Brouwerij Breda

Microbrewery in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2019

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Hallengang 1, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
Description
Bijna 400 jaar is brouwerij Breda verankerd met de Leuvense regio. In 1627 kende deze brouwerij zijn ontstaan toen ze het recht kreeg om water uit de Dijle te gebruiken om bier te brouwen. Een hele geschiedenis van bekende eigenaren, ups-and-downs, welvaart en oorlog, maar steeds met het produceren van diverse lekkere bieren volgde in de volgende 350 jaren. De (gouden) kabouter met een fles van brouwerij Breda tussen de armen, werd een van de eerste beeldmerken in België.

In de jaren ‘70 werd de brouwerij, zoals bijna alle andere brouwerijen uit die periode te Leuven, opgeslokt door grote broer “Stella Artois”. Van brouwerij Breda bleef enkele jaren later nog maar weinig over.

Vandaag is brouwerij Breda te Leuven terug in volle opstart met een breed gamma aan bieren en het plan om de stadsbrouwerij terug in het centrum van Leuven te heropbouwen.

Brouwerij Breda heeft als doel gesteld artisanaal gebrouwen bieren van de hoogste kwaliteit op de markt te brengen en een verbinding te zijn voor iedereen in de Leuvense regio en Oost-Brabant.

In 2017 raakte het nieuws bekend dat Brouwerij Breda anno 2019 het brouwen zal hervatten.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
25cl bottle. A clear orange brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of red malt, caramel, bread. Taste of red malt, some melasse, red fruits, caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2022 at 19:49

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
25cl bottle. A clear yellow golden beer with a white head. Aroma of pale malt, some straw and grass. Taste of mild sweet pale malt, some flowers, grass. Mild bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2022 at 20:05

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottle 33cl. from Finest Belgian Beers @home poured into a tumbler. Slightly hazy pale amber colour, good frothy off-white head, good retention, heavy lacing. Aroma wheat, lemon, overripe apples, apricot, light yeast, clove, pepper and thyme notes. Mild sour and light sweet taste, sour apples, light lemon, spicy notes. Medium body, warery to oily texture, soft carbonation, mild fruity sweet and sour aftertaste, authentic feel, refreshing, very nice.
Tried from Bottle from Finest Belgian Beers on 05 Jul 2022 at 17:11

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Shortlived yellow-cream head, medium, over chestnut-brown beer. Liquorice, autumn leaves, bit syrupy aroma, if not over-sweet smelling; Liquorice, I drop /I sweet-ish. Finish has somethin cigarette ashes-like. Not much aftertaste, bit leafy. Light slickness, not very carbonated. OK, nothing more. Thanks to Stef!
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2022 at 17:50

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Mild fruchtiger Beginn. Wenig herb, zum Ende bitterer, Granatapfel, der Alkoholgehalt ist nicht erkennbar. Unspannend, ok. /8/8/8/9/8
Tried from Can on 03 May 2022 at 18:46

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33cl can. A clear orange red beer with a white head. Aroma of red berries and some herbs. Taste of red berries, mild sourness, forest fruits.
Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2022 at 10:29

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Light hazy dark golden beer, white creamy foam. Nose of lemon, citrus, some herbs. Taste is fruity, hints of peach, lemony tartness. Very well balanced. Reminds me of Vicardin. Nice surprise!
Tried on 18 Apr 2022 at 16:13

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33cl can from Carrefour market @ in Tervuren near Brussels. F: medium, pink white, average retention. C: dark red, hazy. A: red berries, vaguely blueberries, pomegranate touch, bit lactic. T: medium body, blueberries, pomegranate, bit lactic, red berries, dry on the palate, soft carbonation, bit tarty, hard to say something about the beer style here, partially enjoyed.
Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2022 at 19:20

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33cl bottle from a trade with JefVerstraete. A slightly hazy golen beer with a big off-white head. Aroma of orange peel, spices and some yeast. Taste of orange peel, tangerine, yeast, spicy hops.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2021 at 20:26

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
10/X/21 - 25cl bottle from Willems (Grobbendonk), shared @ verjaardagsfeestje Anniek, BB: 20/VII/22 (2021-1147)

Clear blond yellow beer, small creamy irregular white head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: banana, malty, grains, bit spicy, dirty, hint of sulphur. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: nice wheat acidity up front, bit malty, quite some banana, soft bitterness, bit yeasty. Aftertaste: malty, bit spicy, grains, sweet touch, some ripe banana.
Tried from Bottle from Bierhandel Willems on 10 Oct 2021 at 14:30