Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan

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

Established in 2005

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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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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

9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Backlog. Misted deep brown with a moderate beige head. Dark malt, dried fruits, spicy notes, delicate oak barrel. Some hop.. Dryish. Balanced ending bitterness. Extremely soft. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2026 at 17:22

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml corked bottle, 2025 vintage. Dark fruit aroma with notes of coriander, anise, roasted malt, nutty malt and some toffee. Pours cloudy dark toffee brown with a finger of tan head that has excellent retention and lacing. Starts with dark fruit, roasted malt and anise flavors as well as having a rich, full body and syrupy mouthfeel. Finishes quite smooth but a touch dry with nutty malt, toffee and coriander flavors. Very nice quad.
Tried from Bottle from Applejack Wine & Spirits on 10 May 2026 at 06:03

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Craig's. Pours clear deep amber, nose is berries, caramel, vanilla, wood spice, taste is caramel, berries, oak, hints of brandy, spices. 8
Tried on 24 Apr 2026 at 07:35

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
250ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, redd-ish, amber colour with small to average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, minimally pink-ish, white head. Sweet-ish, minimally artificial and sugary, fruity aroma, hints of cherry, sweet cherry, cherry juicy. Taste is slightly sweet and minimally tart, fruity, wheaty malty basis, minimally diluted hints of cherry, sweet cherry, cherry juice, elderflower overtones.
Watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, dense, prickly carbonation.
Slightly artificial, minimally watery, on the other hand quite refreshing and drinkable - OK.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2026 at 20:09

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
bottle @ beershop (brugge) pinky colour, semi body, medium carbonated, white head, aroma of forest berries, sweety, easy to drink
Tried on 05 Apr 2026 at 16:25

8.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Cork & Cask (2018) and Against The Grain (2026). Hazy ruby body with a few flecks beneath a medium beige head. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of marzipan, leather and wood. Flavour of plum, raisin, coriander and brown sugar. Medium body with a smooth texture. Very fizzy. It’s good but overcarbonated.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2026 at 20:54

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle from the Oban Beer Seller. Pours clear red-brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of caramel, brown bread, raisin and light spice. Taste is more of the same. Clean finish.
Tried on 26 Mar 2026 at 13:35

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Gift from my daughter. Deep malt with a full solid head. Aroma of plum and bread. Flavour is plum and fig, dark bread, sweet boozy jam base.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2026 at 00:00

9/10
Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2026 at 10:39