Brouwerij Serafijn

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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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
It’s not really a Christmas Tasting in Odense. Amber with a big white head. Weak fruity aroma with some caramel. Sweet malty flavour with yeasty notes and quite a bit of alcohol
Tried on 20 Dec 2012 at 11:27

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ End of the year, Odense Tasting 2012. Pours hazy dark golden with a small white head. Malty caramel and bread. Medium bodied. Quite decent and tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2012 at 11:27

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(bottle, 33cl) Hazy and micro-floaty-laden dark amber to light-brown coloured hue with a short and slightly tanned foamy head. Citrus-fruity and moderately toasted malty aroma with caramel and a spicy Belgian yeast-character. Sweet flavour, almost full bodied with a moderate carbonation. Mildly sugary dark malty base with fruity accents; quite sweet and mildly toasted and slightly leafy malty finish. 27.X.12
Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2012 at 15:04

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks Hansen & Zita for this bottle! Clear amber. Weird sweet aroma with malt, cookies, fruits, a bit of graininess, alcohol, a bit of oxidation and somewhat strange I can’t put my finger on. Sweet malty flavor with fruits, a bit of cardboard and alcohol. Medium-bodied. Pretty un-enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2012 at 12:27

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
thanx at gollem for the taster! amber, hazy, steady foam, sweet, caramel, nice carbonation, sugar, nice aftertaste. definetly gonna take one of these somethime !
Tried on 11 Sep 2012 at 01:41

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, yeast, fruits, malt and hops. Sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2012 at 13:44

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
33 cl bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu. Rated on 10.10.2010
Aroma has some fruits, floral notes and hints of alcohol. Flavour has floral notes, some spices and hints of fruits. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2012 at 11:31

4.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
A lot of carbonation, golden colour. Smells very sweet. Sweet mettalic taste, not a lot of body.
Tried on 28 Aug 2012 at 13:26

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours cloudy orange amber color with a 2-3 finger fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Slight foamy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of cherry, raisin, pear, herbal, cinnamon, candi sugar, honey, and light yeast spices. Nice and well balanced aromas with good complexity and decent strength; very pleasant. Taste of cherry, raisin, pear, plum, cinnamon, herbal, earth, caramel, pepper, candi sugar, and yeast spices. Lingering notes of light fruits, herbal, pepper, cinnamon, candi sugar, caramel, and yeast spices on the finish for a bit. Good balance and complexity of flavors. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly slick and prickly mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Belgian strong pale ale. Good flavor balance and complexity; very smooth to sip on. Really enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2012 at 20:36

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Amber/golden colour. Bitter sweet taste with notes of caramel. Very fruity (banana) but also malty. Not bad
Tried on 03 Aug 2012 at 13:13