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.
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.
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle from Dranken Geers. Gold/amber with some floaters and big rocky head. Some spice, some syrup, some toffee. Quite an unsubtle syrupy spicy beer, with some jammy syrupy malt/alcohol. Just too syrupy really. Bit disappointing as I liked this brewery at ZBF 08. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2008
at 12:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. Pours a clear copper color with a good yellow/white head. Sweet aromas of candied lighter stone fruits. Medium body with coarse carbonation. The flavor is not all that sweet, seems slightly bitter, and lightly spicy. A very tasty ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2008
at 21:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 ml bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. Very dark amber color with a frothy beige head. Aroma resembles an Abt/Quad with some citrus notes. Medium plus body with coarsely creamy carbonation. Flavor is dark fruit, dark caramel and spices like anise and citrus zest. Puts tingle all over my tongue. Finishes freshly dark and mildly bitter. Touches my palate like an Abt/Quad . It’s just delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2008
at 22:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle from John’s Market in Portland, OR. Dark coppery amber color with a frothy off-white head. Interesting lightly spicy aroma with a little caramel and hop. Near medium body with coarse carbonation. Flavor is spicy, a bit citrus/coriander, dark caramel, and little hop. Finishes rather herby/woody. Almost dusty. Dry. Pleasant to drink. Not the common Belgian ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2008
at 23:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Slight hazy orange color, short frothy head. Aroma of caramel malt, some raisin, slight alcohol, bit orange. Big malty body, slight spicy, orange, slight alcohol. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2008
at 16:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A dark amber to brown ale with a thick luscious light moka head. A nice caramel, dark fruit, and light fudge aroma, very pleasing. In mouth, tingly caramel malt with licorice, nuts, warming alcohol, and light coriander and other spices. Lingering spices in mouth. Medium bodied for the style. For some reasons, diminishes the funkiness of the Pere Joseph cheese sampled with the beer.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2008
at 15:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle, 8%. Very yeasty aroma, like baking yeast. There is also some sweet light malts and alcohol in the aroma. Hazy golden colour. Small stable white head. The flavour is sweet, malty and alcoholic in good balance. Has a little yeast in the aftertaste, and otherwise a good, warming alcohol note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2008
at 23:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A clear ashy light brown ale with a thick off white head. A sweet yeasty aroma , with fusel alcohol, very aromatic, a bit doughy. In mouth, a lightly sweet doughy malt with light coriander, a bit buttery, thus the celtic angel name. Medium bodied. Bieropholie imports.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2008
at 19:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazy blonde ale with a thick white head. Aroma of lemon, yeast and light rubber notes. In mouth, a very nice pleasant ale, with light bubble gum, notes of Curacao, herbal notes, medium bodied. The taste is much more pleasant than the nose lets predict. Bieropholie imports.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2008
at 17:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
330ml bottle sampled with Skinnyviking and Finn Arvid at Pegasus, Copenhagen. Off-white foam coming out of the bottle. A bit unclear, tan coloured body. Spicy aroma with sweet dark malts. More dark malts, heading towards caramel, in flavour. Slightly roasted added by brown sugar. Yeasty finish. Soft carbonated (28.05.2008).
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2008
at 14:54