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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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Schenkt mooi olie-achtig in, oogt koperrood met fijne licht gelige kraag. Aroma van gerst, alcohol, graan, gedroogd fruit, caramel, zoet. Smaken zijn enorm glad, zacht, redelijk zoet, graan, alcoholisch, bruine suiker siroop, caramel, ook iets van cognac, medium body, red zoet moutig in de afdronk. Ok bier
Tried on 02 Aug 2015 at 13:05

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sampled from bottle @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival. Very dark brown to black color, medium sized beige to brown head. Aroma is malts, lightly roast, wood, coffee. Taste malts, roasted malts, wood, coffee, nicely bitter. Decent body, average carbonation. Decent now, but has 4+ potential I think.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2015 at 07:08

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7
Sampled from bottle @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival. Clear orange golden color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, hops, floral hops, blossom, bitter. All the flavors are there but the body is too thin. Certainly a nice beer though, but it needs more body.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2015 at 07:07

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle @ weekly tasting shared with Dutchdrebus. Red-brownish color, lightly brownish colored head. Aroma is malts, some roast, slightly smoke. Taste malts, dark malts, lightly roast, a distant hint of coffee, a distant hint of sweetness with a slight bitter finish. Quite complex, there are a lot more flavors in there to discover for those who have the patience to sort it out completely. Good body for a beer with this low ABV. Well brewed I’d say!
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2015 at 02:54

7/10
Tried on 01 Aug 2015 at 19:54

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Sampled from bottle @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival. Lightly hazy yellow golden color, small white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly wort, sugar, lightly bitter. Hmm too young I think. Average body and carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2015 at 10:43

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
26th July 2015
Hazy gold beer, good cream colour head. Palate is sharply crisp. Thin malts. Decent Citra hops - spicy orange and orange peel. Mild Pink Grapefruit. Mild to medium spicy bitterness in the semi dry finish. Decent stuff.
Tried on 29 Jul 2015 at 04:39

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Tap Arendsnest, 25th July 15. Fairly dark for the style, nice head, dissipates. Aroma is caramel some hops. Taste is sweetish, good bitter finish. Pretty tasty
Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2015 at 15:49

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Cloudy, bitty amber beer with a bubbly white head. Aroma is light grapefruit given it’s citra hops. Taste if dry, sharp grapefruit and hops. Right up my street.
Tried on 25 Jul 2015 at 10:14

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at PBFX. Amber color, small white head. Pine, light fruity grapes in the flavor. Medium-bodied. Piney, some mango. Good bitterness. Restless.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2015 at 09:58