Brouwerij Palm

Commercial Brewery in Steenhuffel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Royal Swinkels (Bavaria Brouwerij / Swinkels Family Brewers / SFB)
Associated Venue: Palm Brewery

Established in 1706

Contact
Steenhuffeldorp 3, Steenhuffel, 1840, Belgium
Subsidiaries
Brouwerij Palm owns 2 breweries:
Description
Sometime before 1698 one Andries Van Doorselaer started renting a brewery next to the church in Steenhuffel; however, he was able to open his own brewery when he purchased the De Hoorn property across the street in 1706. In 1801 De Hoorn is sold by public auction to Jan Baptist De Mesmaecker and Clara Bastaerts. In 1908, his daughter Henriette De Mesmaecker married Arthur Van Roy, a descendant of a brewing family from Wieze.

Arthur kick-started the brewery’s industrial development in order to sell his beers far beyond the borders of the municipality. He also created his own “Spéciale Belge” brew. In 1929, Arthur Van Roy gave his “Spéciale Belge” the brand name “Spéciale PALM”. The brewery continued to grow before and after the second World War.

In 2014 Palm Breweries is renamed Palm Belgian Craft Brewers. A new micro-brewery is opened in order to experiment with new combinations of herbs, spices, hops, fruit and wood, and is named in honour of De Hoorn. At 10 hl, the capacity of the micro-brewery is almost exactly the same as that of the village brewery of days gone by.

On 9 May 2016, the Dutch brewery Bavaria N.V. (Swinkels Family Brewers) bought a majority stake in the company. Bavaria initially bought 60% of the shares and will expand this to 100% in 2021.

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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Smell-weak to medium, caramel, belgian tones, spice, faint banana.
Foam- thin caramel, belgian tones, malt. Head is medium-sized, white in color.
Appearance- nice corked bottle with some chrusider on the bottle. Clear orange amber, some active carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - weak caramel, weak belgian tones, some bitter tones, some malt, some faint bitter tones, some spice. Ok belgian.

Tried from Bottle at Spirits & Wine Domina on 11 Mar 2026 at 17:47


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy and yeasty aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2026 at 13:01


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

Nagy, tartós, bézs hab, barna szín. Édeskés, malátás, karamelles, medvecukros, halványan fahéjas illat. Enyhén édes, karamelles, medvecukros, kissé fahéjas íz. Közepesen testes, enyhén szénsavas, enyhén kesernyés. Finom, érdekes ízvilágú sör.

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2026 at 00:43

gave a cheers!

4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 4

30cl Fles van Vomar (denk ik). Nu AH de St.Pierre tot Brouwers St.Pierre heeft omgedoopt, heeft Palm St. Pierre omgedoopt tot St. Florent. Althans, dat vermoed ik. Goudgele kleur, witte kraag. Metalig, laf, hint van fruitige esters, Belgisch gistje, redelijk bitter. Nah dit is drek, net als St. Pierre overigens, maar het lijkt wel nòg slechter.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2026 at 17:25



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

Bottle 30cl. from a local Vomar supermarket @home poured into a tulip glass. Yeasty nose. Somewhat hazy pale amber colour, good frothy white head, dissipating to a thin layer that stays, light lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, yeast, light apricot, coriander. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, grain, yeast, candy sugar, spicy notes (esp. Coriander). Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, sweetbitter aftertaste, well-made but overall too sweet, nice.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2026 at 18:32


6.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Hazy pale amber, small head, Citrusy nose. Sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Syrup, citrus and dough. Mildly warming mid bitter finish.

Tried on 17 Jan 2026 at 19:58


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Perfectly clear straw yellow with stable 2cm head. Nice blonde aromas: Belgian yeast, vanilla. Coriander, floral, grassy. Balanced carbonation, lager flavours, with an extra hint of caramel in the mid range. Nice lingering bitterness. Very well balanced.

Tried on 04 Jan 2026 at 00:03


7

Esters,citrus,grains.
Quite dry,light body.
Light bitterness.Good
Canned:02/28/2025

Tried from Can on 23 Dec 2025 at 19:19


5.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Amber with a tan head. Sweet, a touch of pepper, red fruits, a bit of toffee. Medium bodied. Finish has a fruity sweetness. It’s fine.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2025 at 13:42