Brouwerij De Smokkelaar

Client Brewer in Overdinkel, Overijssel, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 2018

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Vosbultkamp 72, Overdinkel, Vosbultkamp 72, Netherlands
Description
In het uiterste oosten van Twente, helemaal tegen de rand van Duitsland nog achter Losser, ligt het smokkeldorp Overdinkel. In de vorige eeuw, toen de Europese grenzen nog gesloten waren, werden hier veelvuldig koffie, schoenen, boter en kleding gesmokkeld over de grens met Duitsland. Dit zorgde voor een mooi extra zakcentje voor de dorpsbewoners. De meest wilde verhalen gaan nog rond. In de nacht luisterden de inwoners geregeld naar het geluid van geloste schoten langs de grens en hoopten ze dat de volgende ochtend vader- of broerlief weer heelhuids thuis zou komen. Wild West-taferelen waren het, maar dan in het Oosten des lands… Dit smokkelverleden leidde tot de inspiratie voor de bieren van Brouwerij de Smokkelaar.

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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Clear, dark ruby colour with average, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige head. Mildly smoky, caramel malty and minimally herbal, hoppy aroma, hints of smoked wood, smoked ham, caramel, some dark caramel, barbeque, a touch of juniper berry. Taste is mildly smoky, caramel malty, slightly herbal hoppy, hints of smoked wood, caramel, a touch of Genever, juniper berry, low residual sweetness; minimally mineral finish.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very nice composition, mild smokiness, well matching, earthy herbal aspects, wonderful colour - good!
Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2025 at 22:14

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
A very dark brown beer with a beige lacing. Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, dark malt, coffee. Taste of sweet oak chips, whiskey, chocolate, some coffee.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2025 at 07:20

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Herb-malziger Beginn, deutlich schwächer als erwartet. Wenig würzig, trocken schokoladig, laffer Körper. Milde Kakaonoten, ok. 9/8/9/8/12/8
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2025 at 20:54

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle [as "Smokkelbok"]. Minimally cloudy, auburn colour with ruby shimmer and average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Sweet-ish, caramel malty and minimally nutty, dark malty aroma, hints of nougat, caramel, hazelnut, a touch of malt lozenge. Taste is sweet-ish, toasty, minimally nutty, caramel and dark malty and mildly bitter, earthy-grassy hoppy, hints of hazelnut, caramel, a touch of malt lozenge, nougat.
Slightly creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, dense, creamy carbonation.
Nice malt flavours, minimally mismatching hop flavours - decent.
Tried from Bottle from Pakhuis Twente on 09 Nov 2025 at 21:14

7/10
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Tried from Can on 26 Oct 2025 at 22:00

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cremiger, runder malziger Beginn, etwas Schokolade, weich. Noten von Alkohol, moderat röstig, eher trocken im Hintergrund. Würzig, etwas Kakao, langer Nachhall. 10/11/11/11//11
Tried from Can on 19 Oct 2025 at 19:12

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
A very dark brown beer with a small beige head. Aroma of dark roasted malt, strong malt, coffee, liquorice. Taste of mid sweet strong dark malt, chocolate, coffee, some liquorice.
Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2025 at 21:39

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
330ml can. Slightly cloudy, amber colour with averagecreamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Citrusy fruity, minimally bready, wheaty malty, minimaly yeasty fruity and minimally sugary aroma, notes of lemon, lemon peel, candied lemon peel, limoncello, lemon drops, whiffs of honey, brown sugar, rock sugar, banana undertones. Taste is minimally sugary sweet, pale and wheaty malty, citrusy fruity and minimally zesty bitter, hoppy, minimally yeasty fruity, notes of lemon drops, limoncello, lemon peel, banana and baked banana undertones, a touch of honey sweetness.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, fine, soft to flat carbonation.
Very intense and condensed lemon/lemon peel flavours, harmonious and balanced - good!
Tried from Can from Mr. Hop (webshop) on 25 May 2025 at 14:45

6.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 10 Overall 5
Bottle shared at work with the crew. Nem keszitettem jegyzeteket, csak pontoztam a sort. Egyebkent de: eszmeletlen anizsos, olcso ouzo beutese van a sornek.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:52

6.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at work with the crew. Nem keszitettem jegyzeteket, csak pontoztam a sort.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:52