Brouwerij Serafijn (prev. Microbrouwerij Achilles)

Client Brewer in Heist-op-den-Berg, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Huisbrouwerij Achilles - Out of business

Established in 1999

Description
The microbrewery is founded by Achilles Van de Moer on the passion for special beers. After 7 years of trials with different beers, the decision to start a microbrewery in Itegem was made in 1999. The brand name of beers is “Serafijn”. All beers are high fermentation brews, with second fermentation in the bottle. Most of the beers are contract brewed, but some of them are also brewed at their own location.

In 2015 Achilles became part of Caupona bvba (of the Prik & Tik stores in Heist-op-den-Berg and Herselt). The brewery is now called ''Brouwerij Serafijn.'' That is the new company in Heist that houses the Serafijn beers. The former microbrewery in Itegem has been dismantled.

The beer is now brewed at the Pirlot brewery in Zandhoven.

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

Bottle from Exotic World. Dark amber, beige foam. Lively carbonation. Aroma of light roasted malts with caramel. Nose of flowers. Light fruity. Bitter finish. Weak, thin body.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2015 at 07:09


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a brown color. Aroma is murky fruit, caramel, molasses. Flavour is the same with an added sharp alcohol note.

Tried on 11 Feb 2015 at 14:55


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Hazy golden colour with small white head. Aroma of yeast and hops. Aroma is spicy and fruity with flavour of clovers and citrus,medum body and lively finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2015 at 06:50


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330 ml. bottle @ home. Procured from Willems & Zoon. Only lightly hazy burned sugar amber, off-white head. Nose is sticky BE, burned sugar, brown apple, herbal malts & iron touch. High carbonation, way too high. Fizzy metallic, herbal, tad empty sticky BE beer, leaves, bark, bitter herbal spices, tad bitter ginseng, faint herbal alcohol. Pretty unexciting Belgian, not that good either.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2014 at 12:34


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle , light gusher . Pours rather clear blonde , small white head . Smell is malty, sweet, grainy . Taste is bit bitter , green perfumyness , some sweetness , some hoparoma . Aftertaste is very perfumed . Not sure if its from the hops ? Aftertaste is sugary , sweet, hops, malty . ok

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2014 at 15:26


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

4oz pour at Churchkey DC pours a hazy orange with some sudsy, white head. Nose has strange notes of jalapeno jelly, dusy, honey, yeast. Flavor is more classic, honey, mild raisin, mild spice, booze. Sticky finish. Weird.

Tried on 28 Dec 2014 at 14:14


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Churchkey. Poured a hazy amber color with a medium sized head. Aroma was light sweet candi notes, sweet malt. Nice sweet malt flavor. Pretty tasty.

Tried from Draft on 17 Dec 2014 at 01:40


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Not a bad beer, about halfway between a strong dark and a strong pale. Pours hazy amber with good head and lacing. Some sweetness and florals in this. Tap at Churchkey.

Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2014 at 10:49


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

On draft at ChurchKey DC. Pours a clear orange gold with an off white head. Butterscotch aroma. Flavors of caramel and some spice. Smooth, but somewhat thin, body.

Tried from Draft on 15 Dec 2014 at 17:11


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at barely legal tasting room . Pours clear blonde, good yet fast fading white head . Smell is sweet , grainy, perfumed . Taste is grains, sharp bitterness ( not hoppy though ) , perfumed ( almost soapy ) . Overcarbonated ( explaining the loud pop when opening the bottle ) . Not impressed , sorry ...

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2014 at 16:58