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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Nice sour ipa Cloudy yellow in the glass and a fine head Ok intensity in the aroma Balanced sweetness and sourness/acidity Also a fine carbonation level Yeast, fruity, citric and some pine in the flavor [Can from Vinmonopolet Amfi Borg in Sarpsborg, Norway]
Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2022 at 18:04

6/10
Neutral grainy beginning. Easy to drink, fruity red with a mild soft grainy finish. Caramel, dry bitter red malt, burned bitter red malty dry finish. Not too sessionable, but nice.
Tried on 11 Sep 2022 at 20:58

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Draft sample at Wanderlust Festival. Merci Vincent.
Couleur noire, col huileux doré au verre, col fin café au lait - moka.
Arôme est fortement centré sur les malts - grillé, chocolaté, effet avoine, pointe de tourbe, fine note de vanille - fruits noirs.

Palais est épais bien sur les malts - je ne suis pas certain que ces assemblages aient été nécessaires - le base reste fort centrée sur les malts - chocolat noire/brun amer, grillé, caramel, roast, note un peu toasté avec un léger rétro-nasal de fruits noirs. les diverses barriques, dont certaines ayant un profil bien tourbé, n'apportent pas trop en terme de complexité - à cet égard, je note peu l'apport de vanille. Le tout deveint un méli-mélo sans la profonduer des différents coupages comme le ferait FireStone.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2022 at 13:50

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Draft sample at Wanderlust Festival. Merci Vincent.
Couleur fine cuivre clair, col fin blanc-cassé.
Arôme est plaisant sur de fins effluves de malts - notes de caramel, pointe de grillé, cara Munich, qcq pointes de pils. Rétro houblonné délicat sur le fruité avec une petite note de tropical avec un léger fruité vert.
Palais est léger sur une base centrée sur les malts - caramel, finement grillé avec une amertume délicate. Levure allemande plaisante, pointe ester sans être surfaite avec un fini houblonné apportant une bonne fraicheur fruitée en fin de bouche.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2022 at 12:00

8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sesongstart Mi2 på Cardinal, og etter en perlerad av fatøl og et nydelig boksøl bærer seremonimester Melberg nå frem kveldens første flaskeøl (0,33): nesten helt svart med fint skum som varer helt ned. Litt tjære og fjære, mye kaffe, mørke karameller og en dæsj hjemmelaget solbærsaft. So smooth, so good.
Tried on 06 Sep 2022 at 18:22

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Shared bottle at Cardinal. Pours black with little beige head. Aroma of whisky, smoke, notes of chocolate and fruits. Tastes slightly sweet with little bitterness. Medium bodied. A lot of whisky aroma in the first place, getting more balanced towards the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2022 at 18:43

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
27 August 2022. At Hal 16 (Dok Brewing). Shared with the lovely Anke!

Hazy golden, thin, frothy, off-white head. Aroma of peach, nectarine, tangerine, mint, lychee, coconut. Taste has sweet peach, pineapple & tangerine next to sourish citrus, spicy pepper note and mint, doughy malt undercurrent. Floral hoppy finish, bit peppery with pithy stonefruit and spices. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Pleasantly juicy yet crisp.
Tried on 05 Sep 2022 at 15:57

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Brussels Beer Project Canal, Sunday 4th September 2022 after the wonderful Cezanne in Provence digital art Installation at L'Atelier des Lumières and a walk around Père Lachaise Cemetery. Pours glowing orange gold with a white head, nice spiciness and the abv is easily hidden. A ripe, overipe soft fruitiness with, sweetness and a little honey.
Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2022 at 15:34

6/10
Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2022 at 20:02

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Blik 33cl thuis gedeeld. IBU10. Zurig, fruitig, karton, kruisbes, hoptonen. (13-8-2022).
Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2022 at 15:30