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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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear golden/amber pour with a lasting white head; aroma is mainly malt and yeast. Taste is grain/malt, citrus and a hint of herbs. Flavour could be stronger, even if it is an AF.

Tried on 28 May 2024 at 18:20


3

Kerge kanep, magus ja hapukas kehvake koroona kloon.

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2024 at 14:35


4

Fizzy, lemon, citrus, soapy, watery

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2024 at 14:25


2.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

--Sample, thanks oh6gdx! -- Clear deep golden, minimal head. Aroma of tropical fruit flavoured bubblegum. Saccharine sweet wit light body and clean mouthfeel. Tastes like an extremely artificial bubblegum, Saccharine laden finish.

Tried on 05 May 2024 at 21:33


6

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2024 at 20:03


5.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle while on a short holiday with the family. Clear darker golden color, average sized white head. Aroma and flavor are lightly malts, a bit sourish and metallic, hmm odd, rusty. Weird I don't know. Not very pleasant tbh.

Tried on 04 May 2024 at 19:15


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

330ml can. Pours hazy gold with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is citrus, wheat, floral hops. Taste is medium sweet, citrus, wheat, pine. Medium bitter finish. Light bodied.

Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2024 at 09:05


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Ein Industrie- Belgier 🏭 für Leute, denen ein Leffe zu wenig Industriell ist. So ist es auf alle möglichen Sprachen beschriftet und es hat mich verblüfft, es in einem ukrainischen Supermarkt zu finden. Es hat ein paar gute hefig-malzige Noten und sehr leichte Gewürznoten, allerdings ist es zu brav und sehr flach. Es ist nicht direkt schlecht, aber einfach nur fade.

Tried on 26 Apr 2024 at 20:57


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50cl can from Prisma, Tallinn. Pours clear copper coloured with a modest, off-white head. Caramelly, fruity and slightly nutty with notes of Belgian yeast and raisins. Medium sweet with medium to low flavour intensity and a light bitterness in the finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2024 at 19:56


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

50cl can from Prisma, Tallinn. Pours slightly hazy golden with a white head. Fruity and wheaty with notes of ripe bananas, coriander, other spices and Belgian yeast. Moderate to medium sweet with medium flavour intensity and a slightly dryish finish. Quite refreshing and enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2024 at 18:15