Simian Ales

Microbrewery in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪

Established in 2018

Contact
Mühlenweg 57, Krefeld, 47839, Germany
Description
Brewery in Elmshorn closed in december 2024. Owner moved from Elmshorn to Krefeld, bought the former brewery of "Third Sector Brewing" and started brewing his beers there in early 2026.

Former address:
Langelohe 65A, 25337 Elmshorn.

The story starts on a kitchen stove in a flat on Balduinstr, metres from the Elbe river in St Pauli. Fast forward six years and after a gentle enthusiastic push from the owners of Alles elbe, a brew pub across the Reeperbahn, Simian Ales now has a microbrewery and taproom in Elmshorn, outside Hamburg.

With a core range of beers such as a North German Pilsner, modern American style IPA, Red Ale and table beer, and collaborations with breweries including Fanø Bryghus (Denmark), Ratsherrn & Bunthaus (Hamburg), Simian is being found in more and more cities across Germany and continental Europe.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught @ Alles Elbe, Hamburg. Pours slightly hazy yellow with a creamy white head. Aroma of malt, light grain, little bread, hay. Flavor is sweet and light bitter, malty, grain, bread, hayish. Medium body, average carbonation, light sweet finish. 090219
Tried on 09 Feb 2019 at 18:49

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. MInimally cloudy, orangey, dark golden to amber colour with average to huge, thick, frothy to ceamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Caramel malty and citrusy hoppy aroma, notes of orange and grapefruit, hints of pineapple, a zesty and minimally waxy touch as well. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty and moderately bitter, crisp, citrusy hoppy, slightly piney and resinous, notes of orange, some grapefruit and lemon, a zesty touch. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2019 at 20:22

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Brolters, Bremen. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. Nice and easy drinking. 270119
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2019 at 11:47

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Angenehm hopfiger Beginn, nicht übermäßig stark aber frisch und vollmundig bitter. Kernig, erhöhte Karbonisierung, hopfig-erdiger Abgang. 11/10/10/9/8/9
Tried on 14 Jan 2019 at 20:01

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Leichtes Gushing. Süffiger, fein hopfiger Beginn mit starker, noch nicht drängender Bitterkeit. Steigend hopfig, minimal nach Cornflakes, rund. Frisch, konstante Aromen, langer bitterer, in zweiter Linie hopfiger Ausklang. Gut. 7/11/11/11/9/11
Tried on 12 Jan 2019 at 20:42

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Stark hopfiger Beginn, drückend, klebrig, wenig frisch. Viel helles Malz, Alkohol, milde Herbe. Angenehmer zum Mittelteil wenn man sich an die Intensität gewöhnt hat, alkoholisch bitterer Nachhall. 10/9/7/9/8/8
Tried on 11 Jan 2019 at 21:25

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Leicht erhöhte Karbonisierung. Hopfig-bitterer Antrunk mit süß grasigem Aroma. Süffig, minimal alkoholisch, süß bleibend. Fein herber Abgang. Gut trinkbar. 10/9/10/9/8/9
Tried on 30 Dec 2018 at 12:06

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
33cl bottle. A clear amber beer with a huge most good lasting off-white head. Aroma of resinous hops, pine, caramelish malt. Taste of intense bitter resinous hops, pine needles, reddish malt, some caramel, long bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2018 at 23:07

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Brolters, Bremen. Cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, hay, light fruity and moderate hoppy - straw and grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 221218
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2018 at 16:42

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap @ TwoBeers, Bremen. Clear very dark brown with a lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and heavy licorice. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. Oily and soft. 151218
Tried from Draft on 15 Dec 2018 at 18:26