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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught. Pours a hazy pale yellow color with a long lasting white head. Sweet malty spicy coriander and citrus aroma. Sweet malty yeasty bitter wheat flavor with hints of citrus. Sweet malty finish.
Tried on 20 Jun 2007 at 08:18

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with an off-white head. Sweet malty and spicy aroma. Sweet malty spicy and bitter flavor with some hints of ginger. Sweet malty finish with a spicy bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2007 at 14:32

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at Heeren van Liedekercke, Denderleeuw, Belgium.
Hazy, blond body. White, rocky, longlasting head. Excellent lace. Aroma of hops, vanilla, fruits, apples, peach, ... Quite nice aroma. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet flavour. Not very complex, but some nice (Belgian) hoppiness. Ok, but not great.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2007 at 07:36

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, amber golden with an off-white head. Spicy, gingery nose. Medium-bodied with a fairly high carbonation, lightly sweet caramel with distinct notes of ginger - well, it must be the manuka leaves. Subdued bitterness. 130507
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2007 at 12:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Hazy orange colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is smoked and hoppy. Very pleasant. Flavour is smoked, hoppy and malty. One of the first times a Belgian has been really smoked...
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2007 at 23:44

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle @ 16th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2007, Opstal. Unclear yellow orange color with a small fizzy fair lacing white to off-white head. Aroma is smoke, smoked meat, light malty. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Not my kind of beer ! :o -
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2007 at 07:57

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottled. A murky orange beer with no head. The aroma is smoky with some weird spicy notes. The flavor is malty with an acidic note, combined with notes of smoke, and the body is thin.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2007 at 08:04

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Etwas rauchiger und gummiartiger Geruch. Leicht rauchiger und etwas künstlicher Antrunk. Danach wird das Bier sehr wässrig, erst im späten nachgeschmack regt sich wieder etwas, dort ist es abermals rauchmalzig und angenehm mild, stelenweise auch süß. Test vom 30.5.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,10,10,13,-,12 - 11,42
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2007 at 22:00

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
33 cL bottle. Pours unfiltered brown with a semi crisp and creamy head, quickly disappearing leaving a fatty lacing. Aroma is spicy and whiskey like alcoholic with good portion of malt. Flavour is a harsh blend between cane sugar and malt in a very dark mix. Very dry and bitter finis with distinct spicy notes. Very strong in all its elements and rather unbalanced.
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2007 at 13:54

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
33 cL bottle. Pours golden yellow/orange with a huge white head. Aroma is light, fruity, berries and floral. Flavour is sweet candy caramel like with a mild fruity touch. Finish is rather sweet. Refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2007 at 13:50