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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3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle (from Monks Cafe Wallingatan). Golden colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is grains, herbs, mild cardboardy and some sweet malty tones. Flavour is grains, herbs, vegetables, mild cardboard and some slight earthy tones.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2023 at 20:40

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Clear golden pour with a small (dissapearing) white head. Nose is quite promising with malt, hops and a hint of lemon, but the tast cannot keep up and is a bit flat. Overall not bad for an alcohol-free, but nothing extraordinary.
Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2023 at 21:39

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Smell-weak hops, malt, Belgian, herbal. Foam- thin, hops, bitter tones, some Belgian tones. Head is medium-sized, white in color. Goes away fast. Appearance- The brewer bottle cap, might be a unique color. Weak orange-amber in color, few carbonation bubbles. From - snifter Taste - weak hops, Belgian tones, some sweetness, some yeast, some malt, some herbal tones. Dont like sweetness mix.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2023 at 17:51

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2023 at 22:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Fles 33cl bij Lady Nelson in Mechelen. Citrus, fruitig, wat bittertonen, wat koriander, licht kruidig. (8-9-2023).
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2023 at 15:34

7.5/10
Nicer than I was expecting!
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2023 at 22:34

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
I had one, maybe two of these on the patio in front of a bar in the historic part of Brussels. 25 cl bottle, I could have tossed down 10 of these. Mostly grain in taste with some citrus and bread. Not bad, enjoyed while sitting in view of some architecture in the company of my two adult children, a time I will not soon forget.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2023 at 19:41

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Can from Delhaize.
A: hazy ochre, thin, white head.
A: honey, soggy bread, old plum, banana.
T: sweet honey, biscuit, apple; some yeast.
F: soft floral hops, cereal, apple & yeast.
P: medium to light body, slick texture, soft carbonation.
Actually not that shabby.
Tried on 14 Aug 2023 at 16:07

3.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Some noble hops, lots of booze. Junky cloying aftertaste. Sourish. Golden pour with ok head. Bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2023 at 14:37

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Golden, cloudy with a medium lacing white head. A hop, malt and grainy aroma. Light bitter with a malt, yeast and hop end. Gutersloh holiday 2023.
Tried on 07 Aug 2023 at 20:34