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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Slijterij De Langstraat, Waalwijk.
Black with a small beige head. Chocolate and caramel aroma. Sweet taste with a sweet finish. Not enough roast to counteract the sweetness of the caramel malts in my opinion, leaving me with a cloying sweet caramel syup.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2025 at 22:36

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle thanks to MrsSHIG: Poured a viscous oil black with a light brown head. Aroma is smokey, boozy, roasty malts. Taste is boozy, bourbon, rich roasted malts, burns, chocolate, sticky finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2025 at 23:03

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
2018 bottle shared by one of the boys in Chapel Hill.

Dark brown pour with a slight russet hue.
Savory, mellow malt with a slight berry nose.
Vinous, strong brown ale with some heartier soot in the middle, creamer, spot of steak sauce acid on the tail.

Lovely.

I apparently rated this twice in the same night:
Dense matte black on brown, flat pour.
Earthy, bbq glaze nose.
Super sweet, marshmallow, aged hops, sharp bourbon bbq sauce;prickly.
Dense, slow sipper, burns. Tasty package.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2025 at 20:35

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tried from Bottle from Brygshoppen ApS on 02 Aug 2025 at 12:50

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle: Poured a deep black with a tan head. Aroma is rich roasted malt, smoke, boozy, woodsy. Taste is super boozy, sherry, roasted malts, roasty, lingers around the mouth.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2025 at 17:41

9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
2008 vintage shared by Turd, this has been one of my White Walz forever. Poured a darker brown almost black with reddish edges, the head is bubbles. Nose is complex, pungent, fruity, vinous, woodsy. Taste is tangy, vinous, vinegar, woodsy, malty, metallic.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2025 at 01:08

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Tasting at Sam's in Chapel Hill. Cheers!

Dense, shiny, dark black pour.
Heavy plum, brown sugar, nice acidy nose.
Heavy black tea with lemon & aperitif, slight soot, lovely acid, lingering lemon, great earth.
Mellow to low carb, who cares, this is great.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2025 at 19:34


8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. C reamy palate.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2025 at 12:44

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Frothy off-white fair mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2025 at 10:39