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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Het Lagerhuys, Amsterdam, 13 Aug 2025) Golden colour with creamy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with grapefruit, pine needles and pineapple. Fruity taste with notes of tropical fruit, citrus, pineapple, apricots, papaya, pine needles, white bread and a balanced citric/piney bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Rich, hoppy and juicy. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Het Lagerhuys
on 22 Oct 2025
at 21:02
7/10
Resinous, grapefruit, nice bitterness
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2025
at 19:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can. Very dark. Riwn, almost no head. Vanilla, fudge, chocolate, blackberries, earthy, dry oak, soft scotch, dried plums. Over medium sweet, medium bitter, very light sour. Bit thin body, almost flat. Bit dry finish. Much less creamy and full than other versions I've tried but tastes quite OK.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2025
at 18:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75cl bottle @ Belgian Beer Geeks Autumn Gathering 2025. Pours a slightly unclear deep mahogany amber, beige head. Plenty of boozy bourbon here complimented by soothing vanilla and chocolate with a long bitter close.. Pretty good.. went well with traditional Flemish vlaai made by Bieridder!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2025
at 16:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
A black beer with a beige lacing. Aroma of intense whiskey, red fruits, strong dark malt. Taste of dried fruits, plums, spirits, cherries, boozy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2025
at 09:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home from DeBierkonig Amsterdam, 18th October 2025. Pours a clear light copper colour. Aroma is resinous, caramel. Taste is pine, resin, malts and caramel, proper old school - nice one
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2025
at 07:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at BBGG. Sugar, alcohol, chocolate, light spices, vanilla, boost. Very sweet, medium bitter. Full sweet bodied. Full of sugar and boost..
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2025
at 21:10
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2025
at 10:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 75cl à Belgian Summer Beer Gathering, merci Siegfried et pour le ‘vlaai’ qui allait avec.
BB 12/2030.
Cuivrée oscillant sur un léger ambre, qcq bulles beige mais pas tenace.
Un bon barley wine comme Kees sait les faire – pas mal de Bourbon, banane fudge, chocolat, caramel, douceur latente avec une sensation de cookie oreo – la sensation des 15% est d’autant plus présente que le tout reste assez faible en bouche.
BB 12/2030.
Cuivrée oscillant sur un léger ambre, qcq bulles beige mais pas tenace.
Un bon barley wine comme Kees sait les faire – pas mal de Bourbon, banane fudge, chocolat, caramel, douceur latente avec une sensation de cookie oreo – la sensation des 15% est d’autant plus présente que le tout reste assez faible en bouche.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2025
at 08:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
330ml can. Pours pitch black with a tan head. Aroma of dark malts, liquorice, dark fruits. Taste is sweet, dark malts and fruits, liquorice, molasses, chocolate, sugar, caramel. Medium bodied. Ok, definitely lacking the coffee notes, and other aspects really.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 17 Oct 2025
at 23:11