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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Donkerrood bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is licht fruitig zoet waar duidelijk krieken in terug te vinden zijn. Eigenlijk een heel goed kriekenbier wat mij betreft want ik bespeur absoluut geen chemische bijsmaak.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2023 at 15:41

6.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Appearance: Cloudy chestnut brown with a moderate beige frothy head of decent retention. Aroma: Toast & caramel, dried figs & dates, prunes, nuts. Taste: Light to medium sweet, light sour. Dark malts, esters, fruity yeast. Low bitterness. Mouth feel: medium body, average plus carbonation. Summary: Quite strange.
Tried on 01 Mar 2023 at 18:32

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
11 December 2022. Christmas Beer Evening @ home with the lovely Anke!

A: hazy dark brown, stable, foamy, tan head.
A: sour cherry, liquorice, raisin, gingerbread, red apple.
T: sweet apple, sour cherry, biscuity malts and spices.
F: herbal hops, dried fruit, liquorice.
P: medium body, oily texture, average carbonation.
Classic Belgian Dubbel with a cherry twist, nice!
Tried on 21 Feb 2023 at 15:51

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Deep brown with a dense 1/2cm cap of beige head. Aroma is pleasantly if crudely spicy with cherries and bread. 6+ Better integrated elements in the taste, which is sweet with brioche, spices, cooked cherries, hints of roasted malt, slight bitterness. Fair enough.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2023 at 14:20

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
bottiglia 33 cl, schiuma bianca fine media persistenza, color giallo ambrato torbido con lieviti in sospensione, al naso lieviti belgi spezie succo di pera note floreali lieve banana e ananas, in bocca marmellata di pesche pera frutta candita note erbacee, corpo rotondo, astringente, carbonazione leggera, l’alcool si sente ma non disturba, molto dolce compensato da un amaro accentuato lungo nel finale. Troppa piatta e dolce. Buona ma poco raffinata. c. Birraland.it 18.02.23
Tried from Can on 18 Feb 2023 at 19:49

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Willems Grobbendonk. Color: Slightly hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Malty and hoppy at the same time. Taste: Malty, grainy and bit sugary, citrus notes (lime and some orange) and a lot of great green fresh hop. If you've ever been hop-picking you know what I mean. Moderate sweet and moderate to over moderate bitter, some more bitterness at very long lasting dry-ish very hoppy finish. Medium body, average carbonation. Ok at first but getting better towards and at the finish. Some buttery hints I didn't recognize in the 2022 version. Nice overLl but I prefer the 2022 version over 2023.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2023 at 15:56

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Draught@Pressklubben, Stockholm. Deep goldeny orange colour with a small white head. Aroma is herbal, grassy, some fruity and mild earthy tones. Flavour is fruity, floral, some herbal, grassy and mild earthy tones too. Fruity and somewhat grassy aftertaste with mild yeasty spiciness in there too.
Tried on 03 Feb 2023 at 14:32

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Draught. Rubyish copper colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is plum, some dark berries and mild yeasty tones. Flavour is spicy, some ripe berries, plum, alcohol and some mild toffeeish tones too.
Tried on 01 Feb 2023 at 20:54

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Bottled. Hazy yellow colour with a mediumsized foamy white head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is citrus, some fruits, mild herbs and some grainy tones. Flavour is fruity, citrusy, some mild grains, mild yeast with some earthy and herbal tones too.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2023 at 15:14

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled@SBWF. Golden colour, big foamy white head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is grassy, some herbal and mild toasted malty tones. Flavour has some spices, bready and toasted malts along with some grassy and herbal tones to it as well. Mild alcohol sweetness is lurking in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2023 at 15:12