Het Roze Varken

Client Brewer in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 2013

Closed in 2021

Contact
Waterstraat 73, Velp, 6882 GC, Netherlands
Description
Sinds 2000 heeft Huisbrouwerij Het Roze Varken op kleine schaal een aantal zeer bijzondere bieren gebrouwen, die door vele van onze vrienden en familieleden zeer gewaardeerd werden. Deze succesvolle bieren versterkten onze ambitie om iedereen van onze speciaalbieren te kunnen laten genieten.

In april 2013 was het moment daar: Brouwerij Het Roze Varken werd geboren.

Een machtige stap met een prachtig doel: Het brouwen van speciaalbier waarmee wij onze passie kunnen overdragen aan iedereen die zin heeft in en behoefte heeft aan ‘een bijzonder biermoment’.

In 2021 ging de brouwerij samenwerken met Kleine Beer, onder de naam Pigs & Bears Brewing Co. Per 1 januari 2022 gingen Het Roze Varken en Kleine Beer samen verder onder de naam Pigs & Bears Brewing Co.

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

Sample at the Hague beer festival. Thick creamy beige head. Cloudy amber pour. Light bitterness. Easy drinking. Served a little too cold.

Tried on 13 May 2017 at 04:30


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

Sample at the Hague beer festival. Thin beige head. Clear black pour. Nice bitterness.

Tried on 13 May 2017 at 04:29


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

Tap at NBPF. Hazy amber with beige head. Peat, caramel, toffee, some dried fruits, ash, vegetables, more smoke. Over medium sweet and under medium bitter. Over medium bodied. Not my thing at all.

Tried from Draft on 12 May 2017 at 11:34


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampled at Week van het Nederlandse bier festival, Den Haag 2017. Dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of licorice, herbs, malt, caramel and light dark chocolate. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried on 12 May 2017 at 11:32


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

Sampled at Week van het Nederlandse bier festival, Den Haag 2017. Very hazy brown with a thick cream head. Aroma of peat, malt, light tart fruits, malt and citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a little sourness. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried on 12 May 2017 at 11:29


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

Tap at NBPF. Black with some beige bubbles. Licorice, laurel, some roast, grass, black agricultural plastic, tar, car tires. Light sweet and medium bitter. Under medium bodied. Meh.

Tried from Draft on 12 May 2017 at 11:27


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

Bottle @ home. Clear golden color, medium sized quite quickly diminishing white to off-white head. Smell and taste malts, some hops, mainly bitter hops, very distant floral notes, bitter finish that lingers. Decent to medium body and carbonation. Bottle date June 2016 so way past its prime, although I doubt how much better it has actually been.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2017 at 13:37


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Niilstrong. Nice red-brown color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly a hint of wood somehow, a bit bitter more than sweet, slightly iron even. Weird quadrupel. Drinkable, but not very good imo.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2017 at 17:10


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Keg at Locus Publcus, Delft, Netherlands, Monday 3rd October 2016 Pours clear honey/amber with a filmy head, wonderful rash bitterness, really quite bold bitterness, orangey and fruity. Hides it’s strength really well. Lovely, lovely beer. A8 A5 T8 P5 Ov16 4.2

Tried on 03 Oct 2016 at 07:40


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

On tap at the Delft beer festival. Thick creamy white head. Clear light amber. Nice bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 28 Aug 2016 at 09:28