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:

     Show


7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask, Jan Primus. Cask conditioned version of de Molen Engels. Clear amber color, short frothy white head. Aroma of hop, grapefruit, pine, some caramel malt. Very malty and bitter taste, quite fruity as well. Very nice bitter!
Earlier Rating: 6/18/2007 Total Score: 3.2
Clear golden color, short frothy white head. Aroma is flowery and hoppy, some grapefruit, some pine. Quite bitter taste, bit citrus, bit weak and clean, quite dry. Decent bitter, but it lacks some creamyness in the texture. Very watery body.
Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2007 at 11:55

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at LCRBM3. Brown/gold colour. Drinkable brune with surprisingly good hop on the end.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2007 at 11:25

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Die leichte Alkoholnote, mit der das Bier beginnt, erscheint neben der leichten Fruchtigkeit angenehm, vom Malz umhüllt passt sie ausgezeichnet. Das Bier wird dabei deutlich malziger, im Nachgeschmack etwas scharf. Hammer! Test vom 10.9.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 12,13,12,12,8,13 - 12,35
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2007 at 09:49

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Red-brown beer with small yellowish head. Milk, cyanide notes and USA hops. Strange, but very balanced nose, the 3 components equalizing. Smoked taste, coffee and hops (dry). A bit of dry, dark bread. Well bodied, alcohol hidden. Very good stout, belies its impressive ABV completely.
Tried on 09 Sep 2007 at 14:46

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Fully hazy brown beer, with vanishing head. Wood, dark leaves, earthy notes in the nose, and a slight sourish tinge in the end. Wry, eikengal , wood again - as wood that was starting to rot and dried up again. Just a bit roasted. Very dry MF, dry-out effect. Strange, very dry beer; despite the strange eptithets, IMO totally free of infection, which is good for a small Dutch brewery.
Tried on 09 Sep 2007 at 14:41

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 7
Cloudy golden colour, small off-white head. Aroma is of caramel malts, some yeast and spices. Lacks flavour, but yeast and some spices are noticable.
Tried on 07 Sep 2007 at 08:33

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of MiP. Pours a very unclear, greyish golden with a gigantic, white head leaving laces. Fresh, lightly floral aroma. Medium body with lightly sweet malt and a very soft mouthfeel. Floral hops and a rather bitter finish. 230807 and 040610
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2007 at 14:20

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of MiP. Slightly hazy golden with a handsome, dense, white head leaving some lacework. Fresh, citrusy nose. Medium body with lightly sweet malts and dry, floral and citrusy hop notes. Very soft mouthfeel and a dry, hoppy finish. Very decent. 230807
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2007 at 14:15

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled (BB 12/2008)
Courtesy of bierkoning! Dark nut brown color, big creamy brownish head. Dark fruits, roasted barley, caramel and hints of alcohol in the nose. Medium to full bodied. Caramelly, delicious dark malts with salt licorice and raisin notes. Warming alcohol with earthy dry flavors in the finish and aftertaste. Also some hops can be traced. Tasty Dutch doppelbock and not ruined with candy sugar like many of these Dutch bocks.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2007 at 12:51

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask@GBBF2007. Hazy golden colour, small white head. Aroma is really fruity and hoppy along with caramel. Flavour is honey, fruits, some slight papery nose and really caramelly. A very nicely balanced thing.
Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2007 at 04:36