderate bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2026 at 12:46

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Dried fruits, pruim, rozijn, caramel, maltig, wat liquorice, melasse, licht kruidig, wat droog. (28-12-2025).
Tried from Bottle from 't Bockje on 28 Dec 2025 at 22:23

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fles 33cl thuis. Yeasty, steenfruit, suikers, vrij droog, licht kruidig, bloemig, wat citrus, honingtonen, zoeten, bittertonen. (28-12-2025).
Tried from Bottle from 't Bockje on 28 Dec 2025 at 21:55

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Belgisch gist, bloemig, bittertonen, fruitig, klein zuurtje, redelijk droog, steenfruit, citrustonen. (25-12-3025).
Tried from Bottle from 't Bockje on 25 Dec 2025 at 15:11

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4.5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Herb-malziger Beginn, eher trocken, etwas brotig, trocken. Langweilig, kurzer Abgang. 10/6/6/6/8/6
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2025 at 13:45