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

Fles gedeeld door Joris en gedronken tijdens proeverijtje.
Goudgeel helder bier met matig schuim.
Smaak is licht bitter en nasmaak is iets bitter.

Tried on 15 Nov 2025 at 21:38


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Fles meegebracht door Joris en gedronken tijdens proeverijtje bij Rogier.
Mooi helder blond bier matig schuim.
Aroma van hout.
Smaak is houtig en licht bitter.
Nasmaak is licht fruitig.

Tried on 15 Nov 2025 at 21:29


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried on 15 Nov 2025 at 20:50


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

Bottle. Pours a dark brown colour with a fluffy beige head, plenty of hops and fruit and a hint of sweetness in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2025 at 18:03


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

75cl bb 31 12 27 du colruyt jourdan.
Couleur acajou col épais crémeux fin off white
Arôme est frais cerise noir leger sour chocolaté caramel.
Palais offre une excellent balance sour cerise bière plus un apport malté de la bière de quadruple? Mélange de deux bières coupée avec des cerises. Xh3rry pit avec ménage entre douceur 3t aigreur.
Pointe de vinaigre balance pas mal avec le malt. Belle collab avec les classiques de flemish red verhaeghe

Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2025 at 16:12


7.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

33cl bottle at home, from Alko.
Poured goldeny clear.
Light peppery Belgian yeasty flavors. Light, some hay, some light spiciness. Surprisingly some light alcohol warmth.

Tried on 10 Nov 2025 at 12:28


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

A golden beer, a head is medium and white. Aroma has citrus, spicyness, some earthyness. Taste has spicyness, llight fruitness, also earthyness. Medium bodied. Pretty nice.

Tried from Bottle from Alko (Turku Kupittaa) on 08 Nov 2025 at 18:04



8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pours brown with a large fading head.
Nose shows caramel, candy sugar, sultanas, raisins, soft booze, spicy phenols.
Flavours include raisins, brown sugar, treacle, the faintest hint of whisky and soft lingering booze in the finish.

Tried on 03 Nov 2025 at 10:06


7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

From a 330ml bottle on 1/11/2024 (shared by Ed with me and Butz). Pours hazy deep golden with a huge head. The nose is clove, spice, Belgain yeast and a bit of banana. Same of the sip with some citrussy sweet and sour, leading to a pleasant light bitterness. Fullish body with lively carbonation. Really nicely balanced and very enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle from Plonk on 01 Nov 2025 at 04:15