De Graal

Microbrewery in Brakel, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2002

Contact
Industrielaan 42a, Brakel, 9660, Belgium
Description
Brewery De Graal (the name is Dutch for 'the grail') is a young Belgian artisanal, yet automated, brewery located in Brakel, in the heart of the beautiful region that is commonly called 'the Flemish Ardennes'. The brewery of graduate brewer Wim Saeyens started in early 2002, and has known a consistent growth ever since. In the summer of 2016 the brewery moved to a new building.
Continuous investments in the latest brewing technologies have made it possible for brewery De Graal to keep up with the increasing demand for high quality beers. The export market to countries such as the US, Japan, Italy and Denmark is particularly on the rise. In addition to the main activity, the brewing of six different beers under its own De Graal brand name, the brewery is also specialized in producing custom-made specialty beers.

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Tried from Bottle at Het Bruggenhuis on 27 Oct 2019 at 13:48


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

19/X/19 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent), shared @ Wim VL's Stoofvlees Tasting, BB: VI/2020, LOT 18473 - (2019-1745)

Clear orange beer, big creamy yellowish head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, oxidized, honey, cow fodder. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, malty, grains, soft bitterness, little chemical. Aftertaste: rubbery, malty, grains, bitter touch, little sourish, not too bad. Not great either…

Tried from Bottle from Bierwinkel De Hopduvel on 19 Oct 2019 at 18:00


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Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2019 at 19:36


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

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Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2019 at 20:19


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2019 at 20:17


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

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Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2019 at 20:15


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

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Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2019 at 20:13


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

11/X/19 - 33cl bottle @ Biernamaals bierfestival (Gent), BB: n/a - (2019-1726)

Clear blond to yellow beer, small aery irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty fruity, pears, apples, bit malty, some unripe peaches, hint of canned pineapple. MF: lively carbon, medium to full body. TAste: malty start, sweet, metallic, unpleasant bitterness, bit floral, apple sauce. Aftertaste: bit medicinal, unripe sour apples, apple skin, unpleasant bitterness, don’t like it…

Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2019 at 16:45


3.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

10 August 2019. At Belgian Beer Geek Tasting. Cheers to the crew, thanks for hosting, Tim! Clear pale golden, quickly thinning, frothy, off-white head. Aroma of wet grass, urinal, soggy apple & banana, cooked cauliflower (DMS), wet coriander seed. Taste is medium malty sweet, notes of wet grain, old apple, yeast & grain; some spicy soggy coriander, grass & wheat. Dryish, grassy-grainy finish, dirty spices. Medium body, slick texture, lively carbonation. Dirty stuff.

Tried on 10 Sep 2019 at 18:43


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle bought at the Bierboom a while ago. Amber colour with creamy golden head. Aroma booze, bit sweet, touch of fruit there but not too strong aroma. Taste is sweet and boozy, caramel, boozy fruit, nice enough, but nothing that special. --- Beer merged from original tick of Pius X on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Bottle bought at the Bierboom a while ago. Amber colour with creamy golden head. Aroma booze, bit sweet, touch of fruit there but not too strong aroma. Taste is sweet and boozy, caramel, boozy fruit, nice enough, but nothing that special.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:53