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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9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Aus der Flasche (bbe 31.12.2027) im 2024-11 getrunken. Dieses dunkle Ale zeigt deutlich die mitgebrauten Kirschen und eine schönen malzigen Körper, der an ein Belgisches Dubbel erinnert. Alles zusammen wie die Säure der Kirschen und die malzige Süße zeigt sich wunderbar harmonisch. Ein klasse Ale!

Tried on 07 Dec 2024 at 15:03


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

33cL bottled 7/25/24, drunk 12/5/24. Clear, dark. Small, dark beige head. Spicy phenol, a bit of alcohol. Not hot alcohol, but it's there. Special B malts adding raisin, date, fig and such...Nothing too elegant. Kinda waxy, some raw yeast..etc... Strong, rich, malty, sweet, sugary. It is pretty malty, at least. Spice, phenol, moderate malt, bread, sugar. Eh, it's pretty brutish, like most of these Belgian xmas ales....

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2024 at 01:56


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from somewhere.
A: clear orange, stable, foamy, white head.
A: orange, apricot, honey, jam, biscuit.
T: sweetish apricot, sourish orange flesh, biscuit.
F: floral hops, slightly bitter orange peel, yeast.
P: medium body, oily texture, average carbonation.
One of the better examples in the style.

Tried on 02 Dec 2024 at 14:20


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

Color miel claro, turbia, corona de espuma blanca, densa, abundante y resistente, dejando un bonito encaje de Bruselas en la copa. Aroma a levadura, pan , repostería, fruta de hueso madura, especias y mucha presencia de lúpulo. En boca se siente con bastante cuerpo, primer trago dulce y maltoso con notas de repostería y mermelada de melocotón, final marcadamente amargo, especiado y algo herbal. Buena cerveza, muy rica

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2024 at 23:00


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle, 75cl corked. An almost clear one, reddish copper colored and with a quite small off-white head. Cherry and cherry pit aroma with a gentle backdrop of a Belgian ale. Faintly spiced, some dark dried fruit and caramel. It’s full-bodied and nicely carbonated, semi-sweet, with a mostly fruity flavor. Dark dried fruit, cherry, cherry pits and cocktail cherries. Lasting finish. A bit too much on the cherry side, but it’s nice anyway. 241129

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2024 at 13:42


7

Melassig, schwer

Tried on 30 Nov 2024 at 22:07


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 3.5

Lukt: Syrlige frukter. Utseende: Rødbrun. Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum. Smak: Syrlige frukter. Medium: Rating:2-43247, Flaske@750ml, ABV@8.5%, Når@29.11.2024. Hvor: Samling Komlefjorden 2024. Het Anker Gouden Carolus Indulgence 2024 - Margaretha Belgian Ale - Strong Dark

Tried on 26 Nov 2024 at 06:41


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

Dark brown witha ruby hue and a frothy beige head. Brown sugar and spice on the nose, smooth with a little bite of spice, caramel and treacle and a warming sweetness

Tried from Bottle at Admiral Benbow on 23 Nov 2024 at 16:40


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at home. Off black mogahny colour with a thin tan head. Aroma and taste are malty some chocolate and sweet boozy whisky. Full body.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2024 at 21:07


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

75cl bottle from Colruyt Etterbeek Jourdan in Brussels. F: medium, tan pink, quickly diminishing. C: dark red to brown. A: dark cherries, chocolate, banana, caramel. T: full malty base, dark light sour cherries, chocolate, blackberries, caramel, dry on the palate, toast, woody, nice balanced bitterness, soft carbonation, good balanced beer connected more style here, enjoyed for sure.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2024 at 20:13