Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) in Netherlands - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers)

Commercial Brewery in Lieshout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 1719

Contact

Burg. van den Heuvelstraat 35, Lieshout, 5737, Netherlands

bavaria@bavaria.nl

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Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) owns 9 breweries:

Description

We are Swinkels Family Brewers, a 100% independent family brewer and proud of it. Thanks to three centuries of craftsmanship and a healthy entrepreneurial spirit, we have come to where we are today. With a deep respect for people and for our environment. Because in this respect too, we like to be ground-breaking. This is how we continue to pass a more beautiful Swinkels Family Brewers on to the next generation.

For many years now, we have used 1719 as the year in which we were founded and we mention this year on some of our labels. This is the year from which the oldest excise papers were found. But a municipal archivist who researched our origins last century remarked that the origins of the brewery probably go back much further, to 1680.From 1773 on the brewery and the Swinkels family are connected inextricably. In 1924 we open a new brewery. A year later, the three brothers Frans, Piet and Jan Swinkels founded the company 'Gebroeders Swinkels'. They then introduced a new (bottom fermentation) brewing method for brewing pilsner.

in 1935 the three brothers Jan, Piet and Frans Swinkels open a new brew house, which is still operational today. In 1940 Johannes Swinkels opens our own malt house. This gives us more control over the quality of this important raw material for our beer. In 2007 the 6th generation of Swinkels pass on the baton to the 7th generation. We change our trade name into Swinkels Family Brewers in 2018. A year later the firm receives the Royal designation, changing its name, therefore, to Royal Swinkels Family Brewers.

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Cthulhu (1555) reviewed 8.6 Original from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 9 months ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Golden colour. Aroma and taste is basically sweet malts and alcohol. Not really pleasant

Tried on 05 Jun 2025 at 12:57

Cthulhu (1555) ticked Pilsener / Premium Beer / Premium Pilsner from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 9 months ago

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Tried on 05 Jun 2025 at 12:56

4.9

pounge (607) reviewed Swinckels Superior Pilsner from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 9 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Light aroma. Golden color, nice head. Light sweetness and weak bitterness, some strange hop notes. Light body.

Tried on 29 May 2025 at 12:09

Ken1 (6087) ticked 8.6 Tattoo Limited Edition from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 9 months ago

Tried from Can from Kvickly Åbyhøj on 21 May 2025 at 17:16

CoccoBill (10287) ticked 0.0% Fruity Rosé from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 10 months ago

Sweet and fruity, red berries, light and soft. Meh.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 19:12

4.5

Th0r (1426) ticked 8.6 I.P.A. from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 10 months ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2025 at 21:42

6.8

tnkw01 (4059) reviewed 8.6 Gold from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 10 months ago

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

Rhine river trip 2025. Clear gold in color with a small head. Aroma is grains and well balanced. Taste is also grains and well balanced with a sweet finish.

Tried from Can on 13 Apr 2025 at 16:33

6.5

tnkw01 (4059) reviewed 8.6 Tattoo Limited Edition from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 10 months ago

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

Rhine river cruise 2025. Clear gold in color with a three-finger head. Aroma is slightly fruity but kind of artificial. Taste is also slightly sweet and is also artificial.

Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2025 at 22:54

6.8