About
Brewery Vandenbroek is a small family brewery. Craft and trust in nature are our driving forces. The brewery-housing and brewery equipment are fully self-designed and self-built as a lambic brewery. We have two brass woodfired coppers, a traditional cooling tun where -after hours of cooking- the wort will cool the night over and a beer cellar filled with oak barrels.
This creates the base for some very special beers. The brewing process is based on pure manual labor with a minimum of machines. That’s why we call our beers handcrafted. The fermentation and ripening of our beers are all natural, without any artificial cooling, just as in the old times. As a result, the seasons clearly influence the taste. We believe that high quality does not necessarily mean constant quality. Plan to be surprised. Cheers!
This creates the base for some very special beers. The brewing process is based on pure manual labor with a minimum of machines. That’s why we call our beers handcrafted. The fermentation and ripening of our beers are all natural, without any artificial cooling, just as in the old times. As a result, the seasons clearly influence the taste. We believe that high quality does not necessarily mean constant quality. Plan to be surprised. Cheers!
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Precies 5 jaar geleden gebotteld (7/2021). Mooie heldere diepgouden kleur en toch nog een fijn dun laagje wit schuim. Het bier sprankelt ook door nog in het glas. Geur is zuur, hout/tannines, iets (zoet) fruitigs, maar moeilijk te bepalen dat het abrikoos is. Retronasaal ook vrij veel tannines, zuur, iets kurk. Smaak is zurig tot zuur en iets bitter, droog. Lichte tot medium body. Droog mondgevoel. In de finish is weer iets van fruit, en bitterheid. Ik heb lang niet altijd zin in zo'n zure, maar als dat wel het geval is smaakt het me ook opperbest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2026
at 18:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
A clear deep golden beer with a big beige head. Aroma of sour white grapes, brett, apples. Taste of sour grapes, apples, brett, apricot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 12:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Spritziger, rund säuerlicher Beginn, Trauben, leicht vinöse Noten, die Säure steigt etwas an. Spritzig, mild bitter, Zitrus, passend trocken zum Ende. Gut! 10/11/12/12/8/12
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2025
at 14:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Recht trockener, säuerlich getreidiger Beginn. Zitrusnoten, weiterhin getreidig, trocken, feine Karbonisierung, dadurch süffig. Spritzig, langer Nachhall, gut. 10/9/10/10/8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2025
at 13:18
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled 11/2023. 6.3%. Clear orange with a firm white head. Earthy, tart fruits, oak, barnyard funk, light lemon acidity , apricot. Medium bodied. Finish is tart and dry. A beautiful beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2025
at 14:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Unfortunately, Toon no longer brews, which is an impoverishment of Dutch beer culture. Fortunately, I got my hands on this last Droef Grape Ale edition. Color: Slightly hazy pinkish orange, thin off-white head. Aroma: A lot of grape,some funk and wood. Taste: Grape, grapeskin, wood, tannins. Rural funk. Earthy. Dry. Medium tart, light bitterness. Just over medium body, average carbonation. Nice one. Thanks for the nice beers, Toon!
Tried
from Bottle
from Beerdome
on 13 Nov 2025
at 19:49
7.5/10
Grapefruit fanta, druiven, mineralen, vieze schilletjes. Poepig. Toon van den Onderbroek. Beetje aards. Wel heel fruitig.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2025
at 20:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Hazy dull dark pink to purple. Massive funk, sour wheat, fruity grapes with some wine notes but also cherries and strawberry. Light mineral, dry oak and bitter fruit skins. Solid medium sour, medium serrt and bitter. Over medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2025
at 18:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
375ml. bottle. @"Café De Koffer", Groningen (The Netherlands). 28/08/2025
[#8.645 Global - #360 Netherlands - #1 Brouwerij Vandenbroek (My Dutch brewery #120)]
Pours orange, light cloudy. Aroma: sour apples, must and leather. Taste: extremely sour, mildly tart, acidic, oak barrels and apples must.
Next one, please!
[#8.645 Global - #360 Netherlands - #1 Brouwerij Vandenbroek (My Dutch brewery #120)]
Pours orange, light cloudy. Aroma: sour apples, must and leather. Taste: extremely sour, mildly tart, acidic, oak barrels and apples must.
Next one, please!
Tried
from Bottle
at
Bierlokaal Café de Koffer
on 28 Aug 2025
at 18:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Jeff, thanks! Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has dank, tart apricot with earthy grain and a bit of funk underlying. Flavor has sour, slightly acidic apricot woth light earthy grain underlying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2025
at 21:28