Brouwerij Het Nest

Regional Brewery in Oud-Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2007

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Beyntel 17, Oud-Turnhout, 2360, Belgium
Description
At the beginning of 2000 we founded our own beer tasting club as a group of friends. we tasted different beers, and soon our interest in beer in general and brewing in particular grew. This interest led to a brewing course and soon our first home-brewed beer followed. A delicious tripel. From then on, beers were brewed at regular intervals with trial and error. Our interest in beer turned into a real passion. From that passion we continued to develop new beers. The quality clearly increased. The choice of playing cards for our labels is also not chosen by chance. As the international capital of the playing card, Turnhout is also our birthplace. We are therefore very proud to be able to present an extensive and varied range to you. By following the increasing demand for our beers and the growing export demand, we decided to build our own brewery. Hard work was done in the spring to have the brewery operational by the summer of 2015. At the end of July we were extremely proud to be able to brew the first beer in our own kettles. In addition to a state-of-the-art brewing installation of 30HL, yeast and bearing tanks of 60Hl and 120HL and our own bottling line, we also have a cellar for the storage of barrels for barrel-aged beers.

In May 2020 a merger of Het Nest and Pirlot took place, but both breweries keep on operating independent from each other.

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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Fles geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een licht troebel oranje geel bier met een medium witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van whisky en hout. De smaak is vol houtig, whisky en alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2025 at 20:22


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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

0.33 l bottle from 'Mr. Hop', best before June 2026. Slightly hazy, golden orange with a large, dense, stable, off-white head. Sweetish, rather fruity-floral, a little resiny aroma of orange peel, mango and hints of pine. Slightly sweet, moderately bitter, quite fruity-floral and a little resiny taste of orange peel, mango, some grains and a touch of pine, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly dry finish. Medium body, quite effervescent mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Decent.

Tried from Bottle from Mr. Hop (webshop) on 05 Aug 2025 at 18:52


8

#strong

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2025 at 09:44


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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Fles gekregen van Kim & Sander, gedeeld met Roelzie. Het is een troebel oranje geel bier met een volle schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van mout en fruit. De smaak is vol fruitig, zacht zoet en hoppig.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2025 at 19:29


7

Tried on 16 Jul 2025 at 21:36


7
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Small and lingering white head. Clowdy solid yellow color.
Nice belgian phenolic aroma.
Smooth but with high alcohols.
Phenolic with balanced bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2025 at 15:48


6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle shared by Johan S, thanks. Small and lingering white lace.
Opaque solid yellow color.
Orange and herbal aroma.
Light sweetness and fruity.
Big body.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2025 at 15:32


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

33cl bottle from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours pale gold, medium transparent, with scarce foam. Aroma is intensely yeasty and spiced, Belgiany. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is moderately bitter, with some grainy sweet as well. Final is average.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2025 at 19:10


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

33cl bottle from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours brilliant amber, transparent, with scarce foam. Aroma is intensely herbal, spiced. Body is fairly dense, with average carbonation. Taste is fairly bitter. Final is still long and intense.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2025 at 12:19


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(Bottle) Dark brown colour with creamy, beige head. Malty, smoky nose with notes of caramel, bread, peat smoke, dried fruit, raisins, orange peel, treacle-toffee and some resin. Malty, slightly smoky taste with dark bread, caramel, dried fruit, raisins, prunes, peat smoke, resin, black pepper, orange peel, treacle-toffee, coffee and a balanced spicy/herbal bitterness in a finish with a slight alcohol touch. Almost full body, quite sweet. Well balanced, with a gentle smoke touch. Nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2025 at 21:38