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

33cl bottle from Carrefour Market Cours St. Michel in Brussels.
F: medium, white, almost good retention.
C: gold, clear.
A: malty, some citrus and caramel, grainy.
T: medium malty base, citrus, bready, bit metallic, bit harsh bitterness, medium carbonation, very simple, drinkable yet not enjoyed.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2025 at 18:34


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can 50 cl. Golden yellow, hazy, white head. Aroma: sweet and spicy, coriander, orange peel candy, a little pastry. Taste: sweet with a slight citrus sourness, slightly watery, coriander, candy, a little bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2025 at 18:34


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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Delirium, Brussels. It pours clear blonde with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is bready, sponge cake, rich tea biscuit, mellow oak, slightly medicinal, white sugar and donuts. The taste is initially dry, woody, raw alcohol, boozey heat, tannin, green veg, toasty grains, cereal, not much smoke to speak of, biscuit, sponge cake, white sugars, tannin, estery, melon and candied apple with a drying, raw finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Quite rough. Raw alcohol vibes. A bit okay, but not particularly smokey..

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2025 at 20:05


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8.5

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2025 at 17:29


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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Tried on 05 Jun 2025 at 13:16


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

Where:Del Haize, Etterbek. Tried at home.
Appearance: Generous white head. Golden colour.
Flavour: Smoke smoke notes. Some wood. Pale malts.
Observations: Quite drinkable, balanced, feels lighter.

Tried on 05 Jun 2025 at 13:13


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

33 cl bottle.Straight from the bottle in a park in Brussels.Honey, grassy and herbal notes.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2025 at 12:54


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

Mørk brun klar med beige skum. Lukter nøtter, sjokolade og beød. Middels fylde. Smaker karamell, nøtter og brød. Kort.

Tried from Can at Cafe Amsterdam on 16 May 2025 at 18:35


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

Tried at Cafe Amsterdam on 16 May 2025 at 16:51


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Tried on 10 May 2025 at 11:38