Kaapse Brouwers

Microbrewery in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 2014

Contact
Keilestraat 9 C, Rotterdam, 3029 BP, Netherlands
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.

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6.3/10 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 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

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Tried from Draft at Café Het Klooster on 23 May 2026 at 17:29

6/10
Tried from Draft at Café Het Klooster on 23 May 2026 at 16:52

6.5/10 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 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 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 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 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 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