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
Subsidiaries
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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simontomlinson

5.8
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed 8.6 Red from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Spotty beige head on a reddish brown coloured body.
Red berry, pine & sweet aroma.
Medium to full bodied, smooth with a clean back.
Red berries, malt, wine gums & lightly spiced tastes.
Dangerously easy to drink.

Tried from Can on 08 Apr 2025 at 17:04

kappldav123

5.3
kappldav123 (9211) reviewed 0.0 Wit from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Huge thanks to Erzengel for that one! Can looks simple. Beer in the glass with a huge head. Sweetish aroma. Starts mild, malty, sweetish fruity notes. Not as bready as other low alcohol beers. Finish again milder, but not washy, fine shy hoppy notes. Interesting!

Tried from Can on 06 Apr 2025 at 15:45

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AleDegustation

3.6
AleDegustation (248) reviewed Lynx Premium from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Pours gold with creamy foam. Malt aroma slightly syrupy with a metallic accent. Dry in taste with light maltiness and aftertaste of mineral water. The finish is slightly metallic, mineral and twiggy, generally unpleasant.

Tried from Can on 29 Mar 2025 at 16:42

gave a cheers!
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minutemat

5.9
minutemat (16258) reviewed 8.6 Breaking Lab - Double Trigger N°01 from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml can from Noz Hazebrouck. Pours a generally clear gold, thin white sheet atop. Was fearing the worst with this due to the tramp juice branding but surprisingly it has quite a mild flavour profile, quite perfumed and floral but also a little empty and weak, with soft carbonation. Not 8.6% ABV either. Inoffensive, easy-going.

Tried from Can from Noz Hazebrouck on 21 Mar 2025 at 07:40

midovark

3.5
midovark (6747) reviewed 8.6 Original from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

0.5 l can. Golden color with no head. Sweet alcoholic aroma & taste. Unpleasant finishing. Eh.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:28

midovark

3.5
midovark (6747) reviewed Pilsener / Premium Beer / Premium Pilsner from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 2

Már megint egy újabb pale lager amit anno, csóró koromban ittam valahol egy újabb kósza rating reményében. Ezek az idők már elmúltak hálisten, no de tickers gonna tick.

Tried on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:17

midovark

3.8
midovark (6747) reviewed 8.6 Special Blond Beer from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

0.5 l can from a random Tesco. Golden color, no head, overwhelming alcoholic sweetness both in taste and aroma. Nothing more.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:05

midovark

5.4
midovark (6747) reviewed 8.6 Black from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 3.5

Can. Black pour, off-white head. Cukros lotty, mint egy coke nemi stoutos beutessel.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:04

midovark

5.6
midovark (6747) reviewed Swinckels Superior Pilsner from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 3.5

A pint on tap at Sendmast. Sok elemeznivaló nincs rajta, a közepesnl valamivel jobb macro lager, ami jellegtelenségbe fullad.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:53

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Dogbrick
Dogbrick (24210) ticked Swinkels Export from Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers) 11 months ago

Historical (80s/90s) beer collection #128 - no rating.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2025 at 21:07

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