Batteliek (by Het Anker)

Brewpub in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Brouwerij Het Anker
Associated Venue: Batteliek

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Wolverbosstraat 42, Mechelen, 2800, Belgium
Description
Batteliek is a microbrewery, microdistillery and lemonade factory established in a former church in Battel, close to Mechelen. It’s a marvellous place where alchemy and industry intertwine. The experimental cuisine and drinks, developing innovative tastes, are sure to excite your senses. Has this aroused your curiosity and would you like to get actively involved? If so, you can attend a distilling or beer brewing workshop. Even if you want to do absolutely nothing, then you’ve come to the right place. The open-plan interior is dotted with cosy seats and quiet spots. Relaxing, meeting others and gazing round in wonder: it’s all possible in Batteliek.

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6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Canned 330ml. -from Wild Lab Liege. Unclear orange/golden coloured, small off-white head, caramel and light ripe fruits in the nose. Sweet malty, bready, caramel, light ripe fruits and some alcohol with sweet finish.
Tried from Can at Wild Lab Liège on 02 Dec 2025 at 10:19

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Can on the 1940 St Pancras International to Broadstairs, picked up from the Carrefour at Brux Midi, 10/10/2025.
Clear golden with a good sized lasting white cap.
Nose is sweet malts, peach, straw, melon.
Taste comprises sugars, straw, caramel, stewed fruits, kick of booze.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a lick of booze.
Okay for a Tripel ... not silly sweet.
Tried on 10 Oct 2025 at 19:04

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Slightly hazy golden pour with a fluffy white head. Aromas of white bread, yeast, lemon, some banana. Taste is sugar, white bread, peaches, apricots, (lots of) sugar, peppery finish. Slightly boozy. OK overall, but a bit all over the place.
Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2025 at 21:36

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
19/VIII/25 - 33cl can @ Citadelpark Tasting (Gent), BB: 28/I/26, lotnr: 725002 (2025-806) Thanks to Thierry, Didier and Leslie for sharing today’s beers!

A little cloudy amber beer, creamy dense off-white head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: metallic, banana peel, malty, grains, a bit unpleasant, caramel touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a bitter start, malty touch, a bit sourish, grains, some banana. Aftertaste: more malts, grains, hay, beh, pretty boring.
Tried from Can on 19 Aug 2025 at 20:00

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Tried from Can on 31 May 2025 at 21:21

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6
Tried from Can on 16 May 2025 at 20:35

5.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can 33 cl. Pours a deep brown with an orange hue and a small, creamy cappuchinoish head. An aroma more of ashtray than coffee. Medium body, lightly sweet roastiness with coffee notes. Dry finish with no real bitterness. 060525
Tried from Can on 06 May 2025 at 14:52

7/10
Intense coffee bomb. Base beer could be a bit more full bodied though
Tried on 04 May 2025 at 23:15

7/10
Citrusy hop. Pithy bitterness. Good stuff.
Tried on 04 May 2025 at 22:29

6/10
Malty. Light sweetness but with a dry finish.
Tried on 04 May 2025 at 21:16