Brouwerij Palm

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

Established in 1706

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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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7.5
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


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

Fles 33cl thuis. Licht hout, fruittonen, Belgisch gist, wat banaan, wat steenfruit, citrustonen. (5-12-2025).

Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2025 at 21:12


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

Fles 75cl thuis gedeeld. Dried fruits, zoet, fruitig, maltig, wat rood fruit, carameltonen. (30-11-2025).

Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2025 at 17:34


7

Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2025 at 18:10


6.5

Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2025 at 17:55


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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

44cl can from Home Bargains.
Thick white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Easy drinking

Tried from Can from Home Bargains (T.J Morris Ltd), Nationwide on 18 Oct 2025 at 22:16


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

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

Tried from Bottle from Brygshoppen ApS on 14 Oct 2025 at 19:10


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

kolor złoty, głęboki, klarowny, piana biała, obfita, trwała. Zapach słodowy, lekkie jabłka, alkohol, trochę dębu, wanilii, plasteliny, dość ciężki. W smaku pełne, słody, jabłka, skórki, Dębina, wanilia, dobry destylat, trochę liści kukurydzy, dobrze ułożone. Goryczka niska, alkoholowa, dębowa, łuskowa, średnio długa. W ustach pełne, degustacje, lekko taniniczne, rozgrzewające. Nasycenie wysokie

Tried from Can on 14 Oct 2025 at 08:42