Brouwerijen Alken-Maes

Commercial Brewery in Alken, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Brouwerijen Alken-Maes NV/SA - Heineken Belgium

Established in 1988

Contact
Stationsstraat 2, Alken, 3570, Belgium
Subsidiaries
Brouwerijen Alken-Maes owns 3 breweries/brands:
Description
Winning innovator on the Belgian beer market with brands such as Maes, Cristal, Desperados, Grimbergen, Affligem, Strongbow and Mort Subite.

De “Brouwerijen Alken-Maes NV” ontstond officieel in 1988, als gevolg van de fusie van de brouwerijen Maes en Cristal Alken. Maar de roots van beide entiteiten gaat terug tot omstreeks 1880. In Waarloos kocht Egied Maes toen nl. de brouwerij Sint-Michaël, terwijl korte tijd later Arthur Boes een brouwerij startte in Alken, zo’n 100 km verderop.

Beide brouwerijen ontwikkelen zich stelselmatig, met bv. Cristal dat in 1928 als eerste Belgische pils het licht ziet. Maes Pils volgt in 1946. Nadien vervoegen Grimbergen, Ciney en andere bieren de portfolio, tot aan de fusie in 1988. Na onderdeel te hebben uitgemaakt van Danone en Scottish & Newcastle, wordt Alken-Maes in 2008 eigendom van Heineken.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle from daknole, thanks! typical doubel pour, dark mahogany color, with a big beige head. Aroma is metallic, with some ripe fruit, plums, apple, figs, and raisins, with some mealy malt to round it out. Flavour is sweet, with more raisins, and some plums, with a good malt backbone to balance things. The metallica taste seems to linger. The Finish is smooth, sweet, no bitterness. a decent double, but i wouldnt drink this everyday. I just can`t kick the metallic flavour.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2025 at 09:36

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Barwa rubinowa, piana jasna niezbyt obfita, szybko znika. W aromacie nuty pieczonego chleba. W smaku dominują nuty chlebowe i za nimi karmel. Dość słodkie.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2025 at 20:28

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Smells like sour milk. Slightly fruity aroma of honey, vanilla, citrus. Bland, uninteresting blonde, not far above your typical boring lager.
Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:19

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Pours a clear golden colour with an average white head. Aroma of malts, bread, ripe fruits.Taste is quite sweet, sugary. In fact, a bit too sugary for me to return to it. Also too much alcohol in the taste. Dry finish. Average at best, there are so many better tripels available.
Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:19

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Pours a deep dark amber/brown with a small beige head. Aroma of malts, slight dark fruits, brown sugar. Taste is quite sweet, with almost no bitterness. Overall, I’d say the Grimbergen beers are below average.
Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:19

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours a slightly hazy yellow/golden with a nice big white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast, fruits, hops, some spices. The Hapkin is a rather typical Belgian strong ale, but it’s enjoyable regardless.
Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:19

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Almost clear golden colour with a big white head. Aroma of malts, yeast, ripe fruits, coriander and some other spices. Flavour is medium to heavy malty sweetness. An okay beer, but nothing to get excited about.
Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:18

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2025 at 12:29

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso viene attratto dall'orzo tostato e dal caramello. La finezza olfattiva è normale e il modo in cui permane è sufficiente. Il manto birroso superiore è caratterizzato da una schiuma che resiste poco. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana medio-fine.Il liquido appare velato. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è rotondo. L'amaro è contenuto. La forza gustativa è normale e la permanenza è sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pronta beva. Il finale è semplice e dissetante. Il retrogusto è di media intensità. L'aroma in bocca porta i segni di zucchero caramellato, caramello, miele, pane tostato e agrumi.
Tried on 17 Feb 2025 at 11:39

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Aroma of malts, light citrus fruits, yeast, light spices. Flavour is yeasty, a bit too sweet for my taste, alcohol. Not my kind of Belgian strong ale, too sweet and onedimensional.
Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 14:21