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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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Gedronken tijdens het Nederlands Speciaalbier Festival in den Bosch. Amberkleurig helder bier met matig schuim. Aroma van fruitig en zurig. De smaak is fruitig. Nasmaak is licht bitter.
Tried on 07 May 2023 at 12:06

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Geprobeerd met LiekevdV, Inoven, SandervdL en Roelzie op het Nederlands Speciaalbier Festival 2023 in den Bosch. Het is een troebel oranje bruin bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van mout en hop. De smaak is fris hoppig en zacht bitter.
Tried on 07 May 2023 at 11:52

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Gedronken tijdens het Nederlands Speciaalbier Festival in den Bosch. Roze helder bier met matig schuim. Aroma is licht fruitig en zurig. De smaak is zuur en licht fruitig. Nasmaak blijft zuur.
Tried on 07 May 2023 at 11:51

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Geprobeerd met LiekevdV, Inoven, SandervdL en Roelzie op het Nederlands Speciaalbier Festival 2023 in den Bosch. Het is een helder donkerrood bier met weinig tot geen schuim. Het heeft een aroma van Cassis. De smaak is vol fruitig en zuur.
Tried on 07 May 2023 at 11:45

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
33cl bottle. A clear deep golden beer withi a off-white head. Aroma of mild fruity hops, grass, pale malt. Taste of fruity pale malt, yeast, some flowers and grassy hops.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2023 at 20:53

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
33cl bottle. A clear very dark golden beer with a beige head. Aroma of mid sweet strong grainy malt, some honey. Taste of mid sweet pale malt, grains, some spicy hops, hints of honey and flowers. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2023 at 20:22

3.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Bottle at home, dark brown beer, small head. Aroma is malt, sweet, fruit, coughing syrup. Taste is the same, sweet, malt, fruit, coughing syrup, end flavour is tart like the others said which keeps on lingering, drain pour.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2023 at 20:44

6.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from 'Mr. Hop', best before May 2024. Clear, ruby with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, slightly fruity, minimally grassy-spicy aroma of caramel, raisins and some leaves. Gently sweet, malty, moderately bitter, slightly grassy-spicy and a little fruity taste of caramel, grains, nuts, leaves and a touch of raisins, followed by a short, quite bitter, slightly dry finish. Medium body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Decent Alt, nowhere near the top examples from D'dorf though.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2022 at 19:15

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Burg Bieren, Ermelo. Dutch brewery #494.
Very dark brown with an off-white creamy head. Dark caramel and malt aroma with dried fruits and molasses. Sweet taste with a long bittersweet finish. Very Belgian in all aspects.
Tried from Bottle from Burg Bieren Bierwinkel on 23 Jan 2022 at 12:37

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle, dark brown color, slight gusher. Malty caramelly, slightly metallic aroma. Malty sweet flavor with raisin, caramel and a soft roast character. Not too bad.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05