Brouwerij De Molen

Microbrewery in Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Owned by Royal Swinkels (Bavaria Brouwerij / Swinkels Family Brewers / SFB)
Associated Venue: Brouwcafé de Molen
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
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

It is a pleasant pale ale, in fact light, not so far than a session IPA, aromatic, bitter a bit short after the first sip, 24.06.18 at Prélaz.

Tried from Bottle from Bootlegger on 28 Jan 2026 at 07:34

gave a cheers!

7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

11.2 oz bottle purchased at Monument Wines and Spirits in Concord, California shared at a tasting. Brewed and Bottled on 05/04/12 on the label. The pour is opaque black with a thin light tan head. The aroma is soy, ink, sugar cane sweet and roast. The taste is chalky, soy, chocolate fudge, oily, char roast and grass towards the back. Quite a bit going on with this beer. Some minimal oxidation present. The palate is medium bodied with soft carbonation, the body thins out toward the finish leaving a somewhat odd mouth feel. Fun one to try with this amount of age.

Tried from Bottle from Monument Wines and Spirits on 24 Jan 2026 at 02:55


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle, Pours a deep dark brown body under a covering fawn coloured head leaving spotty lacing behind. Attractive on the nose with moments of chocolate and dried fruits, smoothly roasted. The taste profile follows suit with chocolate-caramel impacts blended with dried fruits. Lingering finish, warming down the swallow. Perfect as a slow sipper on a Friday eve. Good luck to Menno with his new brewery in Catalonia. (Tromsø, 23.01.2026).

Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 23 Jan 2026 at 21:10

gave a cheers!

5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Amberkleurig bier met mooi stevig schuim. Smaak is bitter hoppig, erg droog en licht kruidig met veel hop, wat hars en dennen. De basilicum heb ik niet kunnen bespeuren.

Tried from Bottle from The Beershop Online - formely known as De Molen Beershop on 23 Jan 2026 at 12:08


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

bb 3/24, bought on the basis of never gunna see its face again. Black, a little gloopy, a few tan bubbles. Rich chocolate fudge, roast, Welsh cake, spice and whisky aroma. Maybe there's just a little orange peel, but I'm sure that's suggestion. But there is a little there in the taste along with some hard spices, oak and the usual roast, cakey fudge etc. Still some bitterness. Low but some carbonation, not quite syrupy. A little bit upsettingly good TBQF.

Tried on 22 Jan 2026 at 13:22


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Backlog November 2009. Unclear orange body under an off-white head. Aroma of ripe fruit, spices and banana. Taste is sweet and fruity with some bitterness. More bitter than a typical weizenbock. Quite nice.

Tried on 19 Jan 2026 at 18:28


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Troebel oranjegeel bier met schuim. Smaak is fruitig zuur met iets van vanille, wat perzik, mango en limoen. Eigenlijk een heel fijn bier ondanks ik wat zuurdere bieren over het algemeen niet zo waardeer.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2026 at 14:05


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Backlog February 2009. Slightly unclear golden body under a big, foamy off-white head. Aroma has some malt, but dominated by hay and grassy hops. Taste is refreshing and fruity, slightly spicy yeast and nice bitterness. Medium body with pleasant aftertaste. Not very typical, but really nice pilsner.

Tried on 11 Jan 2026 at 10:41


3.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 2

Aus der Flasche (bbe 16.02.2029) im 2025-10 getrunken. Bei diesem Porter konnte ich es mir schon fast denken das wir beide keine Freunde werden, da ich Aromen wie Räucherschinken oder Torffeuer zwar gern im Whisky mag, aber gar nicht im Bier. Und genau das sind die beiden dominierenden Aromen neben den klassischen Röstaromen von dunkler Schokolade. Daher ist dieses Bier handwerklich gut gemacht aber leider kein Bier für mich!

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2026 at 13:42


6.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

Goudgeel bier met weinig schuim.Smaak is fris licht zuur met redelijk veel gember, wat citroen en limoen. Verrassend goed moet ik zeggen.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2026 at 12:59