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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5.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle. Peach and sour malt aroma with hint of astringency. Pale yellow color with moderate head. Light peach malt and astringent alcohol flavor. Bland - not much there.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2008 at 17:18

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is powerful of berries, alcohol, and brown sugar as well as hints of yeast. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of over ripe fruits, berries, brown sugar, and medium notes of alcohol and yeast, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2008 at 13:17

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Chocolate and cola malt aroma. Dark brown color with moderate head. Brown sugar/caramel and cherry malt flavor - light astringent alcohol finish. Nice easy drinking - but pretty average.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2008 at 15:07

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Appearance: Orange golden. Little bit of off-white head. Lots of bubbles. Slightly hazy. Aroma: Nice fruit and hops. Citrus? Yeast. Taste: Citrus and slightly bitter. Some malt and spices. Info: 330ml bottle, 29/6-2008, 21/300M
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2008 at 10:03

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Appearance: Dark redish brown. Lots of nice, tan head. Aroma: Dark fruit and malt. Caramel. Taste: Malt and dark fruit. Roasted. Slight bitterness. Info: 330ml bottle, 12/3-2008, 18/300M
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2008 at 09:23

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. A golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light spicy notes. The flavor is sweet malty with stronger notes of spices, leading to a dry spicy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2008 at 15:42

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at De Halve Maan. Dark brown color with a lacing tan head. Mediu, body with carbonation that sparkles. Starts dark; but not sweet. Seems to have floral hop. Reminds a bit of cola. Finishes dry and almost refreshing. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 27 May 2008 at 14:52

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Draught on 2008-05-19, rated from memory) Golden and cloudy. Quite big white head. Yeasty and bit malty nose. Yeast and some sweetness in taste.
Tried on 20 May 2008 at 07:56

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
ZBF08. Dark brown colour. Big nice stable creamy light brown head. Weak flavour. Slightly roasted, a bit like lager with colour. Way too boring.
Tried on 20 Apr 2008 at 04:03

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
bottle - Pours golden with lots of suspended yeast flakes. It has a mild yeast and malt aroma. It tastes of pale malt, yeast, and has more hops bitterness than one might expect. It’s very bubbly on the palate and struck me as a little watery. The finish is dry. While this beer is alright, I just didn’t think there was much to it. It’s drinkable, but at $4 for a small bottle at the liquor store, not worth getting again.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2008 at 22:29