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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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Refreshing spicy taste with yeast and citrus................................
Tried on 28 Jan 2002 at 06:27

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Light triple-coloured, with good carbonation. Good triple but not as good as some others, for example the HJ Triple or the Karmeliet Tripel. --- Beer merged from original tick of Grimbergen Tripel / Triple on 26 Nov 2018 at 22:24 - Score: 5. Original review text: Kruising tussen een tripel en een blik zwerverbier
Tried on 30 Aug 2001 at 04:19

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A very sweet beer, which makes the beer a bit thicker. Personally i dont like the sweeter beer, unless perfectly brewed.
Tried on 21 Jul 2001 at 17:27

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
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Tried on 04 Jul 2001 at 15:42

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
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Tried on 22 Jun 2001 at 08:04

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Clear light brown amber color. Small, medium lasting head. Aroma of sweet amber malts. Bitter sweet malty taste. Palate is a bit alcoholic. Just not a good beer.
Tried on 22 Jun 2001 at 08:01

9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 6 Overall 9
I love witbiers and this is my favourite. Great malt flavours balance off the spices perfectly. A fresh Blanche de Bruges is a wonder to behold.
Tried on 10 Dec 2000 at 19:03