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

Licht troebel geel bier met schuim. Smaak heeft wat van zowel IPA als witbier, vrij bitter en fruitig met iets van citrus, grapefruit en vrij veel hop.

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2023 at 13:30


5

Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2023 at 11:53


8

Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2023 at 16:32


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

Clear blond colour, white foam. Sweet, a bit fruity, some peach notes, alcohol in the finish.

Tried on 06 Oct 2023 at 17:54


6

Tried from Can on 29 Sep 2023 at 16:40


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Catada en copa Teku, color dorado, espuma blanca de mediana retención y fácil recuperación. En nariz desprende aromas a mosto prefermentado, heno y cierta nota cítrica. En boca empieza con un golpecillo de notas dulces, cítricas, herbal y gachas de cereal...y a continuación se diluye en el paladar mientras en la cabeza parece escucharse la voz del cerdito de Loonie tunes, "E-e-Esto es to- esto es todo amigos!"... Posiblemente sea la cerveza sin alcohol mas 'apañada' que he probado hasta la fecha, pero sigue sin sustituirme a ninguna cerveza con alcohol (por mala o defectuosa que sea), ni constituiría una opción para mi en caso de no querer o no poder beber alcohol, en cuyo caso preferiría sin duda un agua con gas o un Vichi Catalan.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2023 at 22:00


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Keg at bier Central. Pours clear golden amber, nose is toffee, grass, hay, taste is similar, harsh.

Tried on 24 Sep 2023 at 13:16


6

keg at beer central... deep copper.. thin white lacing... soft sweet caramel hay nose.. soft fruit. Mlight hay

Tried on 24 Sep 2023 at 13:15


6.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Appearance: Fogged gold with a good white head. Aroma: Wheat bread, citrus, distant pine needles. Taste: Light sweet and bitter. Wheat bread, citrus, pine needles, grass. Hoppy ending. Mouth feel: Light to medium body, ave3rage carbonation. Summary: OK.

Tried on 23 Sep 2023 at 19:22


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Appearance: Clear gold with a decent off-white frothy head. Aroma: pale malt, overripe apples & pears, apple seeds, light perfumery. Taste: Light sweet and bitter. Pale malt, apples & pears, some alcohol, grassy hop. Mouth feel: Medium body, average carbonation. Overall: Nothing special.

Tried on 10 Sep 2023 at 16:23