Brouwerij Kees

Microbrewery in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Brouwerij Kees

Established in 2015

Contact
Voltaweg 16, Middelburg, 4338 PS, Netherlands
Description
Life's too short for boring, middle of the road beers. Craft Brewery Kees! stands for tasty, fruity, hoppy flavours and strong dark ales, but there'll always be that 'twist' . That special 'something' that make his beers stand out.

Owner and brewer Kees Bubberman started his brewing career in 2007 at Emelisse, a small regional brewery in Kamperland, Zeeland. Within a couple of years Emelisse became a household name among craft breweries worldwide, thanks to the by British and American beer styles inspired ales, IPA's, strong porters, stouts that Kees Bubberman brewed. Never afraid of trying something new and relying on his experience as a restaurant chef he created more than 30 new beers, including an IPA with Earl Grey tea, barrel aged porters en stouts and strong porters and stouts with coffee. Kees was ahead of his time with experimental flavours like these.

In 2014 Kees Bubberman decided to start his own brewery in his hometown Middelburg. Thankful for the opportunities Emelisse gave him, he felt that it was time to go his own way. Brewery Kees! started in January 2015 and within a year his delicious IPA's, strong porters, Russian Imperial stouts and barrel aged barley wines, porters en stouts found their way in the (beer-)world.

Kees keeps on creating new beers and searching for new tastes, sometimes following and sometimes setting trends.

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home, shared with James, 5th June 2026. Pours black, medium thick. Taste is chocolate, liquorice, roasted malts, I expected more complexity
Tried from Can on 07 Jun 2026 at 08:02

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home, shared with James, 6th June 2026. Pours a rich dark black, tan head. Taste is chocolate heady, milk sweet chocolate, medium thick, tickle of bitterness on the finish
Tried from Can on 07 Jun 2026 at 07:59

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Oranjebruin biet met mooi stevig schuim. Smaak is vrij bitter hoppig, droog met wat hout en fruitig met iets van rozijnen, pruimen en wat cognac.
Tried from Can from Bierparadijs on 06 Jun 2026 at 11:34

8.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
Opaque deep brown with a one finger tall ivory-coloured head. Dark malts, Esters (prunes, dates etc.), dried cherries, light umami, distant spicy notes, some hop. Light sweet & bitter. Perfectly hidden alcohol. High range.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2026 at 21:14

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
Opaque deep brown to black with a two finger tall tan head of decent retention. Roasted barley, toasted notes, brandy, vinous, nail polish esters, black bread, dcookies, ark chocolate, salted caramel, New World hop. Mwdium dry. Medium hop bitterness. Warming alcohol. Complex. Pretty good.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2026 at 19:35

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
3rd June 2026
Can. Near clear dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation, fine for this style. Obvious caramel malts, slightly tangy, some notion of ripe fruits. The whiskey barrel sits fairly lightly, for me, it could sit a lot harder. Tangy ripe fruits, mildly rich. A whisper of oak barrel induced vanilla. In my head, this was going to be better.
Tried from Can on 03 Jun 2026 at 18:54

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Bit nutty with cocoa, vanilla, dark malt, pistachio, marzipan. Sweet flavour, bit sugary, light bitter. Above medium body. Nutty, bit artificial, okay.
Tried from Can from SpeciaalBierPakket.nl on 30 May 2026 at 00:09

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Schenkt vrijwel zwart met een dun fijn bruin kraagje. Geur - hou je vast: groene appels, iets geroosterd en umami. Smaak is zoetig, geroosterd, lichtje bitterig. Medium body. Niet slecht, maar jammer van die appels.
Tried from Can at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman on 29 May 2026 at 21:10

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Beerdome. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and yeasty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 250526
Tried from Can on 25 May 2026 at 19:20

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Blik 33cl thuis. Vrij zacht, tropisch fruit, citrustonen, wheaty, licht kruidig, licht droog, wat lemon. (24-5-2026).
Tried from Can from Kaas van Schut on 24 May 2026 at 15:20