Brouwerij Vandenbroek

Microbrewery in Midwolde, Groningen, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 2014

Closed in 2024

Contact
D22, Midwolde, 9355TL, Netherlands
Description
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!

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7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
Tap at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, great to be back, 18th November 2021. Pours a golden clear one. Aroma is musty, citrus and vinous. Taste is clean and refreshing, some must, vineous, tart, the rosemary is nicely evident
Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2021 at 15:19

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Pours unclear darker blonde. no real head. Scent is mildly polyphenolic. Fairly soft, some oak. Taste is weird, bit of a mess TBH. Vin jaune isn't really recognizable (no nutty or oxidative notes) yet the lambic turns more herbal, polyphenolic, sharp, twigs, medicinal. Not great at all :(
Tried on 16 Nov 2021 at 16:42

8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8.5
Shared with Kraddel and 77ships. Hazy golden with Ann off white head. Aroma of plum, soft funk, cellar and damp. Flavour is moderate sour and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2021 at 16:27

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Pours unclear yellowblonde. Small white head. Scent is full, sharper acidity, oak, very funky. milder wood. Taste is full, very funky, surprisingly bitter. No clear quince (as I know it) Very raw and funky.
Tried on 16 Nov 2021 at 16:25

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Pours darker blonde, small white head. Scent is funky, fruity - but not very apricot like - more like Plums almost. Taste is full, intense tartness , oaky - old oak. Fruity, again more like plums to me. Decent, not amazing though.
Tried on 16 Nov 2021 at 16:13

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Shared with Kraddel and 77ships. Fairly hazy golden with a small off white head. Aroma of fresh apricot, lightly tart, plum notes and light funk. Flavour is moderate sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2021 at 16:12

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Shared with Kraddel and 77ships. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of tart peach, oak, damp cellar funk and citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sour. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2021 at 15:53

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours unclear blonde, Small white ring of head. Scent is very full, lambic funk. Milder fruityness. Taste is ful, doughy, lots of funk, sharp, very woody. Fruit is milder, but present. Lovely funk. Toon is still amongst the best outside of Belgium !
Tried on 16 Nov 2021 at 15:51

8/10
Light bitter tart sweet lemony pear funk, nice Sunday vibes.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2021 at 14:28

8/10
A darker golden with white head. Sour grain, floral, herbal, old oak, rue, hay. Mild sour, some bitterness, woody tannins. Medium body and soft carb.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2021 at 21:53