Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan
Regional Brewery
in
Brugge,
West Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij De Halve Maan
Established in 2005
Contact
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours clear, deep red with a rich head. Spicy aroma with notes of dried plums, licorice and nutmeg. Smooth mouth feel. Rich flavour of red wine, oak casks and "glögg". Alkohol is well hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2025
at 18:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 03 Jan 2025
at 01:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
on 03 Jan 2025
at 01:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
hazy brown with off white head - Malt aroma with some dark fruity tones - Malt body with dark fruity tones and some wood notes - Malt flavours and wood goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 21:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brun med rødskjær klar med beige skum. Lukter kongen av Danmark drops og noe lys karamell. Fyldig. Smaker julekrydder, svart pepper, lett brent karamell og belgisk gjær. Middels lang.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 17:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Ruby-brown with small beige head, Ok retention. Aroma has a sweet malt, nuts, treacle, hint of spice. Taste has a moreish brioche like malt with some chocolate, treacle and sultanas. Medium bodied, fine lively carbonation - goes down well. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Honest Brew. Pours a cloudy dark gold with moderate sized white head Aroma of sweet malts, yeast, banana, bread, spice. Taste is quite fruity with a tang to it, yeast, citrus zest, bread, grassy bitter finish, light alcohol warmth. Medium bodied, high but fine carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at the PS Belgian Tasting, 6/8/24. Orange amber, thin off-white head, average retention. Aroma of stone fruit, floral, bready malt. Taste is stone fruit, candi sugar, cotton candy, yeast, coriander. Dry, spicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 21:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:16
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:16