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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7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 05-06-16 - 330ml bottle brought home from Belgium. Pours a reddish-brown colour with a beige foamy head. Aromas of sweet dark malt, caramel & honey. Tastes of caramel, honey, banana, vanilla, nuts, brown sugar, grassy hops & sweet dark malt. Aftertaste is smooth with a mild bitter hoppy sweet malt finish.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2025 at 10:30


6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle at restaurant in Bruges. Slight hazy pale straw with small head. Coriander, lemon, sweet and tart wheat, light peach, grassy. Medium sweet, light bitter and sour. Over light bodied. Not too bad.
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2025 at 16:28

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
(Bottle) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, spicy nose with dark bread, caramel, dried fruit, raisins, prunes, spices and a touch of yeast. Malty, spicy taste with notes of dark bread, caramel, prunes, raisins, brown sugar, chocolate and a balanced spicy bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well balanced dubbel. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2025 at 19:22

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Pours hazy golden with a medium head. Perfumy aroma with notes of coriander and lime. Lively mouthfeel. Perfumy flavour with notes of coriander, lime, soap and wheat. Dry, yeasty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2025 at 14:28

7/10
Super dark brown pour white head, lacing from draft at hops & shine. Rum raisin spice, yeast, fruit.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 02:00

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draft. A murky gold. Not bad, not great, a pretty average (though it was billed as a tripel?)
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:48

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
A light yellow and murky beer, a sizzling head is medium and white. Aroma has wheat, coriander, lemon fresh, nice. Taste has wheat, lemon, light spicyness of ciriander. Medium bodied. Refreshning, as expected.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2025 at 10:48


7.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Tried at Cafe Amsterdam on 16 May 2025 at 16:48