Brouwerij Het Anker

Commercial Brewery in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Brouwerij Huyghe
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1872

Contact
Guido Gezellenlaan 49, Mechelen, 2800, Belgium
Subsidiaries
Brouwerij Het Anker owns 1 brewery:
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.

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7.5
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cerveza color ámbar, turbia, corona de espuma cremosa, abundante y persistente. Aroma a malta, caramelo, paja, especias. En boca es sedosa, relativamente amplia, maltosa, especiada, notas de pan de centeno, algo de fruta madura, caramelo...Bien equilibrada, el alcohol está bien integrado mas cuando atempera produce cierta sensación cálida en la garganta. Rica y placentera

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2025 at 22:35


8

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 19:52


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Red with off white head - Red berry and wood aroma - Red berry and wood flavours - The red berry flavours and wood goes into the finish - This was good

Tried on 01 Jan 2025 at 21:59



7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:15


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

Tap at the Mug in Middelburg. A light brownish beer with hints of speculaas (a cookie with cinnamon).First thoughts what is this, then yes this is nice.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:51


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle 0,33ltr:Drunk this one under the Margriet-label. Hazy blond looking Ale with an fruity sweet taste and bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:51


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 0,33ltr: Belgian bock from Mechelen, dark brown coloured beer with hints of caramel and bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:50


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at ZBF, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium: Hazy yellow colourer brew with a fruity taste, formost banana and the name of the beer says Hopsinjoor, but the taste is not hoppy.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:48


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle 0,33ltr: Pretty decent fruit beer with some good hints of different fruits from this great brewery.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:48