Bierbrouwerij De Magistraat

Microbrewery in Almkerk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 2020

Contact
Kruisstraat 16, Almkerk, 4286 AN, Netherlands
Description
Hans Anton and Clement Verschoor decided in 2018 to set up a brewery. Hans Anton had years of experience as a hobby brewer and together they dared to do something 'completely different'. A challenge with the aim of creating (a) beautiful beer (brand). After the permits were issued in early 2019, construction of the brewery began. Since 2020, brewing has been taking place in an old farmhouse from the 17th century. We brew our beers in our 15 hectoliter brewhouse in Almkerk. With a fermentation capacity of 135 hl and a lager capacity of 60 hl, we can brew beer twice a week on average.

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8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Black, thin brown head. Aroma: Roasted malt, Whiskey, Bourbon notes. Taste: Roasted malt, umami, boozy Whiskey and Bourbon notes. Over moderate sweet, moderate bitterness. Full body, below average carbonation. Well done barrel ageing.
Tried from Bottle from Mitra Gorinchem Zonneveld De Linie on 13 Sep 2026 at 19:42

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fles 30cl bij Café DeRat in Utrecht. Yeasty, fruitig, moerasspirea, kamille, zoetje, steenfruit, licht herbal. (5-9-2026).
Tried from Bottle at Café DeRat on 05 Sep 2026 at 13:17

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Fles thuis geprobeerd. Het is een licht troebel oranje bruin bier met een volle beige schuim. Het heeft een aroma van mout en hop. De smaak is moutig, zacht zoet, licht droog en hoppig.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2026 at 21:10

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Plus Culemborg.
Light hazy golden with a white head. Mild piny aroma. Sweet taste with a medium bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2026 at 20:09

7.2/10
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2026 at 21:27

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with full tan head. Aromas of creamy coffee, chocolate cake and toasted malts. Flavors of black coffee, licorice and toasted malts. Dry. Very good.
Tried from Bottle from Buurtbier on 02 Jul 2026 at 19:36

6.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
300ml bottle. Probably slightly cloudy, darkest brown colour with weak ruby shimmer and average, frothy, slowly osteoporosing, moderately lacing, off-white to beige head. Slightly roasty and sweet-ish, dark malty aroma, hints of malt lozenge, some roast, minimally grainy overtones. Taste is roasty and slightly sweet-ish, minimally ashy, dark malty, slightly bitter roasty and bitter hoppy, hints of malt lozenge, some roast, some grassy hop, a weak touch of liquorice, undertones of dark caramel; increasing/accumulating (roasty) bitterness.
Watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Quite roasty and bitter, "dirty" - nice.
Tried from Bottle from Craft Bier Bude (REWE von Wantoch) on 20 Apr 2026 at 19:58

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8
(Draft at Taplokaal Gist, Utrecht, 26 Feb 2026) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, spicy nose with notes of chocolate, oak wood, coffee, caramel, spices and anise. Malty, boozy taste with chocolate, coffee, oak wood, liquorice, sweet sherry, spices, vanilla and a warming finish with a mild spicy bitterness. Full body, quite sweet. Vinous, complex and rich. Very nice.
Tried from Draft at Taplokaal Gist on 14 Apr 2026 at 20:40

7.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Fles thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV, het is een troebel donkerbruin bier met een volle bruinige schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van mout, caramel en noten. De smaak is vol moutig, zoet, caramel en rozijnen.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2026 at 08:59

8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at drie dorstige herten. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, meaty, coconut, taste is similar, some dark fruits, chewy. 8/9/8/8/8
Tried on 28 Mar 2026 at 19:07