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.
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
A light amber beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet dusty, while the flavor is sweet and with primary notes of straw. It is missing acidity for the style - it seems a bit old.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2005
at 11:28
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A hazy brown beer with a light brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with OK caramel notes, while the flavor is sweet malty with a good straw hoppy presence mixing in with the nuts.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2005
at 16:43
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
A hazy light yellow beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet spicy combined with notes of caramel, while the flavor is watery sweet and only slightly malty.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2005
at 16:40
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cloudy yellow, thin white head.Yeasty fruity nose.Sweet yeasty palate…not one I particularly like.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2005
at 20:22
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Cloudy gold ,huge thin short lived head.Apricot sweet nose.Oily and tinny, some lasting bitterness in the finish. Harsh alcohol heat. A very poor offering
Tried
on 03 Oct 2005
at 19:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear yellow body with some yeast particles under a big, creamy head. Strange, subdued hoppy aroma; not sure what kind of hops they used, but have smelt it before. Very nice. The taste is dominated by the same soft, almost salty or stale, hops. Very subtle, and very nice. Never tried anything like this before.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2005
at 05:45
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottled, best before 1992. Cloudy mid brown with creamy head. Concetrated aroma of chestnut and caramel. Richly malty with pleasant character of almonds and butter. Soft, soothing mouthfeel, plenty of toffee and notes of madeira. Has aged with grace, and is now an excellent and complex top class beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2005
at 06:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cloudy dark brown,huge lasting tan head. Light maple malt nose. A slight tinniness is noticeable in both nose and palate.Maple malt, lightly fruity palate with mild alcohol heat. Decent beer that would have gotten a better rating without the tinniness
Tried
on 28 Sep 2005
at 19:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A hazy orange beer with a few chucks of yeast floating around beneath a huge off-white head. The aroma is powerful sweet with fruity and yeasty notes, besides some spices and hints of dust. The flavor is sweet malty with strong fruity notes, peaches and oranges, but also with a strong spice presence, where coriander is most dominant, the end is spicy dry, and the mouthfeel slightly sticky.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2005
at 15:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Opaque gold colour with thin disappearing white head. Citrus spicey wheat beer nose with some sourness. Tangerine/grapefruit and light clove nose. Body is a bit thin and sour. with more tangerine grapefruit flavour on the finish. Not the best wheat beer but if you enjoy tangerine/grapefruit flavours then you will enjoy this as long as you are prepared to accept the sourness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2005
at 18:50