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 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, chestnut colour with ruby shimmer and absurdely huge, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, off-white to beige head. Sweet-ish, minimally nutty, dark and caramel malty aroma, notes of malt lozenge, minimally leafy, hoppy and dusty yeasty overtones. Taste is sweet, slightly nutty, dark and caramel malty, notes of malz lozenge, a touch of milk chocolate, minimally leafy, hoppy overtones.
Watery texture, minimally cloying, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium to coarse, prickly to lively carbonation.
Quite sweet, nevertheless fairly tasty, a bit watery and quite overcarbonated - meh!
Tried from Bottle from Pakhuis Twente on 20 Feb 2025 at 22:01

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 7 Overall 5.5
Pale malt, wheat bread, spicy notes. No banana. Pretty odd.
Tried on 15 Feb 2025 at 19:33

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Süß malziger, cremig karamelliger Beginn. Würzig, wenig Schokolade, rund. Cremig, etwas holzig, langer Abgang, zunehmend holzig. Gut. 10/11/12/11//11
Tried from Draft at Hopfen + Malz Bierladen on 13 Feb 2025 at 16:37

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Mild röstiger, cremig malziger Beginn. Überraschend süß, leicht pappig, würzig. Leicht zuckrig, mittellanger Abgang, nett. 10/9/9/9//9
Tried from Draft at Hopfen + Malz Bierladen on 13 Feb 2025 at 16:34

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, gift from a friend. Aroma is spicy Belgian yeast with pale malt, softly fruity with some sugary citrus, a bit spicy, a floral hint. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Ordinary but well-rounded Belgian Ale.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:05

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From tap at De Klep, Venlo. Aroma is spicy yeast with notes of bubblegum, bit estery with some floral notes. Lightly fruity. Medium sweet taste, light bitter. Medium body. Pretty spicy Tripel.
Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:04

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
From tap at De Klep, Venlo. Grainy malt with straw. Nicely grainy but a bit sweetish. Good bitterness though. Decent Pils.
Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:04

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From tap at De Klep, Venlo. A very spicy Quadrupel with dark malt, some liquorice root, caramel, lightly some dried fruits. Sweet and mild bitter. Above medium body. Good, but a bit too spicy for me.
Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:04

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is firmly malty with caramel, some dried fruit, brown malts, raisins, hint of chocolate. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and light bitter. Medium body. Wholesome Doppelbock.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2025 at 13:35

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Fairly strong on the dried fruit with raisins, brown malts, caramel, some spicy notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Medium body. Not a bad Bock.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2025 at 13:35