Brouwerij De Molen

Microbrewery in Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Owned by Royal Swinkels (Bavaria Brouwerij / Swinkels Family Brewers / SFB)
Associated Webshop: The Beershop Online - formely known as De Molen Beershop - Out of business

Established in 2004

Closed in 2025

Contact
Doortocht 4, Bodegraven, 2411 DS, Netherlands
Subsidiaries
Brouwerij De Molen owns 1 brewery:

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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 09/06/2026.
Deep amber pour with an off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is tarte fruit, herbal, hedgerow, toffee.
Taste comprises tangy fruits, light acidic bimble, hedgerow, herb.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced puckering kiss.
Okay for the age.
Tried on 09 Jun 2026 at 18:16

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 07/06/2026.
Pitch black topped with some khaki bubbles that soon thin to the edge.
Nose is dark chocolate shavings, herbal notes, cacao nibs, charr, roast.
Taste comprises dark malts, liquorice, spice, herbal tones, dark chocolate, hint of coffee.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light a nip of booze.
Tidy - has aged very well!
Tried on 07 Jun 2026 at 15:56

5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Small off-white head over hazy light-copper beer with a pink haze. Cheesecake a mile out indeed, with an artifical fruitaroma, probably meant to represent raspberry. More of the same in the taste, artificial raspberry and an industrial soft cheese flavour. Sour? Only on the lips, but masked in the mouth. Utterly slick, not very carbonated. Arguably one of the most botched beers from De Molen. Menno where... oh yes, Suria. Lucky Catalans.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2026 at 08:46

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Good punchy stuff. Gooey ripe citrus, marmalade, vanilla. Pale wood. Nicely rounded. Fairly soft on the palate. Some honeysuckle. Melon. Fun.
Tried from Bottle at Craft Beer Junction on 27 May 2026 at 18:31

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A light hazed amber brown coloured pour with no head. Aroma is semi sweet, tangy juicy apple. Bark, brown sugars, juicy apple. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tangy apple, bark green apple, apple brandy, brown sugars, no booze, palate is semi sweet, light tang, moderate carbonation.
Tried on 27 May 2026 at 17:27

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle from Ken at CBJ Tasting. Opaque amber. No head. Aroma is boozy with sourness over underlying sweetness. Flavourwise it's sour with more sourness and booze. Some underlying chew. Medium bodied. Oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2026 at 17:27

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2026 at 17:21

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
27th May 2026
Bottleshare at CBJ. Thanks to me for the bottle. A very light haze on this amber beer, small and very short lived pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied malts, a light sweetness. Big old Calvados. Bright but ripe ciderish apple with nice brandy depth and caramel. Alcohol spicy finish. Very Calvados
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2026 at 17:21

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Donkerbruin tot zwart bier met schuim. Smaak is zoals de naam zegt bitterzoet en kruidig met iets van kaneel, donkere chocolade en wat kersen. Helaas vind ik de algehele smaak combinatie wat tegen vallen.
Tried from Bottle from The Beershop Online - formely known as De Molen Beershop on 24 May 2026 at 12:34

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Hopduvel.
A: hazy dark brown, small, tan head.
A: melting milk chocolate, candied fig, toffee, old nougat, whisky.
T: very sweet red apple, fig, milk chocolate, caramel.
F: herbal hops, some bitter toast, chocolate & warming whisky alcohol.
P: medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tasty, but the barrel doesn't really elevate the base beer.
Tried on 21 May 2026 at 14:39