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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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Drucken på fat på Bishops Arms Gustaf. Fin doft men å ena sidan lite platt, avslagen, saftig, dammig och med en lite avig beska å andra sidan värmande alkohol, komplexitet och fina söta nyanser av fat, torkad frukt. Doften lovade mer. Bra men hoppades på ännu mer.

Tried from Draft on 28 Aug 2025 at 14:02



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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tried on 25 Aug 2025 at 16:13


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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried on 25 Aug 2025 at 15:56


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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Havnens Vin & Tobakhus (vintage year brew date: 2018-10-02). Pours muddy dark brown with a tiny white head. Aroma is intense dried yeast, Vegemite, caramel, syrup, nutmeg, cola, port wine, and liquorice root. Taste is medium to very sweet, light bitter, light to medium acidic, and light salty. Body is watery with light carbonation. Finish is long and balanced sweet and acidic with intense notes of caramel, dried yeast, Vegemite, oak barrel, syrup, nutmeg, cola, port wine, and sultana raisins and dried figs. Knowing that the ABV is rather high, it actually feels a bit thin. It is also too sour for a barley wine (if you ask me).

Tried from Bottle from Havnens Vin & Tobakhus on 20 Aug 2025 at 22:31


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2025 at 17:51


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A clear reddish copper coloured pour with a a fading halo. Aroma is big boozy fruit cake, nutty, raisin, boozy, bruised grape,. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, sticky, boozy, fruit cake, spicy wooden barrel staves.. Smooth, spicy. Palate is thick chewy hot alcohol, lovely.

Tried on 20 Aug 2025 at 17:51


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

20th August 2025
Team tasting at CBJ, thanks to me for the bottle. Clear amber beer, a few tan bubbles never come close to forming a head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Brandyish flavours and some obvious alcohol. A little heat and a little more spice. Ripe fruits, touch of coffee. Spicy semi dry finish. Amusing but, Struise have done much better and bigger.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2025 at 17:43


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle from the Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Amber and mostlyclwar with a ring of off-white head. Big malt aroma, Belgian yeast, candy sugar. A little candied orange peel. Sweet and strong taste with more orange peel flavours, strong boiled sweet, spicy yeast. Full body with carbonation on the heavy side.

Tried from Bottle at Needle & Pin on 19 Aug 2025 at 19:21


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Frothy good mostly lasting head. Dark brown colour. Heavy malty and modetrate hoppy aroma-. Heavy bitter flavor. Long great finish. Creamy palate.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2025 at 16:00