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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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ home on the terrace. [ As Kaapse Brouwers Gozer ].[ Courtesy of flaskefolket ]. Clear dark black brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee. sweet coffee, oat, moderate chocolate. Flavour is heavy sweet and light heavy bitter with a long duration, sweet coffee, sugary, chocolate, dark roasted, malt bitter, cherry notes ! Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, light alcoholic. [20140804]
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2014 at 02:24

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330ml bottle from Beerhive. Pours hazy amber, nice long-lasting white head, nice lacing. Light pale fruit aromas, pineapple maybe. Taste has light citrus bitterness, light sweet malt. Juicy. Finish is a bit thin, but not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2014 at 09:59

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Bottle 330ml. @ home. [ As Kaapse Brouwers Carrie ].Light unclear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, sweet fruit, hops, moderate yeasty, fruity. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, sweet fruity hops, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140720]
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2014 at 05:08

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(bottle, 33cl) Cloudy, murky amber colour with a short and slightly tanned foamy layer. Fruity, zesty and slightly piney hoppy aroma with notes of grapefruit, pineapples, backed by a mildly cara-malty and slightly ethereally spicy and yeasty background. Rounded bitter-sweet flavour, almost full bodied with a smooth carbonation. Caramelly malt character with present fruity, resiny and spice hops, again ethereally accents; sweet-bitter, resiny and slightly fruity hoppy finish with notes of caramel, traces of candy and an almost hidden but warming alcoholic strength. 15.VII.14
Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2014 at 15:18

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Bottle at home in London - sourced from Male Ales or something. Pours lightly hazy red-amber with a big, creamy off-white head. The nose holds crackery malts, old pine and a bit of toasted caramel. Light-medium sweet flavor with more toasty crackers and caramel, some berries, grape, ripe orange, faint metallic bite, some earth. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Semi-dry to finish with further toasted crackers, dry earth, dry bread, some leaves and vaguely oily pine, citrus essence. Not a stunner by any means but it’s drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2014 at 13:33

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Tap @ Kimchi Farm Festival 2014. Dark color, not quite black. Beige head, short retention. Aroma’s: chocolate, mocha, somewhat roasted malts. Additionally some red fruit retronasal. Flavor is moderate to full sweet with lots of chocolate. Medium bodied. Chocolatey finish. A bit too sweet.
Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2014 at 13:53

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On tap at Kimchi. Murky amber colour, thin white head. Aroma of lots of oak, vanilla, light whisky, hops, wood, resin, light spicy. Flavour is medium sweet, vanilla, oak, resin, light tartness, hops, like a BA IPA. Light to medium-bodied. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2014 at 12:19

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dark amber colour, huge, long lasting beige-ish head; aroma of tropical fruits, some citruses, pine resin, caramel, some floral notes and alcohol; taste of malty-caramel sweetness, fruity notes, bitterness in the background and spicy alcohol, which lasts quite long; really strange beer
Tried on 15 Aug 2014 at 12:09

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Bottle from Dranken Geers, Oostakker. Golden colour, white foam. Medium carbonation. Aroma of citrus and tropical fruit (pineapple and passion fruit). Fruity but also dry and bitter. Hoppy finish. Well balanced. Very good American Pale Ale.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2014 at 05:44

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at GBBF. 2014. Opaque clack coloured pour with a lasting sticky medium tan head. Aroma is pone needles, soap, hint of earthy roast, choc. Flavour is spicy toasted rye bread, pine needle hop. Lingering mix of soft roast and piney hop. Palate is medium bodied and highish carbonation. Good bipa.
Tried on 14 Aug 2014 at 12:01