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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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MarcoDL (7855) reviewed
Leen - Bourbon BA from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Dark amber pour. Aroma of oak, raisin, booze, caramel, dates and bourbon. Taste has somewhat sharp bourbon booze, bitter raisin, grapefruit hops, caramel, dates, oak and a really boozy bitter finish. The beer still has a bitter hoppy punch, which in combination with the strong booze makes for a feisty drink.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2019 at 21:00
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Leen - Bourbon BA from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22nd June 2019
Almost clear amber beer, short lived pale tan head. Quite a light palate for the style, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a little creamy caramel. Nice fruity bourbon barrel. Modest spice. Light finish. That's about it then, simple bu quite effective.
Tried on 23 Jun 2019 at 00:41
Benzai (25102) reviewed
Karel on Steroids from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Darker orange color, medium sized off-white to beige head that lasts for quite a while. Aroma and flavor are heavy malty, syrupy sweet super malty and sticky hoppy, leaning towards a barleywine, piney hoppy. Typical almost over the top DIPA, but I still like this one. Medium to full body, average carbonation. 8-5-8-4-14.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2019 at 15:05
Basementonline (13368) ticked
Leen - Bourbon BA from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
8/10
Lekker niet in het zonnetje want fuck hitte.
Tried from Draft at Kaapse Maria on 19 Jun 2019 at 16:15
MusingAnorak (13342) ticked
Karel On Steroids #100 from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
6/10
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2019 at 20:02
Kermis (23735) reviewed
Lennie - Denali from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Het Rootz Lentebierfestival ‘19. Hazy golden orange with an off white head. Aroma of orange peel, citrus and caramel malt. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Above medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2019 at 21:48
Kermis (23735) reviewed
Maxima from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Het Rootz Lentebierfestival ‘19. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of pizza, oregano and lemon. Flavour is above light sweet and moderate sour. Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2019 at 21:47
Kermis (23735) reviewed
Anna Maria from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Het Rootz Lentebierfestival ‘19. Fairly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of herbs, citrus, coriander, yeast and fruits. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Light to medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2019 at 21:45
Kermis (23735) reviewed
Cronan from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Het Rootz Lentebierfestival ‘19. Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of dark malts, chocolate, licorice and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2019 at 21:41
Maakun (17192) reviewed
Maxima from Kaapse Brouwers
7 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled at Rootz lentebierfestival. Slight hazy yellow with white head. Basil, pizza, oregano, sour wheat, light flowers. Medium sour, light bitter, very light sweet and salty. Under medium bodied. Tastes like pizza 🍕.
Tried on 08 Jun 2019 at 17:12