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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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Clear, golden, white head. Aroma of yeast, ripe bananas, marmalade. Taste is fruity, malt, citrus, pepper. Fresh and drinkable. With ch --- Beer merged from original tick of St Pierre on 04 May 2025 at 09:12. Original review text: Klar, kvitt, lite bestandigt skum. Aroma av banan, gjær og kål. Søt, mykje banan, litt industriøl preg.

Tried on 24 Jul 2023 at 19:08


5.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4

Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 28B - Adapted no alcohol). Bottle 25 cl - Batch 14 02:33 (BB 14/04/24). AROMA: medium worty aroma with a medium-low herbaceous hop background. APPEARANCE: light amber color and cristal clear. medium off-white head with good retention. TASTE: initial medium worty and slightly sweet flavor, followed by low hop flavor with an herbal character. medium bitterness with a semi-dry to dry finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium-low body with meidum-low carbonation. OVERALL: unfortunately the Belgian character is completely absent in this NA version of a belgian pale ale classic.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2023 at 17:16


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

Clear copper colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour of.sweet malts and honey. It reminds me.of Top Deck shandy.

Tried on 17 Jul 2023 at 18:50



5

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2023 at 21:31


3.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottled 330ml (KSM Kampus)
Clear golden colour, not much head. Sweet malts, nettle-lime aroma. Light-bodied. Sweetish papery malts, lime. Corona with extra toppings.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2023 at 16:43


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

Flaska från SB. Klar gyllengul vätska med lågt skum. Säd och äppeljuice i både doft och smak. Lite jolmig. Nja

Tried on 02 Jul 2023 at 11:13


5

Iets slap maar verder ok

Tried on 28 Jun 2023 at 19:49


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

Can from Albert Heijn.
A: hazy ochre, thin, off-white head.
A: orange, banana, apricot, wheat, vague clove.
T: sweet orange, apricot, wheat, bread, spices.
F: floral hops, yeast, banana, slight bitter orange pith.
P: medium body, slick texture, average carbonation.
Surprisingly well made attempt - perhaps influenced by 'neighbouring' Uiltje?

Tried on 26 Jun 2023 at 13:06


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear yellow pour, large white head; aroma is mainly hops and minerals. Taste adds some malt and hints of grass and citrus. Not mind blowing, but alright overall - a welcome addition to the Eurostar menu.

Tried on 24 Jun 2023 at 18:01