Gulpener Bierbrouwerij

Regional Brewery in Gulpen, Limburg, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 1825

Contact
Rijksweg 16, Gulpen, 6271 AB, Netherlands
Subsidiaries
Gulpener Bierbrouwerij owns 1 brewery:
Description
Als onafhankelijke familiebrouwerij genieten we al sinds 1825 van onze vrijheid. De vrijheid om onze eigen koers te varen en alleen te doen wat goed voelt. De vrijheid om de smaak van bier niet af te vlakken, maar te verrijken en continu te zoeken naar vernieuwende smaken. Die vrijheid ervaren wij al 8 generaties en dat proef je terug in onze 16 speciaalbieren. We hebben een sterke band met onze omgeving en zijn graag van waarde voor de wereld om ons heen. Daarom brouwen we bier met water uit eigen bronnen, gebruiken we hop uit eigen hoptuin en komt onze gerst van boeren uit de regio. Dit alles houdt onze ‘voetafdruk’ laag en maakt Gulpener tegelijkertijd tot het enige echte bier van Nederlands bodem.

Onze hop komt ook uit de regio. In Reijmerstok, een dorpje op steenworpafstand van de brouwerij, verbouwt familie Wouters volledig milieuvriendelijk drie hopsoorten die onmisbaar zijn voor onze bieren. Het oogsten van de prachtige hopbellen is elk jaar weer een bijzonder moment. Samen met familie en vrienden van de brouwerij oogsten we dan niet alleen onze hop, de basis van onze karaktervolle bieren, we vieren ook het feit dat we vrij zijn. Vrij om onze eigen koers te varen en alleen te doen wat goed voelt.

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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Het Lagerhuys. Pours clear gold with an off-white head. Biscuit malts, wheat, and floral nose. Flavour has soft biscuit malts, fermented wheat, gentle floral notes. Not terrible, but the malts are coming through rough and boozy.

Tried from Draft at Het Lagerhuys on 28 May 2025 at 14:02


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

On tap at Bierproeflokaal in De Wildeman. Pours hazy dark blonde with a white foamy head. Lots of banana and cloves on the nose. Flavour has peaches, cloves, some herbal grassiness. Finish is a bit woody and attenuated. Not particularly good.

Tried from Draft at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman on 27 May 2025 at 13:24


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

NL/BEL excursion day 4: at t’Pothuiske in Maastricht, a small one, keg. Aroma: tangerine peel. Appearance: opaque lemon, 1-2 mm. snow white scum. Palate: light-bodied and slick, soft carbonation; finish is quite abrupt. Taste: lightly sweet, tangerines, nothing is out of place but one is enough.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 14:43


5.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

NL/BEL excursion day 4: at t’Pothuiske in Maastricht, a small one, keg. Aroma: grassy. Appearance: clear light amber, one finger off-white cream. Palate: light-bodied and sticky on the tongue, average carbonation; long finish ending sweet. Taste: lightly sweet with some astringency, digestive biscuit and a suggestion of peanut. Very drinkable.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 14:38


5

A clear deep golden beer with a white lacing. Aroma of honey, sweetish strong malt. Taste of honey, pale malt, mild bitterness, easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2025 at 21:14


4.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4

Bottle @ Mathews Tasting (had it together with the full ABV version). Pours clear straw yellow with medium white head. Aroma is intense malt, lemon, cereal and melon. Taste is very sweet, light bitter and light acidic. Body is watery with fizzy carbonation. Finish is mostly sweet with notes of malt, cereal, lemon, melon, sugar and spice. Not a bad low-ABV, but the full ABV version was much richer.

Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2025 at 18:42


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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle @ Mathews Tasting. Pours clear golden with medium white head. Aroma is intense banana, orange, cloves, yeast, and dandelion. Taste is light to medium sweet, light bitter, and light acidic. Body is oily with fizzy carbonation. Finish is mostly sweet with notes of banana, orange, spice and malt.

Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2025 at 18:29


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Torben Mathews tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are malt, alcohol, caramel, candy sugar and hops. Sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2025 at 17:20


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Albert Heijn, Bodegraven. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, hay and light perfume. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 290425

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2025 at 14:49


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5

Om tap at De Gouveneur Maastricht. Dark brown cola coloured beer rocky beige lasting head. Some spicy chocolate on the aroma. Chocolate and brown malt flavour touch of herb. Some sweetness. Finish is much the same. OK dark ale. Some interesting character.

Tried from Draft on 28 Apr 2025 at 12:55