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Grolsch was first brewed in Groenlo in 1615 by Willem Neerfeldt. Peter Cuyper, son-in-law of Neerfeldt, was appointed master of the Grolsche brewing guild in 1676. Cuyper died in 1684, after which his descendants continued the business. Until 1876, the beer was brewed in the center of Groenlo. In that year brewery 'De Klok' built a new brewery outside the city. In 1895 it was bought by Theo de Groen, a descendant of a Zevenaar brewing family. Op 3 mei 1922 fuseerde Brouwerij De Klok uit Groenlo met de Twentse Enschedesche Stoombierbrouwerij uit Enschede. Het bedrijf ging verder onder de naam "N.V. Bierbrouwerij De Klok Enschede-Groenlo". Later veranderde de naam in Grolsche Bierbrouwerijen en werd het bier 'Grolsch' genoemd.

The De Groen family has upgraded the company from 1968 from a local brewery to an international company. Until 2004, Grolsch was brewed in Groenlo and Enschede. Since 2004, both locations have been closed and there is a new brewing factory in Boekelo-Usselo.

On 19 November 2007 the board of Royal Grolsch NV accepted a €816 million offer for the company by SABMiller. The takeover was completed with the delisting of Grolsch's shares on 20 March 2008. SABMiller subsequently sold the company to Anheuser-Busch InBev and in April 2016, the latter accepted Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.’s offer to buy not only Grolsch but also the Peroni and Meantime beer brands.
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Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland owns 2 breweries/brands:
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McDermottDrink (4736) reviewed
Premium Pilsener from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
Canned. Yep, canned, like might have been served on a KLM airliner. Gives us a chance to try it with the skunkiness of the green bottle. Now I can taste some hop character. But still not much beyond a pale lager.
Tried from Can on 09 May 2005 at 21:49
shrubber (16041) reviewed
Kanon from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Sour cherry malt aroma. Dark tan color with no head. Sour tart malt flavor up front with a fairly strong alcohol burn finish.
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2005 at 13:38
shrubber (16041) reviewed
Lentebok (1995 - 2012) from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Sweet flowery malt aroma. Golden yellow color with small head. Sweet malt flavor with slight tannic finish - improves the more you drink.
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2005 at 13:22
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Amsterdam Mariner from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
4.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Canned. Golden colour, huge foamy head, lacing. Malty and hoppy standard lager aroma. Sweet malty flavour withdomr fruitish hints. A bit hoppy finish. Fruitish aftertaste.
Tried from Can on 30 Apr 2005 at 07:15
Frothingslosh (20518) reviewed
De Klok Bier / Blond from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
I am not a big fan of this company. I tried this one for the heck of it. Sampled from a 12 oz clear bottle this beer poured a medium gold color with a large white head. The aroma is sour malt and light fruit. The flavor is light, fairly malty and had a decent mild hop presence and a light fruity sweetness. Much better than I expected but still not good.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2005 at 21:46
Sloefmans (15815) reviewed
Noaber from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear foxy-amber; large yellowish compound head leaving textbook lace. Chalk, coloured malts nose converging to herbal notes. Initial cloying sweet taste, like cookies with synthetic vanilla flavouring. Ends again herbal, a bit more fresh-tasting, but still very sweet & malty. Tinge of salt in the finish, or is it a bit smoked? Medium bodied, rather slick. Aftertaste has some metallic bitterness. Ho-hum. At least less humbug than the commercial description. I found it in Zeeuws Vlaanderen, if you please. The very other side of the Netherlands!
Tried on 20 Mar 2005 at 13:40
Marko (24112) reviewed
Premium Pilsener from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
0.33 can. I keep on finding new beer I never expected to find in places I never expected to have beers I haven’t tried. Heck, I didn’t even know that this was imported here. So, I was expecting skunk, and lots of it. Then came the second surprise. A nice fruity sweet malty smell came from the glass. Immense head that vanished slowly was another surprise. The pale gold color wasn’t though. The taste was again fruity/malty and sweet for a lager. Bitter aftertaste. Not that good really, but I would drink it again.
Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2005 at 05:30
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed
De Klok Bier / Blond from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
2.6/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
Grolsch Blond more like Grolsch light. If you have ever wanted a budweiser but made overseas than you got your beer. Its jjust like a light beer with a Dutch custom on it. Despite the intregue pass in this beer.
Tried on 17 Feb 2005 at 22:06
RichTigers (5280) reviewed
Amsterdam Navigator from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
3.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3
Very pale syrupy looking beer with a very sweet aroma and an even sweeter sugary flavour. Overall its like drinking a diluted glass of sugar.
Tried on 14 Feb 2005 at 16:54
MiP (20513) reviewed
Rijke Herfstbok from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland
21 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
Draught. Dark chestnut colour. Creamy head. Weak, but very malty aroma. Very sweet flavour, mostly of brown sugar. Like alcoholic hvidtøl. Too sweet for me.
Tried on 08 Feb 2005 at 21:50