Four friends from Vlaardingen came up with the plan in 2011 to restore the old brewing tradition of Vlaardingen. In 2012, a real brewing installation was purchased. Two medium-sized brewing kettles, four fermentation tanks, meters of hoses, pipes and various couplings, and of course a building to set up the whole thing in working order. And so, after an absence of more than 100 years, a real Vlaardingen beer brewery was created again, this time located at Hoogstraat 37 in Vlaardingen.
Of course, the necessary test brews followed in the new installation, and all related matters such as design, glasses, appearance and of course this website were devised and developed. In the meantime, all of Vlaardingen can enjoy real Vlaardingen beer. Keep an eye on this site or sign up for the newsletter to be able to get your hands on such a delicious beer.
In December 2015, the brewery moved from a historic building on the Hoogstraat to a building with perhaps even more history. The new location is on the corner of the Oosthavenkade and the Waterleidingstraat and that is a very special place. Between 1881-1892, a brewery was already located here, which bore the name "De Gekroonde M".
Dark brown, with offwhite head. Sweet roasted brown malts, berry fruity, some sour berries, woody, spices, ryebread, licorice sticks. Moderate sweet and bitter, some sourness at the edges. Medium body and soft carbonation.
Bottle shared at Maakun’s. Dark brown, with offwhite head. Sweet roasted brown malts, berry fruity, some sour berries, woody, spices, ryebread, licorice sticks. Moderate sweet and bitter, some sourness at the edges. Medium body and soft carbonation.
Bottle at home thanks to sjogro. Bit hazy reddish brown with big beige head. Lime, light soap, sweet malts, earthy notes, fresh berries, toffee, I get some of the advertised spices but it's mostly malty and weird fruity. Some weird yeast and cardboard. Medium sweet, over medium bitter and under medium sour. Over medium bodied. But weird and all over the place, seems a bit infected too.
At De Kroepoekfabriek. Dark orange, medium white head. Malty, some caramel, quite artificial. Corn? Sweetish. Somewhat bland. Medium body and Carbonation.
33cl bottle. A clear red brown beer with a huge good lasting beige head. Aroma of red fruits, grapes, some vinegar. Taste of red berries, caramel, berries, some vinegar.
Bottle @ home. Dark amber color, medium to full sized quite quickly diminising off-white to beige head. Aroma is malts, caramel, (Dutch) "salmiak drop" and some brown candy sugar. Flavor is malts and again strongly "salmiak drop", brown malts, a distant hint of red and dark fruits perhaps. An initial soft sweet note becomes stronger after a while. It's clear that it's a heavy beer, even though it's not extraordinary at 10.5% ABV. Body is full, carbonation is suitably moderate to medium. Quite well done, although it has several flavors you might not expect and might catch you off guard at first, I found it quite pleasant. Quite well done imo!