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

Spandert av Rune. Delt på Vervet. Stråfarget. Nesten klar. Lavt luftig skum. Lett bananaroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken mere banan. Og gjær. Sånn passe.

Tried on 15 Dec 2023 at 12:43


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

Can. Gusher. Hazy yellow colour with lasting thin head. Aroma of slightly herbal, slightly skunky hop. Slightly zesty taste. Bitter aftertaste. Not bad.

Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2023 at 19:32


6

Tried from Can at De Vleeshalle on 16 Nov 2023 at 08:21


6

Easy to drink. Grainy with a smooth mild back. Caramel, slightly sour. No bitterness, fruity, mild grainy finish. Nice.

Tried on 10 Nov 2023 at 21:52


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

0.33 l bottle from 'Craft Bier Bude', best before March 2024. Clear, golden with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, fruity, quite artificial aroma of gummy bear, sherbet powder, lemonade and some passion fruit. Quite sweet, moderately bitter, rather artificial and gently fruity taste of grains, gummy bear, sherbet powder, some lemon and light grapefruit, followed by a short, gently bitter finish. Thin to medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Artificial mess.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2023 at 18:32


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear blond colour with lasting head. Decent Blond. Some mild backnotes of pineapple. Low complexity but not bad.

Tried on 01 Nov 2023 at 20:21


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

Slightly hazy golden beer with a white head. Aroma of sweet wheat malt, banana, fruity and citrusy hops. Taste of fruity hops, sweet wheat malt, yeast, banana, citrus hops.

Tried on 29 Oct 2023 at 15:05


2.4
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 10

Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.

Tried on 26 Oct 2023 at 21:51


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

22/X/23 - 33cl can from Albert Heijn supermarket, shared @ Arno’s place, BB: 24/VIII/24, T13 12:20 (2023-859)

Clear yellow blond beer, big irregular white head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of ripe to overripe banana, very yeasty, a bit sugary impression, almonds, oxidized impression. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very floral, a bit soapy, sugary, lots of overripe banana, slightly sourish. Aftertaste: yeasty, ripe banana, sugary, a bit floral, soapy, meh.

Tried from Can on 22 Oct 2023 at 17:00


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Hazy golden white foam. Notes of wheat, banana sweetness with light bitter hoppy finish. Quiet perfumy. Not bad, not very good either.

Tried on 20 Oct 2023 at 09:52