Kaapse Brouwers
Microbrewery
in
Rotterdam,
Zuid-Holland,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 2014
Contact
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.
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Black body with a small beige head. Strong and nice aroma of dark malt, licorices, mild roast and hint of chocolate. Flavor has sweet, dark, roasted malt, chocolate, licorices and balanced bitterness. Full bodied and long lasting aftertaste. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2025
at 12:47
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 5
Can shared with the chefs, Advent Box nr 16. Vizes, astringent, jellegtelen.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 09:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From tap at Delfts Brouwhuis. On the board as a "reversed brown ale" (whatever that means), so this was unexpectedly sour with dark malt, soft bourbon and vanilla, fruits, light alcohol. Tart and mild sour. Not great and not bad, like a Flanders Red turned Flanders Dark.
Tried
from Draft
at
Delfts Brouwhuis
on 09 Mar 2025
at 18:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can at home. Dark mahogany with big tan head. Dry cocoa, roasted malts, soft unripe fruit, citrus zest, earthy chalk, woody. Light sweet and bitter. Solid medium bodied with dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2025
at 21:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Almost black with nice tan head. A lot of sweet berries, lime zest, roasted malts, dark chocolate. Very hoppy and zesty in top of a deep creamy chocolate beer. Solid sweet and bitter, a hint of sourness. Over medium creamy body. Good!
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2025
at 19:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Ruby with pink head. Tons of sweet cherry, wheat, corn, vanilla, light alcohol, earthy, cassis. Medium sweet, less sour and bitter. Medium bodied. A bit weird.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2025
at 19:24
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Op tap bij De Uiver. Zwarte kleur, beige kraag. Cognac, krenten, booze, ook iets whisky-achting, hout, heel licht gerookt, gebrande mout, caramel, chocolade, bitterzoete finish. Medium tot volle body. Lekker spul.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bierlokaal de Uiver
on 04 Mar 2025
at 16:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
0.33 l bottle @home. Pours pitch black with thick, everlasting beige head. Nose is chocolate, cocoa, slight coffee and some roasted notes. Taste is cocoa, chocolate, moderate fruits, followed by hoppy bitterness that is mainly present in the finish, which lasts long. Light body, creamy texture and moderate to average carbo. More pronounced hops presence wouldn't have hurt, but a decent brew nevertheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 09:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
As Kaapse Job Oak Farmhouse IPA at Kaapse Maria, light golden beer, small head. Aroma is yeast, peppery, malt, hint of oak. Taste is yeast, peppery, malt, oaky, bitter, light astrigent, some sweet fruityness in the end. Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2025
at 20:30