De Struise Brouwers

Microbrewery in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated with 2 Venues
Associated Webshop: De Struise Beershop

Established in 2003

Contact
Kasteelstraat 50, Oostvleteren, 8640, Belgium
Description
The “Struise” concept is based on creativity, innovation, quality, sustainability and friendship. We started developing beers anno 2001, at a holiday resort in the village of Lo-Reninge, in a small barn at an ostrich farm called “De Noordhoek”. The first beer we ever developed there, was an Old Style wheat-beer, called “Struise Witte”. The name “Struise” is taken from Flemish slang for ostrich. Our brewery coat of arms takes it a step further and features a proud ostrich amongst knight’s helmet, shield and feathers.
Back in 2003 we decided to go commercial with our latest creation, a Belgian Dark Strong Ale called “Pannepot”. Not with an own installation, for that we did not have the money yet, however, we proceeded as gipsy brewers. First at the Coulier Brewery and later at the nearby Deca Brewery in Woesten / Vleteren. In 2009, we moved to a school facility in the village of Oostvleteren, and where we’ve been brewing our beers independently since 2012.

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Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2026 at 20:34

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2026 at 20:33

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 9
6/6/2026. Bottle at the June ITFC beer share. Courtesy of my friend Jean-Baptiste, cheers! Great pour. Rich, woody, chocolate, dried fruits, fruit cake, roasted, whisky aroma. Moderate sweetness, boozy bitterness. Quite full bodied. Smooth, light carbonation. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2026 at 20:21

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with little head. Aromas of candi sugar, leather, fruity rum and toasted malts. Flavors of strong rum, raisins and toasted malts. Rum prominent.
Tried from Bottle from De Struise Beershop on 05 Jun 2026 at 23:03

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2026 at 18:12

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Raynville. It pours darkest brown to black with a nice tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, dark and decadent, treacle, some umami, liquorice allsorts, bittersweet, bourbon barrel aged maple syrup, rather fruity, jammy, vanilla fudge, tunnocks teacake, jammy wagon wheel, chocolate bourbon biscuits and heady booze. The taste is slick, super fruity, jammy, dried fruits and berries, bitter - sweet, bourbon soaked oak, alcohol is well hidden, dark chocolate,
jammy wagon wheel, tunnocks teacake, vinous, vanilla, fruity whisky, charred, slightly tarry, dark roasted malt, coffee grounds, liquorice and toasty spice with a drying, chewy finish. Fulsome body and average carbonation. Plenty depth. Takes you on a journey for sure. Fun stuff.
Tried from Bottle from Raynville Superstore on 31 May 2026 at 16:34

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
For this second round, I found this beer subtle with nice aromas of porto barrel, cherry, vanilla, perfect sourness, yeasty, dry malt, 30.09.19 from le Belge.
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2026 at 21:09

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
In my point of view, it is a great beer, a Belgian ale that it is a dream for your tongue, powerful aromas, similar than the caracol nostrad, 21.03.18 at Prélaz.
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2026 at 21:08

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Frothy lightbrown fair mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Brandy very present. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Barrel very present. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2026 at 17:08

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home re watching HotD before new season. Dark pour mostly black and no real head. Nose is soy sauce and dark fruits. Tatses of umami soy sauce, fig, molasses. Chocolate, cherry, red wine. Thick and boozy. Nice
Tried on 25 May 2026 at 02:22