Brouwerij den Hopperd

Microbrewery in Westmeerbeek, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1996

Contact
Netestraat 41, Westmeerbeek, 2235, Belgium
Description
Brouwerij Den Hopperd is a small independent brewery specialized in organic beer. All our beers are brewed and bottled in our own brewery. Owner Bart Desaeger attended the brewery school in Ghent. In 1996 the first own beer was brewed. From 1999 onwards Bart has opted to produce organic beers only.

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5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Pale gold with a light greenish shine; bubbly white head, leaving lace. Vomit. Sorry, but that’s what it smells of: vomit. And it has been done on some cardboard. And something like an artichoke gone pulpy came out. Bitter(ish) artichoke, or raw spinach - it’s probably the cannabis. At least the taste is OK; vegetable-ish, but not revolting as the nose. Light to medium bodied, a bit slick. Tobacco-like in the aftertaste. Let’s say it’s not my beer.

Tried from Can on 17 Jun 2007 at 11:36


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Dark amber colour with mediumsized off-white head. Fruity aroma along with spices, yeast and some slight grass. Flavour is very fruitish hoppy along with some flowery hints. Also some yeast and slight spicyness noteable. Very refreshing hoppy thing, though nothing very special.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2007 at 14:35


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled
Dark nutty brown color, steady creamy off-white head. Fruity aroma mixed with yeast and vinegar. Quite full-bodied, simple and one-dimensional fruity beer. Some acidy notes with yeast and grassy, dry mouthfeel. Quite hoppy aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2007 at 12:42


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. Clear pale golden, lively head. Estery aroma of pineapple and almonds. Sweet with some butterscotch and lively Grand Marnier-like taste of alcohol and oranges. Drying finish with some minerally bitterness. Elegant, yet with concentrated flavours.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2006 at 15:59


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. Hazy golden, rich head. Fruity black currant aroma. Sweet and fruity with medium body and some sticky syrup. Sugary finish. The ginseng flavour here is extremely subdued compared to the Malaysian "Danish Royal Stout Ginseng", and this beer is not a whole lot more refined.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2006 at 15:56


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[Bottled] Clear amber. Aroma of marmelade, apples and lightly roasty malt. Sweetish with rounded mouthfeel and comparably light body. A hint of caramel and wood before a quick finish almost without bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2006 at 13:51


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draught. Pale blond colour with a very big white head. Fruity citrus aroma. Sweet malty flavor with some hints of citrus. Some bitterness in the aftertaste.

Tried on 25 Mar 2006 at 08:36


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draught. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Sweet fruity aroma with spicy hints. Sweet malty flavor with some spicy hints of ginseng. A bit thin mouthfeel. Sweet spicy aftertaste.

Tried on 25 Mar 2006 at 08:24


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Rerate Orange, hazy body. Off-white head. Nice aroma of caramel, spices, ... Moderately bitter, lightly sweet flavour. Quite complex with some spiciness. Very good balance. Unordinary flavour, which I liked this time. Seems like he has problems with the continuity. (8-3-8-4-16=3.9)

Bottled June 2005 Clear, blond body with a white frothy head. The aroma has some freshness (from hoppy aromas and spices) combined with sweetness from fine malts. Some mint too. Smells a bit like those medicines you ought to mix with warm water and then breathing the vapour leaving from that mixture. Bitter flavour, with some sweetness - rather unpleasant. Reminds me of pepermint that fizzes all over your head by every sip you take. Not my favorite style. (7-3-4-3-9=2.6)

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2006 at 15:45


5.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

(Bottle 33 cl) Pilsener golden, slightly hazy with loads of impurities floating around. Tall, full, frothy and very white head - again unclean. Very dry with a sharp and rather unpleasant bitterness. And I understand the fellow ratebeerians who talk about a herbal or medicinal tang in this. The very varied ratings show that the brewer has a serious problem producing an even quality. Some Drink shops in the area told me, that they wouldn’t carry the beer because it was too much up and down from each batch. 120505

Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2005 at 08:54