De Menkes

Microbrewery in Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 2015

Closed in 2020

Contact
Groenseykerstraat 8e, Geleen, 6161 SG, Netherlands
Description
In 2013 the idea of brewing in a cellar in Oud Geleen was born. In 2015 the first commercial beer called Hop Bokje Hop was launched. At the end of 2016 already 100 liters were brewed in a traditional way in a garage. But the popularity became even greater and that is why a new micro brewery was opened in Krawinkel Geleen in 2017! Still traditional but with a few more liters ...

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled at NSF Den Bosch. Opaque black color, average sized off-white to beige head. Smell and taste malts, hmm hard to describe this one, raisins, figs perhaps. Dark fruit notes. Mwah. 6-3-6-3-12.
Tried on 15 May 2019 at 17:03

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Sampled at NSF Den Bosch. Orange color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, sweetish, lightly perfumy, floral a bit, a bit grainy bitter. Average body, firm carbonation. Meh. 7-3-6-2-11.
Tried on 15 May 2019 at 17:02

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled at NSF Den Bosch. Murky orangy color, full sized super creamy long lasting white to off-white head. Aroma and flavor is malts, a bit grainy at first, light citrus notes, a distant sweet hint and a pleasant soft citrus / citruspeel bitter / slight tart-bitter finish. Quite nice. 8-4-8-4-14.
Tried on 15 May 2019 at 16:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled at NSF Den Bosch. Hazy dark orange color, med s creamy off-wh head. Decently hoppy aroma but also a bit metallic. Flavor is malts, metallic, metallic bitter, lingering bitterness but also that metallic / iron note stays. Not very good imo. 6-3-6-3-11.
Tried on 15 May 2019 at 16:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8
Gedronken tijdens bierfestival Den Bosch. Kleur goudgeel troebel. Aroma van hop. Smaak is sprankelend en hoppig. Nasmaak is licht bitter.
Tried on 05 May 2019 at 16:00

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Geprobeerd met Inoven, Roelzie1986 en Benzai op het Nederlands Speciaalbier festival in den Bosch. Het is een troebel oranje bier met een dun schuim. Het heeft een moutige geur. De smaak is moutig en wat wrang.
Tried on 05 May 2019 at 15:43

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Geprobeerd met Inoven, Roelzie1986 en Benzai op het Nederlands Speciaalbier festival in den Bosch. Het is een troebel oranje geel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een fruitige geur en smaak.
Tried on 05 May 2019 at 15:27

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Gedronken tijdens bierfestival Den Bosch. Kleur is donkerbruin. Aroma van hout en drop Smaak is dropachtig salmiak Nasmaak drop blijft best even hangen.
Tried on 05 May 2019 at 12:46

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Gedronken tijdens bierfestival Den Bosch. Kleur is oranje-achtig, licht troebel bier. Aroma is fruitig. Smaak is hoppig Nasmaak is licht bitter.
Tried on 05 May 2019 at 12:36

4.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Geprobeerd met Inoven, Roelzie1986 en Benzai op het Nederlands Speciaalbier festival in den Bosch. Het is een donkerbruin tot zwart bier met een beige schuim. Het heeft ween rokerige geur. De smaak is moutig gebrand en rokerig.
Tried on 05 May 2019 at 12:26