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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4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

10/IX/22 - 33cl bottle @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering (Gent), BB: I/2022, lot200018 (2022-1126) Thanks to Bierridder for sharing the bottle!

Clear blond to yellow beer, big creamy white head, very stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: CO2, very yeasty, bad, oxidized, malty, some dirty grains. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, lots of yeast, autolyse, sugary, meh, rather unpleasant, don’t like it. Aftertaste: sugary, alcohol, oxidized, bitter touch, sweet, yeasty, bleh.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2022 at 13:30


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

33cl bottle at Belgian Beergeeks/Brewver summer tasting at Tim's house. Thanks Siegfried.BB 01/2022.
Dorée, col épais blanc.
Semble que la date déjà expirée n'aie pas amélioré cette bière.
Arôme au nez classique belge sur les esters belges, fruité avec une pointe d'agrumes -que je suppose ici du Citra ?
Palais est identique, caractère belge, esters la bière passe de suite pour passée comme vu par sa date de péremption - bière devant dater de 2019 ou 2020. Le tout conserve un léger fini fruité de raisin blanc, sucre résiduel effet Duvel Citra sans plus.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2022 at 12:52


5.5

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2022 at 10:55


6.5

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2022 at 07:02


6.5

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2022 at 14:57


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Sandersput, Ninove. Hazy amber, stable, foamy, off-white head. Aroma of banana, apple peel, plum, honey, clove, yeast, bread crust, jenever. Taste has sweet banana, apple & pear over a honeyish malt base with yeasty & phenolic spicy notes. Softly floral hoppy finish, more ripe yellow fruit, quite spicy, and a dash of warming jenever-like alcohol. Medium body, slick texture, average carbonation. Inoffensive, drinkable Tripel.

Tried on 10 Jul 2022 at 11:34


6

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2022 at 11:11


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

33cl bottle from Prik & Tik Dranken Marlou. F: medium, dark pink, average retention. C: dark red, hazy. A: a lot of artificial cherries, bit red berries, raspberries. T: medium malty base, cherries yet not so sweet as I expected from aroma, red berries, red fruits, medium carbonation, not my style yet drinkable still.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2022 at 19:20


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

33cl bottle from Prik & Tik Dranken Marlou. F: medium, white, creamy, good retention. C: gold, hazy. A: malty, bit honey, orange, spicy, bit bready, peach, floral. T: full malty base, orange, spicy, bit peach, honey, floral, medium carbonation, ok not bad Tripel but nothing memorable too.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2022 at 20:03


7

Disappointingly oxidized. I wish to try the base beer again. Which is super malty and complex. Dulle griet ghent

Tried on 16 Jan 2022 at 16:31