Kaapse Brouwers
Microbrewery
in
Rotterdam,
Zuid-Holland,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 2014
Contact
Description
Founder Tsjomme Zijlstra's idea to start his own brewery came to him after his time in England. He started to brew his own beer at home and decided in 2014 that he wanted go bigger. He met Menno and John, owners of Brouwerij de Molen in Bodegraven, and told them his story. They taught him how to brew with one of their old brewing installations. Kaapse Brouwers was born.
We are Kaapse Brouwers. We are the brewers who introduced craft beer to Rotterdam, and Rotterdam to the world. With our Kaapse recipes we brew non-conformist beers. We choose for bold recipes and love to experiment with different flavors to create contemporary craft beers.
We are Kaapse Brouwers. We are the brewers who introduced craft beer to Rotterdam, and Rotterdam to the world. With our Kaapse recipes we brew non-conformist beers. We choose for bold recipes and love to experiment with different flavors to create contemporary craft beers.
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Can shared. Slight hazy golden with small head. Crisp malts, soft smoke, bacon, doughy, light floral. Medium sweet, light bitter. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2026
at 20:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at home. Slight hazy light golden with big fluffy white head. Tons of wheat, lime leaves, herbal, dry raw wheat, floral hops. Medium sweet, light bitter and even lighter sour. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2026
at 20:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Refreshingly sour, not as sweet as other radlers. The yuzu works well - malt, lemon (yuzu) and a hint of herbal notes.
Tried
from Draft
at
Kaapse Kaap
on 23 May 2026
at 13:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can at home. Almost clear golden with white head. Caramel, sugary malts, bread crust, toffee, light peach, sweet griesmeel pudding. Solod medium sweet, light bitter. Full bodied, a bit creamy.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2026
at 19:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tap at Kaapse festival. Bit hazy yellow. Sour grains, lemon, indeed quite some Tonka, pink pepper, dried fruits, zesty. Medium.sour, light sweet. Medium bodied. I think Tonka works well in this way, better than in most pastry stouts.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2026
at 16:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Kaapse festival. Bit hazy red/pink. Lots of grapes, dry oak, vanilla, tannic red wine, sweet malts, red currants, blueberries, yeasty.edi sweet and bitter. Full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2026
at 16:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tap at Kaapse festival. Bit hazy deep golden. Sweet malts, honey, tea, oeange. Medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2026
at 16:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Kaapse festival. Clear golden. Floral, zesty, grapefruit, crisp malts, caramel, soft spruce. Over medium sweet and bitter. Oily body. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2026
at 15:46