Brouwerij Kees
Microbrewery
in Middelburg,
Zeeland,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Brouwerij Kees
Established in 2015
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.
Zlotta (10012) reviewed Marble Cake from Brouwerij Kees 4 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
0.33 l can from the brewery's web shop, best before October 2030. Pitch black with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, light brown head. Sweetish-malty, gently roasty aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla and hazelnut. Fairly sweet, malty, gently roasty-bitter taste of dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla and lots of hazelnut, followed by a medium long, gently roasty-bitter finish. Full body, smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Tasty Pastry Stout/Porter, very well-executed.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
0.33 l can from the brewery's web shop, best before December 2027. Almost clear, golden yellow with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, gently fruity-floral, slightly yeasty-spicy aroma of banana, lemon peel, pineapple, quince, some dill and a touch of hay. Gently sweet, malty, moderately bitter, quite fruity-floral, grassy and moderately yeasty-spicy taste of lots of grains, hay, banana, clove, quince, lemon peel and some dill, followed by a medium long, gently bitter, rather dry and a bit peppery finish. Medium to full body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Crisp, almost rustic saison, quite good.
CraftBeerNick (11220) reviewed Cascade Harvest from Brouwerij Kees 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Arendsnest, sat outside watching the sun disappear, 3rd December 2025. Pours a light straw clear beer. Aroma is melons, taste is light aromatic and melon, bitter close
Beer5000 (11421) ticked Spilling The Tea from Brouwerij Kees 4 months ago
Tap @ at Proeflokaal Arendsnest. Slightly unclear golden body under a nice, white head. Aroma has malt and some herbal touch. Taste is mild malt, refreshing herbs, feels a bit ‘green’ in taste. Unusually and fun.
Beer5000 (11421) ticked Cascade Harvest from Brouwerij Kees 4 months ago
On tap @ Proeflokaal Arendsnest. Unclear pale golden body under a white head. Fresh and fruity hop aroma. Taste is light and fresh malt, a bit ‘green’ hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
30th October 2025 - A little thin - nice enough - Arendsnest, Amsterdam afternoon session
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Troebel lichtgeel bier met veel schuim wat niet lang blijft staan. Smaak is bitter hoppig en fruitig met iets van ananas, wat citrus, gras, tropisch fruit en hars. Lekker maar niet bijzonder.
lad_newton (4282) reviewed Cascade Harvest from Brouwerij Kees 4 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Craft & Draft, Amsterdam on 28th November 2025. Slightly hazy pale gold with shallow, disappearing off-white foam and initial lacing. Hoppy aroma with leafiness and citrus notes. Citrusy in-mouth and a finish dominated by leafy hoppiness. Engaging texture and plenty of body.