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

Bottle at home, köszi Tomi! Pours deep golden with thick head. Nose is moderate sweetness, woody notes, and slight bitterness. Taste is the same with long sweet finish. Light bodied and quite overcarbonated.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:28


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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

ABV noted at 6%. Simple and sweet, some wheat, pale bread, mild floral notes, honeysuckle, pale sugar, biscuits, mild yeast. Pretty drinkable, I’d say, if simple.

Tried from Can on 11 Mar 2025 at 21:26


6.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

12.06.25 Aromat słaby nie wyraźny słodowy. trochę jabłka czuć Biała piana opada, klarowne złociste. Smak zbożowy, trochę pieprzowe, przyprawy, słodyczy trochę jest Nagazowanie duże, lekkie, orzeźwiające., gładkie, trochę ten alkohol trochę czuć. Ogólnie piwo jest raczej w stylu, ale nie jest dla mnie trochę za bardzo przyprawowe.

Tried on 04 Mar 2025 at 05:52


6

Vesine, nisune, puuviljane, tsitrus, sidrun. Ok joogikas.

Tried on 02 Mar 2025 at 22:16


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Can with Grumbo. Aroma of wheat, citrus, clove, banana, herbal, rubber and hint of spice. Bitterness developing and moderate carbonation, but overall a bit bland.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 13:49


6

Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:08




Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:06


6

Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:06