Brouwerij Het Anker
Commercial Brewery
in
Mechelen,
Antwerp,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by
Brouwerij Huyghe
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1872
Contact
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Description
Brewery Het Anker is one of the oldest breweries in Belgium (1471). In its current form the brewery exists since 1872 when the Van Breedam family bought the brewery and built a modern brewery with a steam boiler. Nowadays it is still a family brewery that has been brewing beer in the Groot Begijnhof in Mechelen for 5 generations. Over the years, Het Anker grew into an internationally acclaimed brewery. The old recipes are still the basis of the brewing process and a variety of hops and herbs flavor the beers.
The brewhouse consists of three kettles from 1946 and a wort filter from 2014. The kettles are made of red copper and are “hammered” by hand into the existing shapes. The capacity is 3000 kg deposit. In the past, brews of 250 to 300 hl of lager were produced with this. Today we brew 110 hl per brew since the current beers are of a much higher density.
The brewhouse consists of three kettles from 1946 and a wort filter from 2014. The kettles are made of red copper and are “hammered” by hand into the existing shapes. The capacity is 3000 kg deposit. In the past, brews of 250 to 300 hl of lager were produced with this. Today we brew 110 hl per brew since the current beers are of a much higher density.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Bottle
from
Delhaize
on 13 Apr 2025
at 13:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Mörkt rudbrun vätska med tunn skumslöja. Aromer av körsbär, källartrapp och torkade dadlar. Hög inledande maltsötma som balanseras av en fruktig och lätt bitsk syra. Allt avslutas av en källartrappig brettjäsig beska. Mycket värmande med en fyllig munkänsla och lång eftersmak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2025
at 16:03
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2025
at 19:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, yellow-ish, pale golden colour with huge, firm, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally bready, wheaty malty, yeasty fruity and minimally perfumed, spicy aroma, hints of banana, some coriander, lemon, orange peel, a touch of white bread. Taste is slightly perfumed, spicy and citrusy fruity as well as minimally yeasty fruity, minimally bready, wheaty malty basis, notes of lemon, some coriander, orange peel, a touch of banana and white bread.
Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, prickly to lively carbonation.
Refreshing, relatively perfumed - nice.
Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, prickly to lively carbonation.
Refreshing, relatively perfumed - nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pakhuis Twente
on 31 Mar 2025
at 20:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Gollem. Golden, , offwhite lace, dry heather nose, lighr sticky sugar, flower, Juicy full body,
Tried
on 30 Mar 2025
at 16:48
8/10
Sweet with notes of dark dried fruit, caramel and toffee, cocoa, light spices, yeasty note, fruit cake, brown sugar, medium body, malty spiced warming finish. Not had this since the 2012 vintage, still a great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2025
at 12:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. MOderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2025
at 12:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
10 years old Vintage.
Rocky white head left a spotty cover on a rich mahogany coloured body.
Liquorice, toffee & malt aroma
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy with a clean back.
Liquorice, toffee, concentrated berries & malt tastes with boozy finish.
Excellent.
Rocky white head left a spotty cover on a rich mahogany coloured body.
Liquorice, toffee & malt aroma
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy with a clean back.
Liquorice, toffee, concentrated berries & malt tastes with boozy finish.
Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 18:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home from Jumbo. Mahagony pour, off white head. Nose is big candi sugar, nuts, dried fruits and bread notes. Taste is sweetish, lightly boozy, malty, sugary, estery. Round. Closes with a sweetish, warming finish, got a medium body and high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at home. Pours mahogany with an off-white head. Nose is dried fruits, nuts, caramel, esters, some booze. Taste is sweet, toffee, chocolate, nuts, dried fruits, booze. Warming, sweet, somewhat boozy. Medium bodied with high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:54