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

Bottled 330ml. -from Goblet Zagreb. Unclear golden coloured, medium sized white to off-white head, light yeasty and spicy nose. Yeasty, spicy, light vegetables and rather high carbonation with touch of spices in the finish.

Tried from Bottle from Goblet Beer Store ZG (Stupnička) on 16 Aug 2025 at 20:44


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Flesje gedronken bij Hoeve 1827.
Robijnrood tot donkerbruin helder bier.
Aroma van whisky en rook.
Smaak van whisky is er ook duidelijk

Tried on 08 Aug 2025 at 09:05


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Dark brown colour, almost black, small frothy head that disappears quickly, fair lacing. Aroma is dried dates, dried figs, some whisky that stays in the aftertaste. Alcohol is warming but does not disturb. Light bitterness. Medium to full body, lively carbonation that works well and gives a creamy mouth feel. Very good! Like Rochefort 10 but with extra whisky flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2025 at 20:25



6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tried on 13 Jun 2025 at 16:33


7

I haven’t had lunch yet and I’m already drinking 🤦🏻‍♂️

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2025 at 12:22


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

Old rating from 03-01-17 - A spring beer, titled as Anker-Bok Lentebok with a green label, also know as Maneblusser Lente. A 330ml bottle. It pours a light hazy blonde colour with a creamy white head. Aromas of coriander, cumin and curacao. Tastes of the same as well as oats, rye, fruits & flora. A fine bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2025 at 07:47