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.
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Handpump @Ma che siete venuti a fà (Rome). Pours black with a light and persistent cappuccino foam. Aroma is peated with coffee notes ans dark chocolate, amazing. Flavour is medium sweet with a strong bitter end. Full body, light carbonation. Fantastic beer!
Tried
on 12 Sep 2015
at 08:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at CBC Clerko, thanks to the Wingmane, 10/09/15. Dark mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is rich roast, earthy, hoppy notes, cocoa powder, toffee, trace of pine. Taste comprises chocolate, roast malt, toffee, light spice, charr. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2015
at 08:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap @Ma che siete venuti a fà (Rome). Pours black with a medium and persistent cappuccino head. Aroma of coffee, yeasts, dark chocolate and licorice, great! Flavour is medium sweet with sone lactose, medium bitter end. High body, medium carbonation. Very good!
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2015
at 08:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap@Ma che siete venuti a fà (Rome). Pours orange with a medium to light persistent head. Aroma of tropical fruit, citrus and malt, nice. Flavour is light malty with a strong bitter end. Medium body, medium carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2015
at 07:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap @Ma che siete venuti a fà (Rome). Pours orange with a light white foam. Arom of grapefruit and lemon zest, light tropical touch, malt, nice. Flavour has a light malt profile with a strong bitterness, some root and a light astringence, unbalanced. Light body, medium carbonation. So so...
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2015
at 07:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
10th September 2015
Craft Clerkenwell Bottle Share. Thanks to Wingman Willis. Hazy deep amber beer, thin pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry with fine carbonation. Mild but tangy dark malts, touch of sweetness and a trace of coffee. Light and tangy dark fruits. Light spice in the dry finish. Okay.
Craft Clerkenwell Bottle Share. Thanks to Wingman Willis. Hazy deep amber beer, thin pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry with fine carbonation. Mild but tangy dark malts, touch of sweetness and a trace of coffee. Light and tangy dark fruits. Light spice in the dry finish. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2015
at 07:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to the Wingman. It pours darkest brown with a decent beige head. The nose is bitter-sweet, sweet roast, chocolate, dark fruit, raisin and fruit cake. The taste is bitter-sweet, toasty, charred wood, cola, light cocoa, earth, pepper, caramel and dried fruits. Medium body and moderate+ carbonation. Not a whole lot of depth, but enjoyable enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2015
at 03:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Seoul Plaza, kindly shared by Gurthnar, many thanks. Dark brown color with small beige head. Nice aroma of caramel malt, syrup, red fruits. Very sweet taste, caramel, burned sugar, red fruits, alcohol. Zesty hops in finish.Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 09:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Seoul Plaza, kindly shared by Gurthnar, many thanks. Brown color with medium beige head. Dark malt, coffee, citrus hops in aroma. Dark malt, coffee, licorice in taste followed by nice citrus hoppy bitterness. Nice mixture of coffee and hoppy bitterness in finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 09:38
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Seoul Plaza. Clear dark brown colour. Aroma rather restrained in intensity, but taste more than makes it up. Intense rich malty flavours, milk chocolate, caramel, also fruity hoppiness and lots of bitterness, zesty, orange. These elements aditionally mix well indeed. Well balanced. Very good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2015
at 13:52