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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Color: Red copper, large frothy beige head. Aroma: Malty, caramel. Taste: Dark malt, roasted malt notes, caramel, some raisins, quite strong grassy and spicy hop backbone. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Moderate sweet and light to moderate bitterness. Light coffee hints at the dry-ish and bittery finish. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2024 at 19:42

6/10
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Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2023 at 14:29

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Clear deep golden beer with a white head. Aroma of belgian yeast, herbal malt, spices. Taste of mild sweet and herbal malt, yeast, yellow fruits.
Tried on 21 Nov 2023 at 15:11

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Clear golden beer with a white lacing. Aroma of herbal wheat malt, phenols. Taste of phenols, herbs, wheat malt, some banana.
Tried on 30 Oct 2023 at 19:21

6/10
Sweetish bready beginning. Deep sticky, sweetish but drinkable, dried raisins, sticky grainy sweetish finish. I like the label more than the beer.
Tried on 25 Oct 2023 at 21:41

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dark amber, beige foam. Nose of caramel, dried fruit, some vanilla, light roastiness, some cloves. Sweet with light bitterness.
Tried on 19 Oct 2023 at 20:02

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Fles 33cl thuis gedeeld. Laurier, caramel, wat banaan, maltig, licht kruidig, dried fruit, wat rood fruit, toffee, hoptonen, wat citrus, wat chocoladetonen. (15-10-2023).
Tried on 15 Oct 2023 at 16:20

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Mild hefig-herber Beginn. Getreidig, angenehme Herbe, spritzig, leicht bananig. Mittellanger Abgang. 8/7/9/7/8/7
Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2023 at 19:23

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Very thick & dense, just yellowish head, fed by lively carbonated darker golden, clear beer. Bit earthy smell, bulbs, walnuts, and a little bit of oxydation. Sweet, with even sticky feeling, despite the good carbonation. Almondy, frangipane. Finish has some dry, almost oxydized grains. Medium bodied, bit dense texture for a tripel. OK, it's a triepel. Not one I'm getting happy over. Txs to Stef!
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2023 at 08:40

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap @ Het Speciaalbier Festival, Den Bosch. Clear dark amber to light brown with an off-white head. Dark caramel aroma. Sweet taste with a sweet boozy finish. Satisfying barley wine.
Tried from Draft on 07 May 2023 at 19:53