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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Color: Golden, off-white head Aroma: Malty, bit grainy. Taste: Very malty, hints of caramel and grainy hints, subtle herbal, spicy hints. Just below medium body, slightly watery. Moderate sweet, light bitterness. Soft carbonation. Easy drinkable for the big crowd, yet also ok for the geek.
Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2022 at 14:32

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Pours a clear golden colour and a white head. Aroma's: light smokey, a bit sweet malts. Flavour is light malty sweet, light bitter. Light bodied. Finishes nice and smokey, moderate bitter.
Tried from Draft at Proeflokaal Arendsnest on 14 Dec 2022 at 14:31

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pours near-black dark brown. Large off white head. Scent is roasty, chocolate, mild ashy. hops are fairly silent, but provide a herbal character under the roast. Taste is full, roasty but not super smooth, feels a bit ... Weird. Unfresh, somehow. Hops remain mild, green and herbal if anything, with minor bitterness. Just something about the roast / malts that makes me think of aged coockies - which i'm not particularly liking. It's OK I guess, but not convincing. Fairly full bodied and a mild sweetness.
Tried on 27 Nov 2022 at 14:36

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
25/XI/22 - on tap @ Bar Beenhouwer, post Mash of the Titans tasting, Gentse Biervereniging, BB: n/a (2022-1694)

Clear dark amber beer, small creamy off-white head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, rural, barnyard. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: good bitterness up front, some caramel, malty, grains. Aftertaste: bitter, dry, hoppy, nice, little fruity.
Tried from Draft at Bar Beenhouwer on 25 Nov 2022 at 21:40

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
0.75 l bottle from 'Drinks & Gifts'. Almost clear, dark ruby with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, gently smoky and slightly fruity aroma of caramel, smoked ham, raisins, nuts and prunes. Gently sweet, malty, slightly bitter, moderately smoky, a little roasty taste of caramel, chocolate, toasted nuts, raisins, smoked ham and prunes, followed by a short, gently bitter, roasty finish. Medium to full body, smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Decent, chocolaty Doppelbock with a subtle touch of smoke.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2022 at 18:43

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can at Sams before the hops die #2 tasting 02/09/2022 - citrus tangerine and grapefruit with some further juicy peachy and mango notes coming in, sweet malty backing with a piney bitter edged hoppy close. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 28 Oct 2022 at 09:01

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Op tap bij Kromme Haring Lagerfest, uit Stein. Flink rokerig, beukenhout, kampvuur, fruitig, caramel, grassig, goed bitter ook. Lichte body, zacht mondgevoel. Meerdere units van genuttigd. Lekker.
Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2022 at 15:39

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Op tap bij Kromme Haring Lagerfest, uit Stein. Erg moutig en zoet, hint van kookvocht, caramel, weinig bitter. Lichte body.
Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2022 at 14:30

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Color: Lightly hazy golden, thin white head. Aroma: Hoppy, citrus fruit. Taste: Hoppy, citrus fruit (orange, tangerine), some subtle bread and caramel and tropical fruit. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Moderate going to over moderate bitterness, light to moderate sweetness. Nice hoppy finish. Could have had some more carbonation but nice one overall.
Tried from Can on 12 Oct 2022 at 20:21

5/10
wanderlust 2022
Tried from Draft on 09 Oct 2022 at 11:28