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
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 4
A small bottle, random pick up, from the off-licence opposite Jing Mei fire station. Aroma: very inviting 1960s-era liquorice. Appearance: opaque cola, negligible tan lacing. Palate: medium-bodied and oily on the tongue, softish carbonation; finish is very well-roasted and lasting. Taste: acrid, borderline charred; I don’t know if the Chinook hops is a good idea. Some pastry or butter flavour would redeem this beer, but as it stands, apart from the aroma, it’s borderline unpleasant.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2026
at 02:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear almost black colour with a mostly lasting frothy off white head. The aroma is roasty, creamy, nutty, boozy. The flavour is moderate sweet and liquorice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, earthy, light herbal, nutty pecan, boozy liquorice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation. Not the best De Molen impy I’ve ever had, but far from the worst.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2026
at 15:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Muddy brown colour with small head.Aroma of leather and light bourbon and vanilla smooth and warming mouth feels with hint of dark drid fruit and caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2026
at 10:48
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle @ drink station (budapest) copper colour, normal body, average carbonated, white head, malty, grainy, hoppy, bittersweet, fine fruity, citrus, peach, pineapple + blueberry, fresh, easy to drink
Tried
on 24 Jun 2026
at 12:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep brown with reddish highlights. Very minimal tan head. Dark fruits, raisin, plum, Deeply toasted malts, sweet caramel, wood, dried fruits. Medium, smooth body. Finish has velvety smooth sweet malts, dark fruits, and wood. Still pouring very well but maybe past its prime a touch as most notes really seem to be tailing off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2026
at 19:00
7.1/10
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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.
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
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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!
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
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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
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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
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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