Brouwerij Kraan

Microbrewery in Rekken, Gelderland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Speciaal Bier Winkel - Out of business

Established in 2012

Contact
Rekkenseweg 25, Rekken, 7157 AB, Netherlands
Description
Client brewer in 2012-2013, microbrewing since 2014.

De brouwerij is gestart in mei 2013. In november 2015 kreeg brouwer Jan Kraan van de gemeente toestemming om zijn kleinschalige brouwerij en winkel binnen Bodegraven te verplaatsen van de Overtocht naar de Oud Bodegraafseweg. Uiteindelijk werd deze verhuizing afgeblazen en bleef de brouwerij gevestigd op de Overtocht. In 2017 werd op die locatie iedere twee weken 200 liter bier gebrouwen (ongeveer 50 hl per jaar).

In mei 2021 verhuisde Jan Kraan naar Rekken. Daarmee verhuisde ook de brouwerij van de provincie Zuid-Holland naar de provincie Gelderland. Sinds de verhuizing wordt er alleen nog maar gebrouwen voor de eigen camping Ont Moeten. In 2023 werd er 4.000 liter bier gebrouwen.

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled from 0.33 l bottle, best before July 2020. Clear, amber with a large, frothy, almost stable, off-white head. Sweetish, gently fruity and quite floral aroma of gooseberry, quince and lemon peel. Slightly sweet, gently bitter, quite dry, rather fruity and slightly grassy taste of lemon peel, quince and gooseberry, followed by a short, moderately bitter, gently dry finish. Thin to medium body, rather effervescent mouthfeel, average to lively carbonation. Okay!
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2019 at 16:39

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled from 0.33 l bottle, best before December 2020. Clear, golden with a medium large, frothy, white head. Sweetish, gently fruity-floral aroma of quince, gooseberry and lemon peel. Slightly sweet, gently bitter, quite fruity and slightly floral taste of quince, gooseberry and lemon peel, followed by a short, gently bitter, fairly dry finish. Thin to medium body, rather effervescent mouthfeel, average to lively carbonation. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2019 at 16:36

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Zu starke Karbonisierung. Leicht metallerner, getreidig herber Beginn. Getreidig hopfiger Mittelteil, angenehm angesichts des Alkoholgehalts. Spritziger herber Abgang. 7/9/8/9/8/8
Tried on 09 Nov 2019 at 16:34

6/10
33cl bottle. A slightly hazy orange golden beer with a white head. Aroma of strong caramelized malt, riped fruits. Taste of riped red fruits, apricot, caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2019 at 19:08

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pale amber color. Foams like a madman. Hints of citrus and white pepper in the aroma. Thin, slightly alcoholic. Citric. Slightly acidic, yet malty flavor. Hints of white pepper. Actually quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle. Blonde, hazy. Chloride, yeast, hint of citrus in the aroma and flavor. Floral notes. Very low on carbon. Poor.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle. Golden color. Citrus and acidic and cellar notes in the aroma. Floral citrus flavor, acidic. Some probably not intended sourness. Thinnish. Slightly herbal. The probable infection in fact flatters the meagre beer.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Deep dark brown color. Caramel and licorice in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor with lots of licorice, hints of soft grassy hops, roast and caramel. Low on carbon. Simple but drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Blonde, hazy. Hint of chloride in the aroma. Lemony soft wheaty flavor, hint of yeast. Thin but decent.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Blonde. Citrus and a hint of oak in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor with dried, citrus, vanilla and oak. Soft tart notes, hiding the alcohol somewhat. Low on carbon. Pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05