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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 04/2009)
Amber color, small white head. Fruity but also dry hoppy aroma with horseblanket yeasty notes, which I slighlty disturbing. Medium bodied. Sweet fruity Amarillo hoppy (peach, passion fruit, pinewood) flavor with lots of aromatic nuances. Pinewoody and tropical fruityness in the aftertaste. Quite good malty backbone for 4.5 % beer.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2008 at 11:58

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled, alc. 5.2 % (BB 03/2010)
Dark ruby color, small creamy tan head. Sourish roasted coffeish nose. Decent carbonation. Light roastyness, coffee and light licorice. Nice malt profile, oily mouthfeel, roasted aftertaste. There is also some sourness, seems that also Seppo and Patrik had it in their bottles, so it seems to be in all bottles of this batch ... a beer to try again.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2008 at 07:29

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled 75 cl (BB 02/2010)
Hazy orange color, good cloudy white head. Tropical fruity and grassy hoppy aroma. Crisp carbonation and quite foamy. Dry palate. Pale malty, a bit woody, aromatic hoppy flavor. Lingering fruity bitterness in the finish. As Seppo mentioned, quite La Chouffe -like, but with less alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2008 at 13:43

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a hazy amber golden with a creamy off-white head. Distinct peachy Amarillo aroma. Quite full-bodied with fat caramel notes, yeasty and spicy - resin and pine. Some fruit also. Dry and lightly astringent finish. 110708
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2008 at 10:41

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Slightly hazy golden with a small off-white head. Delicious and somewhat peachy hop aroma. Medium body with light caramel notes and a dry and very aromatic bitterness from the Amarillo. A very delicious session beer. 190608
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2008 at 10:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Hazy reddish brown with a tall and lively beige head. Burned malt aroma with some vanilla. Medium-bodied with sweetish, hard roasted malts, ashes and vanilla accents. Soft mouthfeel and a discreet bitterness. 190608
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2008 at 10:06

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of jbrus. Very cloudy amber golden with an off-white head leaving laces. Aroma of yeast and citrusy hops. Medium body with a sweet fruitiness, yeast and phenols and then a very distinct bitter finish - somewhat astringent and leathery. I’m still not too convinced about the idea of blending Belgian yeast and American hops in the same beer. 190608
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2008 at 10:03

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of Myrup. Hazy reddish brown with a lively, bubbly beige head. Distinct aroma of hard roasted malt, smoke and tar. Medium body with a very lively carbonation, solid burned malts, fruit and again - smoke and tar. Dry finish without any greater bitterness. Fine one. 140608
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2008 at 09:57

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled 75cl (BB 04/2009)
Hazy amber color, small white head. Strong grassy-floral hoppy aroma. Foamy mouthfeel. Grapefruity, dry hoppy flavor with pinewood plank woody notes. Another good beer from Molen. This one is perhaps just a bit too dry.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2008 at 14:43

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled. Quite coca-cola coloured with mediumsized brown fluffy head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is roasted malts, some nuts, caramel as well as salted licorice and mild sour coffeeish notes. Flavour is roasted malts, sour coffee as well as salted licorice and mild notes of caramel malts. Good porter.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2008 at 00:30