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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle: Poured a dark brown/black with a creamy head. Aroma was toffee and malt. The taste is sweet caramel malt and fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2007
at 14:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Creamy white excellent mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Fantastic initial hoppy aroma, but it quickly fades away too almost nothing. Very many citrusnotes. Ordinary but nice flavor, light bitter. Oily palate. I like this witt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2007
at 06:51
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Etwas muffiger, leicht süßer, sonst fast neutraler Geruch. Muffiger Antrunk, in dem sich eine leichte Hopfenbitterkeit zeigt. Überaus langweilig, auch wenn das Bier noch süßer wird. Enttäuschend. Test vom 4.3.2007, Gebinde: Fass Noten: 8,8,8,7,-,7 - 7,42
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2007
at 23:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Minimal malziger, leicht kirschiger und säuerlicher Antrunl was sich alles bereits beim Riechen zeigt. Großen Änderungen unterliegt das Bier nicht, die Malzigkeit erhöht sich, auch süßer wird das Bier. Hinzu kommt ebenfalls eine herbe Note. Test vom 4.3.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 12,12,11,10,-,12 - 11,52
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2007
at 23:00
3.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Clear dark chestnut with a small tan head. Slightly dull sweet nose, a bit of dextrose again. Dextrose, and malts, coloured sugarsyrup. Ends on an unpleasant solvent touch. Thick viscous and yet not rounded body. Well, what would you expect?
Tried
on 03 Mar 2007
at 14:20
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Clear gold, very fine dense snow-white head. Very dry pilsner malt nose, a bit dusty-chaff. Very sweet, dextrose, carbonated and malt sugars, but flat taste all the same. Not light due to the malt bill, and no alcohol. OK for a tablebeer, not nothing more.
Tried
on 03 Mar 2007
at 14:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cloudy orange and moderate sediment. Lots of white foam and a long-lasting head. It looks great in my Delirium Tremens glass with the etching on the bottom. The aroma has sweet malt and oregano. Flavor is surprisingly dry. It does get sweeter as it warms, but this sweetness is malt and sugar. Salty and some coriander in the finish. Unfortunately it lacks complexity but it does have a good palate. I was hoping for more of an Abbot rather than quad.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2007
at 01:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Cloudy, deep amber coloured, stable off-white foamy layer; complex nose: dark malt, roasted malt, caramel, fruity (dark berries) and a bit (port-)vinous; full bodied, robust sweet (-malty & -fruity) flavour with a light bitterness; sweet-malty-fruity finish with an idea of bitterness next door. A sweet, but not cloying, warming brew, quite easily drinkable...................
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2006
at 08:06
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is hops, grass, paper and metal. Flavour is paper, hops and slight caramel. Quite watery and boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2006
at 14:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Hazy golden colour with mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity hoppy along with caramel and slight spicyenss. Flavour is fruits, malts, slight honey and caramel and a weak metallic note also. A quite pleasant beer, which is very smooth to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2006
at 06:00