Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
Commercial Brewery
in Alken,
Limburg,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by
Brouwerijen Alken-Maes NV/SA - Heineken Belgium
Established in 1988
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.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
0.3 liter bottle to glass on the Viking Ingvi longboat. The pour is a clear golden yellow with a minimal white head. The aroma is honey malt, floral, and a pleasant Belgian yeast ester. The taste is the nose exactly, very much honey malt, floral and Belgian yeast. The taste is the herbal easter yeastiness, the honey maly and the floral carries the finish. The palate is medium bodied with soft natural carbonation and the yeast and floral finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
From Paris, trying this beer at Prélaz, ordinary Belgian tripel, not bad, again a bit too sweet, smooth side of apricot, malty, alcool. 11.06.2019.
Skunky, sweaty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
For a Grimbergen, it is a really interesting beer, full of red fruits, plum, apricot, cynamon, pear, porto, hop and malt, complex. 30.04.2018, De Siebenthal at Montagny.
Reubs (35701) ticked Grimbergen �lixir from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes 1 year ago
Reubs (35701) ticked Grimbergen Kriek from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2014 - 330ml bottle, pours amber with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, banana, lemon, coriander, spice & bread. Moderate body. Smooth slightly oily finish