Leroy Breweries

Commercial Brewery in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwershof (Van Eecke brewery and tap) - Out of business

Established in 1624

Contact
Douvieweg 2, Watou, 8978, Belgium
Description
Leroy Het Sas : The original brewery "Het Sas", later Brouwerij Leroy, established in Boezinge in 1572; destroyed in the First World War and rebuilt in 1924. Named after a lock ('sas' in Dutch) in the nearby canal. Cooperating with Van Eecke (Leroy Breweries Watou) since 1962. Both breweries merged into Leroy Breweries in 2016.

Leroy Watou : Established as a castle brewery for the count of Watou in 1624 and also known formerly as Brouwerij De Gouden Leeuw. Has long been connected to Leroy in Boezinge through family ties, with both breweries cooperating since 1962. They merged into Leroy Breweries in 2016; the Watou branch now does all the actual brewing (while Boezinge handles conditioning and bottling).

From the website:
Leroy Breweries staat al meer dan 4 eeuwen voor traditie, vakmanschap en passie, weerspiegeld in een assortiment kwalitatief hoogstaande bieren. Zelfs de Franse Revolutie en de Eerste Wereldoorlog konden de brouwerijen niet klein krijgen en ondertussen leiden de tiende en elfde brouwersgeneratie van de familie Leroy alles in goede banen.
From the website:
Leroy Breweries staat al meer dan 4 eeuwen voor traditie, vakmanschap en passie, weerspiegeld in een assortiment kwalitatief hoogstaande bieren. Zelfs de Franse Revolutie en de Eerste Wereldoorlog konden de brouwerijen niet klein krijgen en ondertussen leiden de tiende en elfde brouwersgeneratie van de familie Leroy alles in goede banen.

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Bottle 25cl. @home poured into a footed pilsner glass. Clear medium golden colour, good frothy white head, good retention and lacing. Aroma pilsnr malt, grain, grass, bread. Taste medium sweet and slightly bitter, malty, grain, grass, sugary notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, sweetbitter aftertaste, some cardboard, nothing special neither anything wrong with thias one, decent.
Tried from Bottle from Het Biermeisje on 29 Jul 2026 at 15:38

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33cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark brown, towards purple, with fine light brown foam. Aroma is intensely malty, candy, caramel, almost molasses, toasty. Body is fairly thick, with good carbonation, though. Taste is medium-high sweet, with just a hint of toasty bitterness. Final is average.
Tried from Bottle from AbeerVinum on 12 Jul 2026 at 11:38

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750ml bottle picked up at Cornelius Wines Leith. It pours clear bright golden - blonde with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is fresh, grassy, leafy, floral, freshly baked bread, biscuit, hay, straw and some spice. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, nip of booze which lingers throughout, dry wood, straw, hay, quite green, leafy, grassy, herbal, spice, cereal, bread, crackers and biscuit with a green, boozey finish which dries out. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Punchy but satisfying. Like the style a lot.
Tried from Bottle at Cornelius Leith Walk on 19 Jun 2026 at 11:32

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Old review from 29-05-2017. 330ml bottle brought back from Belgium. Pours brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, brown sugar & malt. Medium body. Sweet light bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2026 at 14:17

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle from DB Supermarket, Beernem. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of red fruits, coffee, caramel, honey, vanilla, brown sugar & malt. Medium body. Sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2026 at 08:03

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Bottle from tderoeck.. Thanks. Nawet fajne lekko zaskakujace, karmelowe i ubarwione nuta czerwonych kwasnych owocow, wisnie, maliny czy nawet zurawina, do tego nuta kwasno balsamiczno octowa. Ciemne ale z rubinowym przeswitem, piana srednia nie za trwala. Brak tylnej etykiety ale i tak wiem ze to piwo bylo przez Tim'a nadto starzone.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2026 at 18:26

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330ml can via Beer52. Drank in my back garden after a bit of gardening on Sunday 24th May 2026. Slight haze in the pale golden body, white head. Refreshing enough, but I'm not really a fan of the style.
Tried from Can on 24 May 2026 at 13:00

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On tap at 't Brugs Beertje Brugge. According to Dries behind the bar its the 2025 harvest sold in 2026. So sold as 2026 so it sounds recent even though the hops are 2025 vintage. Anyway enough of what the beer is. What does it taste like? Its gold colour lasting white head. Its hoppy. Fresh hop flowers. But balanced. Really subtle. The finishing hop os all white flowers. Light white pepper bitterness and floral. Its tje blond beer that stood out first for me as a visitor and its just as good now in its vintage form
Tried from Draft at 't Brugs Beertje on 03 May 2026 at 14:13

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(Draft at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam, 28 Feb 2026) Golden colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of apricots, herbs and floral hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with apricots, yeast, banana, white bread, grass and a balanced herbal bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a slight sweetness. Well balanced, with a fresh hop character. Nice one.
Tried from Draft at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman on 21 Apr 2026 at 20:33

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Smell-medium strong, fermented fruit, cherry.
Foam- thin to medium, malt, fruits, fermjented cherry? Head is medium-sized, light brown in color.
Appearance- dark red in color, some weak carbonation. Was on tap so cant comment on appearance.
From - tulip
Taste - weak malt, weak sweetnes,s weak fermented fruits, cherry. Honestly not that bad. Some odd aftertaste.
Tried from Draft on 17 Apr 2026 at 16:03