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:
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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7.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
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Tried on 12 Jan 2003 at 14:02

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Beautiful dark brown color, slightly hazy. Medium creamy head, longlasting. Very good complex aroma of sweet malts, chocolate, raisins. Tastes almost the same as it smells. Creamy body. I really like this one!
Tried on 12 Jan 2003 at 07:31

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
A nutbrown beer with a fine head. The aroma is sweet and fruity - like a typical ale. The flavor is very sweet and smooth with no bitterness, but hints of fruit. All in all a very plesant beer, but so sweet that I will only have one in a sitting.
Tried on 04 Jan 2003 at 04:21

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Surprising triple. Perfect appearance: golden color, slightly hazy. Medium lasting head. Delicious aroma of spices, coriander and grains. Taste is not special though, decent spicy triple taste. Palate also moderate. Comes a bit short for a personal top50 notation.
Tried on 20 Dec 2002 at 02:15

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A light amber beer with no head. It has no aroma. The flavor is very sweet, a bit sour and ending on a slight bitterness. An OK beer but nothing much.
Tried on 11 Dec 2002 at 09:38

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Deep gold with large white head.Tiny bead. Yeasty fatty taste. long finish..
Tried on 27 Nov 2002 at 10:03

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Large tan head. Tantalizing nose fruity malt fore and mid. Medium alcohol finish. Buttery
Tried on 26 Nov 2002 at 13:58

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
On tap. Cloudy pale yellow, creamy white head. Fruity nose. Light tangy tart taste. Refreshing
Tried from Draft on 25 Nov 2002 at 10:01

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Blond body with a white creamy head. Aroma of light caramel. Heavily sweet, moderately bitter flavour. Bit unbalanced and alcoholic flavour.
Tried on 13 Nov 2002 at 12:54

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
I tried this on draft. It has a yellow unclear color with a light head - as is typical for belgian witbeers. The aroma is fruity and slightly sour also like most witbeers. The flavor is a flat wheat flavor with notes of fruit.
Tried from Draft on 13 Nov 2002 at 00:08