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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Spritzig hopfiger, zunehmend bitterer Antrunk. Trocken herb bleibend, erfrischend. 9/10/9/9//9
Tried on 25 Sep 2015 at 08:40

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Süßer Antrunk, in dem der Alkohol bereits deutlich erkennbar wird. Süß bleibend, wenig malzig, noch süffig. Brennend alkoholischer Nachhall. 10/9/10/10//10
Tried on 25 Sep 2015 at 08:40

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Tap at Borefts 2015... Dark red brown.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet fruits.. Soft toffee malts nose.. Soft tart fruits.. Zezty passion fruit.. Light herbal finish
Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2015 at 07:16

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap Borefts 2015. Black beer lasting tan head. Chocolate cereal aroma. Some alcohol in mouth. Bit boozy ok chocolate and coffee flavour.
Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2015 at 06:57

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Bottle @ Cafe Meijers. Light blond colour, off white bubbles. Nose is light malty, very fruity, citrus, bit of pine. Flavour is citrus, crisp and dry, medium hop bitterness, fruits. Finish is fairly dry.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2015 at 09:28

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Kees Bubberman’s IIPA, made with (malted) wheat instead of rye, contrary to its name. Irregular, moussy, off-white head over a deep and warm amberish orange blonde, initially clear but eventually hazy robe. Refined but strong hoppy aroma of pine resin, a lot of lychee and mango (the Simcoe), biscuit, orange peel, white bread, pink grapefruit flesh, fresh thyme, caramel; I do not, however, get the typical fried onion accent usually associated with Summit, which is apparently also used. Clean, soft, sweet tropical fruitiness in the mouth, peachy too, orange peel, slight soft wheaty sourishness, caramelly malts, bit bready, leading to a long, complex, tonic-like bittering but still much more aromatic than ’harsh’ hop bitterness, drying, spicy, piney and citrusy. Excellent and fragrant till litterally the last drop.
Tried on 21 Sep 2015 at 13:57

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ home. Very dark brown to black colour with a medium sized beige head. Smells roasty, hops, chocolate, hint or vanilla, black ipa. Tastes roasty, loads of coffee, hint of vanilla, chocolate. Medium body, soft feel, soft carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2015 at 16:00

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Bottle from Speciaal Bier Bodegraven, large sample. Cloduy golden to orange color, medium rocky head. Aroma of coconut, grapefruit, slight orange. Medium bitter in taste, again lots of fruit with coconut and grapefruit, slight cookie malt to back it up. Finishes quite dry. Wonderful combination of coconut (sorachi) and grapefruit, that works quite well. Loads of flavor for 5.5%.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2015 at 13:24

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Bottle @ home. Hazy orange color, medium sized white to off-white head that lasts for a decent while. Smell and taste malts, hops, some fruityness, mainly consisting of citrussy fruits imo, and a suitabke moderate bitterness. Decent body and carbonation. Just another IPA, but always nice to drink. Cheers Kees!
Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2015 at 13:21

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Bottle shared. Pours murky dull orange with a medium cream head. Aroma of fruity hops, grapefruit, light citrus and a little weedy and herbal. Flavour is above light sweet and moderate to heavy bitter. Light to medium bodied with a juicy hop mouthfeel and soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2015 at 10:53