Leroy Breweries
Commercial Brewery
in
Watou,
West Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwershof (Van Eecke brewery and tap)
- Out of business
Established in 1624
Contact
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.
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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is grassy and floral with Belgian yeast, herbal hop, coriander, hints of mint and lemon. Flavour is light to mild sweet and moderate bitter. Body is medium. Nice Belgian Ale, grassy, herbal, yeasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2025
at 22:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Willems Grobbendonk. Color: Clear golden, white head. Aroma: Malty and hoppy at the same time. Taste: Malty, grainy, notes of bread, a lot of great green fresh hop and hints of citrus (orange (zest)). Moderate sweet and over moderate to medium bitterness, very long lasting dry-ish hoppy finish. Medium body, average carbonation. another nice edition of this classic Belgian beer.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Bierhandel Willems
on 14 Jan 2025
at 19:44
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Brown sugar and biscuit alike malt aroma. Taste is on candy sugar, slightly roasted malt, with no bitterness. Not bad but too sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2025
at 22:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Draught at Gist, Brussels, 18 Oct 2024) Pale golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty nose with bread, grass, hay and grain. Malty taste with notes of bread, hay, grass, honey and a gentle grassy bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of swetness. Generic pale lager. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
at
GIST
on 10 Jan 2025
at 22:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 33 cl. Yellow, hazy, loose head. Aroma: sweet, malty, honey, apple and pear, some yeast. Taste: sweet, malty, spicy from yeast, candy, pear, light bitterness on finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2025
at 06:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Small 250ml bottle from House of Trembling Madness. Pours a mostly clear golden amber with moderate sized white head, good lacing. Decent freshness in the aroma with sweet malts and a floral, hay and fruity peel hop. The body and mouthfeel is what elevates this beer being mid to full bodied with a soft near frothy carbonation. Its quite a herbal tasting beer, with mixed fruit peel and a long bitter dose in the finish with a reasonable sweet malt backing. There is so much good with this beer in terms of appearance, mouthfeel and balance that I want to give it a 4+ but taste wise its more of a 7/10 for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:05
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at ZBF, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium: Hazy amber coloured beer with fine adjustments from spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Bonte Koe, Leiden: Golden coloured ale thats pretty fruity and also hoppy.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Botle 0,25ltr: Hazy brown coloured Scotch ale, with some fine spiced taste in it, and ofcourse some caramel.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:46