We make beer, cider and Mead.
At the beginning of 2020, the brewery was officially started with a small installation that could be used to brew approximately 60 to 80 liters per brew. In order to be able to brew a little more and, above all, to be more practical and easier to brew, we scaled up in September 2020 to a brewing installation of 150 liters.
nathanvc (6881) reviewed Free Bird Session IPA from Brouwerij Hoppug 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
28 April 2019. At Zythos Bierfestival. Cheers to Anke, 77ships & tderoeck! Clear pale golden, lasting, small, foamy, white head. Aroma of apple peel, pear, mandarin, mango, breadcrust, soap. Taste is light fruity sweet, a bit tropical (mango, pineapple), some apple peel, lemony-wheaty touch underneath a subtle, hoppy bitter middle with grass & pepper, more developed in the dry, peppery hoppy finish, enduring spiciness, yellow fruits, bread & yeast. Medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. Quenching Session IPA, well done.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
27 April 2019. At Zythos Bierfestival. Deputy Taster: Anke. Cheers to Ama Deke, Erwin, John & Meeki! Hazy dark brown, lasting, small, frothy, beige head. Aroma of strong butterscotch & caramel sauce, milk chocolate, licorice, raisin, creamy mocha (macchiato). Taste is medium malty sweet, pronounced caramel, chocolate & dark fruits too, somewhat sourish that way, roasted hints of mocha & nuts, slightly herbal . Quite malty, faintly earthy hoppy finish, lingering caramel, toast & chocolate. Medium body, slick-oily texture, fizzy carbonation. Promising aroma, taste could have had more depth.
Alengrin (11561) reviewed Free Bird Session IPA from Brouwerij Hoppug 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Briefly sampled at ZBF, thanks Erwin Plancke for sharing. Snow white, mousy head on a lightly hazy pale yellowish golden beer. Bright, citrusy and 'sunny' aroma of orange peel, mango, lime zest, carambola, white bread. Restrained fruitiness in the onset, cleanish and medium sweet with lively but (for this style) fitting carbonation, slick and smooth and feeling fuller than 4.5% ABV even if this is, after all, already on the high side for a session IPA; retronasally, the full colours of the hops develop, very bright and citrusy, with notes of mango and starfruit but low in 'dankness'; bitterish, quenching, drying hoppy finish. A very bright, lively, sunny and citrusy session IPA, among the best in Belgium I tasted so far so I am definitely going to need more than a few sips and revisit this one!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Newish ‘bierfirma’ in the Kempen region of the province of Antwerp, presenting, among other suspiciously ‘modern’ and non-Belgian style beers, this milk stout flavoured with caramel. Thick and mousy, pale mocha-beige, regular but opening and eventually dissolving head, blackish robe with cloudy ruddy-reddish brown hue. Aroma of ‘Haagse hopjes’, cappuccino, milk powder, raisins, caramel, bayleaf, candied cherries, walnut shells, old chocolate cake, cold peanut oil. Sweet onset with light sourish edge, hinting at ripe blackberries and sweet cherries in a subtle way, soft carb, creamy and smooth, bit glueish, light mouthfeel. Dark-caramelly and hazelnutty maltiness with indeed an ‘added’ sweet caramel aspect on top, developing toasty bitter notes in the end which – in blending with the caramel – result in cappuccino- and Ersatz chocolate-tinged bittersweetness. Fruity sweet notes linger alongside, with a remarkably late, but eventually lingering peppery hop bitter note showing up when the show is over and the curtains have closed, adding a pleasant epilogue I was not quite expecting. Modern, well-crafted interpretation of the old English milk stout, in itself still unusual in Belgium unless of course you add this to the long historical tradition of Belgian ‘table’ stouts – but I think this Free Bird compares much better to the milk stouts made by the global craft beer scene, at least when it restrains itself and doesn’t descend into adjunct-ridden imperial / pastry stout territory. Perhaps Left Hand’s classic example offered some inspiration here?
mike_77 (15884) reviewed Free Bird Milk Stout from Brouwerij Hoppug 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Black with lasting foamy head. Aroma and flavour have caramelised sugars and dark malts. Good body. Slightly creamy.
mike_77 (15884) reviewed Embrace The Haze from Brouwerij Hoppug 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Hazy blond with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a lot of bittersweet tropical fruit hop notes. Very juicy
tderoeck (22679) reviewed Free Bird Milk Stout from Brouwerij Hoppug 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Hoppug Free Bird Milk Stout (by Craft Beers Hoppug):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
28/IV/19 - sample @ Zythos Bierfestival 2019 (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-633) Thanks to nathanvc, 77ships & Anke for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy beige head, stable, bit adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, lots of cow fodder, rural impression, barnyard, roast, bit metallic. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, sugary, caramel, lactose, bit too sugary for my liking, milk chocolate. Aftertaste: soft roast, some bitter hops, malty, grains, cow fodder, sugary touch in the finish as well...
tderoeck (22679) reviewed Embrace The Haze from Brouwerij Hoppug 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Hoppug / 't Duo Embrace The Haze (by Craft Beers Hoppug):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
28/IV/19 - sample @ Zythos Bierfestival 2019 (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-606) Thanks to nathanvc, 77ships & Anke for sharing today's beers!
Little cloudy blond to yellow beer, small creamy irregular white head, little stable. Aroma: pretty fruity, some peaches, grapefruit, apricots, good stuff! MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: pretty fruity, bit sweetish, soft bitterness, nice stuff going on here! Aftertaste: tropical fruits, good bitterness, some citrus, pineapple notes. Nice one!
tderoeck (22679) reviewed Free Bird Session IPA from Brouwerij Hoppug 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Hoppug Free Bird Session IPA (by Craft Beers Hoppug):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
28/IV/19 - sample @ Zythos Bierfestival 2019 (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-596) Thanks to nathanvc, 77ships & Anke for sharing today's beers!
Clear pale blond beer, creamy solid white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: some citrus, bit of tropical fruits, yeasty, slightly floral. MF: lovely carbon, medium to light body. Taste: fruity start, hoppy, bit yeasty, spicy, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: bitter, grassy, not bad.
