Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan

Regional Brewery in Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij De Halve Maan

Established in 2005

Contact
Walplein 26, Brugge, 8000, Belgium
Description
De Halve Maan Brewing Company is a family brewery in the heart of Bruges, Belgium. The brewery was restarted and refined by Veronique Maes in 2005. With unique beer recipe on the work, the brewery was renamed as ‘Brugse Zot’. Brugse Zot beer became the only beer that is personally brewed in the town center of Bruges. The Brugse Zot and Straffe Hendrik beers are two of the brewery’s finest types of beers. Straffe Hendrik beer is filled with bitter ale while the Brugse Zot is rich in fruity flavor along with different types of malts and hoppy aromas.

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6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle bought at 7000 Jars of Beer, Kingston, and drunk in my hotel room. Deep golden with amber hues and a large fluffy cream-coloured head. Wheat aroma, slightly metallic, slightly herbal… a bit like one of those isotonic non-alcoholic beers. Taste is a lot closer to the real thing, with an initial sweetness carried away by bitter notes for a balance in the finish. Full body for the amount of alcohol it has, with medium carbonation. Better than I though it’d be but worse than I’d have liked.
Tried from Bottle from 7000 Jars of Beer on 18 Jul 2026 at 08:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Aromas are malt, spice, Belgian yeast and a bit of funk. Flavors are similar to nose with excellent balance between bittersweet and carbonation. Just right body and perfect carbonation. It's always been one of my favorite beers and so happy to see that it's available around here again.
Tried from Bottle at Bodega Brew Pub, Inc. on 17 Jul 2026 at 03:47

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Fine semi lasting off white head.
Opaque red- brownish color.
Oak and caramell aroma.
Semi sweet caramell taste.
Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2026 at 16:11

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Brown with a tan head
A - dark caramel fruit
F - dark caramel dark fruits with that Belgian bite
It's nice , balanced warming
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2026 at 19:10

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
250ml bottle. Pours a cloudy pale orange with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, coriander, lemon, lime & wheat malt. Moderate body. Crisp slightly sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2026 at 09:48

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
330mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is fairly spicy, with a spruce-tip-like character on the Belgian yeast, plenty of wood, and a hint of bready caramel. Flavour is extremely woody, with big woody barrel notes jumping out pretty aggressively upfront, a nice Belgian yeast presence, some spices (nutmeg-like it seems), and a bit phenolic. Complexity isn’t near the level of elite quads, but it is well-made certainly.
Tried from Bottle from Total Wine & More - St. Petersburg, FL on 26 Jun 2026 at 04:22

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
375mL bottle. Pours murky brown with a small beige head. Toffee sugars, allspice, and buttery oak on the nose. Flavour has more toffee, candied fruits, allspice, a spicy Belgian yeast expression, and tons of woody oak. A very light tartness on the finish. I like how the Belgian yeast is coming across, though maybe not the most complex. It's nice to remind myself how Belgian yeast is supposed to be used.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2026 at 00:21


6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle at 't Boothuis restaurant, Beernem. Pours a cloudy bright golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, caramel, wood yeast & malt. Moderate body. Sweet light bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2026 at 12:38

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tap at Lambicus, have not had a dubbel for a while, its back to the roots in discovering interesting beers. Cloudy red Brown, tan cream. Spicy yeast, allspice, nutmeg, licorice root, earthy notes. Dry body, light chalky, low sweetness, well balanced, interesting drink.
Tried from Draft at Lambicus bar on 26 May 2026 at 17:37