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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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottled at Ølfestival, Århus, 2008. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt as well as notes of wood and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet matly and very roasted combined with notes of alcohol and chocolate as well as light notes of coffee. The body is thick.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2008 at 16:51

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottled at Ølfestival, Århus, 2008. An unclear golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is lovely spicy from the hops. The flavor is sweet malty and very spicy, hoppy, and grassy, leading to a dry bitter finish. Premiant hops are used, which is a Saaz F1 hybrid - I had no idea tha a Saaz hybrid could give flavors like this. wow.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2008 at 16:49

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottled at Ølfestival, Århus, 2008. An unclear brown beer with a light sediment floating around under a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with hints of smoke - I find the aroma somewhat boring. The flavor is sweet with notes of peated smoke as well as hints of acidity, leading to a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2008 at 16:36

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled at Ølfestival, Århus, 2008. An unclear orangey beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet and spicy (from being dry hopped with Amarillo), but also with notes of wheat. The flavor is sweet wheaty with notes of Amarillo hops and cloves, leading to a dry bitter finish. I like the idea of fermenting a wheat bock really warm - and then dry hopping it with Amarillo - now that is a fusion of styles - keep up the good work.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2008 at 15:50

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottled at Ølfestival, Århus, 2008. A hazy light golden beer with a beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of grass and hay as well as light notes of brewmash. The flavor is sweet also dominated by grass and hay, leading to a dry bitter finish. I like the almost IPA like characters of this Pilsener.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2008 at 15:46

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle@VinensVerden,Odense. Bottle says brewed 27/3-08: What the fuck is this? Pours unclear amber/brown with no head at all. Caramel roast, very ashy, sugary, dusty. Medium & oily/sticky palate. Very messy!!! This has been needing an Rerating for a couple of years: June 2010: Draught @ 4:20. Had like 3 pints of this. Hoppy, roasted, coffee, slick and complex. The coffee flavours are amazing! 3,1 - 4,1. Props for this Menno and now I forgot about the bad bottle I had the first time.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2008 at 05:30

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled at Ølfestival, Århus, 2008. An orange beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and grassy with a light note of caramel. The flavor is grassy combined with light flowery notes, leading to a dry bitter finish. Safin - a Polish hop used for dry hopping - a very interesting experiment.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2008 at 17:10

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottled at Ølfestival, Århus, 2008. A hazy orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with with notes of oranges, as well as light notes of grass. The flavor is malty with strong notes of spices, leading to a dry spicy Amarillo finish. The body is thin.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2008 at 16:06

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled @ Aarhus beerfestival 2008. (could also drink this in Netherlands ofcourse ;)). Clear golden color, short head. Fresh hop aroma, some grain. Decent bitter soft taste.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2008 at 14:29

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample @ Aarhusbeerfestival 2008. Pours amber/orange with a creamy lasting head. Aroma & taste is of fresh hops (european grassy ones) & American amarillo - wauw, yeast & a touch of caramel. Fresh, bitter & nice! Long lasting end!
Tried from Can on 23 May 2008 at 12:56