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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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Huge tan head over almost black beer, retreating very lacey. Melanoidins, nutty, bit of dark malts, and in the very end just a whiff of capsaicine. Taste is even a bit smoky, tobacco, whiffs of chocolate, dark bread, breadcrust and capsicum. The heat only arrives very late and keeps restrained. Well bodied, ditto carbonation, slick to almost oily, chewy. I will never be a fan of chilli flavoured beer, but this one is so balanced that I can enjoy it.
Tried from Bottle from De Caigny Dranken on 09 Feb 2025 at 10:33

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Small white to transparant head over hazy orange beer. Oxydized, biscuit, sweet cookies with 'citrus' filling. Slight sourish hint, immediately followed by pure speculoos. Doesn't smell nor taste of kafir lime at all, and I also miss the Gose minerality. Good carbonation, slick. Finish gets rid of the oxydation, and finally gets more convincing citrus in the aftertaste. It's obvious. Menno's gone.
Tried from Bottle from De Caigny Dranken on 09 Feb 2025 at 10:13

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
33cl bottle. Vaasa tasting 2025.
Almost clear golden in color.
Light tropical, malts and juicy, oranges. Light bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 18:50

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Golden colour, small white head. Nice aroma of peach, tropical fruits and mild herbal tones. Flavour is floral, some fruity and mild toffeeish tones.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 18:40

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Amber colour, small white head. Caramalt, tea in the nose. Light to medium-bodied. Citrus, bread, bergamot in the flavour. Okish.
Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2025 at 18:39

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is intense smoke with smoked bacon, smoked dark malt, some roast, ash, caramel, chocolate. Flavour is medium sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. Heavily smoked, like a Bamberg Impie Stout. Very good, heavy smoke!
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:38

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Flink Gegist, Delft. Aroma is fruity hops, juicy tropical fruits, citrus, orange, passion fruit, herbal-ish Mosaic, apricot, malt, tangerine, some pine resin and dankness. Flavour is sweetish with a firm bitter finish. Body is medium. Very juicy tropical fruits basket IIPA, has that NE dankness and a bold bittersweet flavour. A treat!
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:38

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
From tap at Planet Oedipus ’17. A bit salty with an aroma of light seaweed, dark chocolate, roasted malt, cocoa, soy sauce. Medium sweet and fairly bitter. Full bodied. Well-realised and fairly rich ’Umami Stout’, very nice.
Tried from Draft on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:38

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
From tap at Planet Oedipus ’17. Aroma is heavy on the chocolate and roasted malt, wood, mild peat, with relatively subtle whisky and more big roasted notes. Flavour is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Body is full. Lovely Whisky BA Stout with not too overwhelming barrel notes.
Tried from Draft on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:38

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is malt, black tea, herbal notes, wet grass, touch of caramel, hop, earthy notes. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and bitter. Body is medium. Pretty herbal-ish with tea, hops and caramel malt. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:38