Brouwerij Palm

Commercial Brewery in Steenhuffel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers)
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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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Ljusgul grumlig vätska med vitt småbubbligt lätt skum. Aromer av ljust bröd, örter och jäst. Lätt maltig bas som fylls på med smaker av örter, jäst, och torkat hö. Fruktig lätt beska.

Tried on 02 Jul 2024 at 15:14


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

Can 500ml (Laagri Rimi)
Amber colour, thick off-white head. Aroma is bready and caramalty. Light-bodied. Caramalt, harsh maltyness, very sweet and industrial.

Tried from Can on 01 Jul 2024 at 20:10


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

Can 500ml (Laagri Rimi)
Golden colour, mid-sized white head and lace. Banana and caramel in the light nose. Light-bodied. Caramalt, riped fruits, banana, some alcohol, all flavours tuned down. Cheapo version of Leffe.

Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2024 at 17:14


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can (from Rimi Nautica). Copper colour, mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is wood, some floral, toasted and mild fruity tones. Flavour is toasted, wooden and some floral tones.

Tried from Can on 14 Jun 2024 at 20:40


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

Can (from Rimi Nautica). Hazy yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is wheat, citrus, some herbs and earth. Flavour is is citrus, wheat and some herbs. Basic.

Tried from Can on 14 Jun 2024 at 19:58


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

Can 500ml (Rimi Nautica). Hazy yellow color and small white head. Light-bodied. Some banana and coriander. Supermarket wit.

Tried from Can on 14 Jun 2024 at 19:55


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

--Sample, thanks oh6gdx! -- Hazy goldenm, mid siuzed head, Aroma od apricot, starfruit and lime. Dryish with light body and clean mouthfeel. Lime, piney apricot and white bread. Mid bitter finish.

Tried on 14 Jun 2024 at 18:49


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

Clear and golden with a bubbly/frothy white head and sweet, yeasty malt on the nose with just a hint of fruit. Medium bodied, with a punch of alcohol, has that Belgian yeasty flavour, with light malt and a touch of fruit hidden underneath.

Tried from Can from Aldi (England) on 02 Jun 2024 at 12:00


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tried on 01 Jun 2024 at 16:55


5

Tried on 01 Jun 2024 at 15:32