Brouwerij Kees
Microbrewery
in
Middelburg,
Zeeland,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Brouwerij Kees
Established in 2015
Contact
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.
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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 24/01/2026.
Dark mahogany brown topped with a beige head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is stewed fruits, vinous, herb, yeast flicker, big barrel tones.
Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, bourbon, light spice, caramel, herb, grass.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Fun BA affair but I'm not getting saison.
Dark mahogany brown topped with a beige head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is stewed fruits, vinous, herb, yeast flicker, big barrel tones.
Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, bourbon, light spice, caramel, herb, grass.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Fun BA affair but I'm not getting saison.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2026
at 17:38
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Fruity hop aroma with citrus, orange, tropical notes, mango, strange milky touch. Moderate to medium bitter with low sweetness. Medium body. Eh, I've had better from both.
Tried
from Can
from SpeciaalBierPakket.nl
on 23 Jan 2026
at 23:44
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap. Pours black with full foamy tan head. Light aromas of cinnamon, cream, and roasted malts. Richer and much bolder flavours follow same with additional chocolate nougat and hazelnuts.
Tried
at
Proeflokaal Arendsnest
on 22 Jan 2026
at 16:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
340 ml can. Pours black with short tan head. Aromas of chocolate fudge, soft whiskey barrel, a bit of vanilla and slick roasted malts. Flavors follow same with a little more emphasis on whiskey barrel which thins out the CFS base.
Tried
from Can
at
Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman
on 22 Jan 2026
at 14:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tap at Arendsnest, 14th January 2026. Pours black. Aroma is chocolate and spice, taste was not working for me, nutmeg, cinnamon.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2026
at 20:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Beerdome. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and cocoa. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. A bit artificial. 200126
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2026
at 19:57
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Nose is brown sugar, toffee, pear drops, stewed fruit. Taste is sweet brown sugar, toffee, pear drops, leading to a light medicinal hop note, brown bread, spice, stewed fruit, in a warming honey finish.
Beautiful
Beautiful
Tried
on 18 Jan 2026
at 22:57
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can shared thanks to Thijs. Deep copper to mahogany, barely any head. Marzipan, booze, caramel, toffee, strawberry jam. Mergpijpen, vanilla, fennel seeds. Very sweet, medium bitter. Full bodied, low carbonation. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2026
at 18:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg draught at the King's Head, Bristol. Dark, almost purplish brown, opaque with a tan ring of head. Sweet cinnamon aroma, dark malts. Sweet and spicy taste, cinnamon and grassy flavour. Bitterness in the finish is. Medium body qeight with heavy (but not too heavy) carbonation. Fairly subtle in its presentation but man it'll knock your ass off.
Tried
from Draft
at
Kings Head
on 17 Jan 2026
at 16:32
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Can at home. Dark brown to black color, small beige head. Aroma and flavor are malts, clearly liquor, just red wine? Hmm tastes like bourbon or cognac to me as well. Or maybe I just imagine that. Nonetheless, very tasty! Full bodied as well. Very very solid.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2026
at 22:25