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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Keg at borefts. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, liquorice, taste is similar, meaty. 8
Tried on 17 Apr 2026 at 07:06

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Keg at borefts. Pours hazy golden, nose is toffee, pine, taste is z3sty, pine, bitter. 6
Tried on 17 Apr 2026 at 07:05

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(Draft at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 26 Feb 2026) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, coffee, cinnamon and dark bread. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark chocolate, black coffee, cinnamon, liquorice, dark bread and a balanced roasty bitterness. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Rich and warming, with a balanced, spicy cinnamon touch. Very nice.
Tried from Draft at Proeflokaal Arendsnest on 16 Apr 2026 at 19:32

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Beerdome. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and rather hoppy - fruity and citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Light dry and light bitter finish. 160426
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2026 at 19:27

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Can at home. Clear golden with white head. Cloves, dry malts, marmalade, earthy, allspice, dusty, alcohol. Medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied. Feels like way stronger than 7.5% abv.
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2026 at 18:50

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Appearance is black, with a thick foamy 3-finger brown head. Aroma- booze, whiskey, vanilla, dark malts, chocolate, woody earthy malt, liquorice, dark fruit hints. Taste is caramel and vanilla sweetness, fudge, chocolate, whiskey fudge, bourbon barrel, coffee, nutty hints, treacly sweetness.
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2026 at 05:30

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(Draft at Taplokaal Gist, Utrecht, 26 Feb 2026) Black colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted, spicy nose with herbs, liquorice, mint and coffee. Malty, spicy taste with notes of liquorice, coffee, oak wood, brandy and a mild herbal bitterness in the finish. Full body, with a touch of sweetness. Quite complex and herbal with a good barrel character. Very nice.
Tried from Draft at Taplokaal Gist on 15 Apr 2026 at 20:15

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
(Draft at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam, 26 Feb 2026) Black colour with creamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of chocolate, caramel, toffee and creamy coffee. Malty, roasted taste with chocolate, sweet black coffee, caramel, toffee and a balanced cacao bitterness. Full body, quite sweet. Rich, chocolatey and caramelly. Very nice.
Tried from Draft at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman on 11 Apr 2026 at 21:39

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can from Beerdome. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 100426
Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2026 at 16:02

6/10
Can from Jumbo Nieuw-Vennep. Heavily carbonated, very light on the taste. A shame!
Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2026 at 16:53