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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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
This is my first tasting of this line of beers. Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle the brew pours a hazy golden color with a large white head. The aroma is sweet, fruity and very yeasty. The flavor is sour, fruity and fairly complex with a bit of spice underlying. There is a light hop presence surrounding the overall taste. A decent brew but somehow it the sum is a bit less than it’s parts.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2005 at 14:28

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Enormous, very dense, just lemon-yellow coloured head; pale yellow beer with little green shine. Carboard, lemon, coriander, vanilla - and a bit pharmaceutical smell. Doughy taste, coriander, slightly spicey. Bit cornflakes flavour. Totally devoid of refreshing qualities, whilst the lemony nose had promessed better. Light body. There is some citrus, but it is a very dried out one, powdery. Bo-o-o-oring witbier.
Tried on 05 Feb 2005 at 11:53

3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3
Bottled. Pale golden. Grainy nose. Sweet with clean mouthfeel. Not much flavour. Boring and simplistic.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2005 at 05:33

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. Nut brown. Dry and lightly roasty. Vague notes of grass and honey. The body is light and the malt flavour clean, hard ans simplistic, which it always seem to be in Leroy’s beers. Short finish.
Earlier Rating: 11/23/2003 Total Score: 2.8
Bottled (6.5%). Nut brown, clear. Clean, dry and lightly peaty. Rounded. Grassy bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2005 at 05:19

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottled. Dark amber. Vingegary nose. Flowery and yeasty with clean mouthfeel and light body. Pleasant up front, but the flavour is short, and the finish non-existant.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2005 at 05:15

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Very malty pilsner aroma. Dark brown colour. Slightly mouldy flavour, nothing special.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2004 at 08:44

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
1996 Bottle. Malty, chocolaty aroma. Cloudy brown colour. Firm white head. Mild roasted malty flavour.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2004 at 09:01

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught
Dark ruby with beautiful creamy coffee head. Mild sweetish, a bit smokey, strawberry nose. Mouthfeel has lots of sugar and berries: strawberry and plum. Some notes of hops and alcohol but otherwise sugar dominates the palate.
Tried on 08 Dec 2004 at 12:29

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled
Hazy deep orange with huge cloudy off-white head. Light malty, crisp orange peel aroma. Crisp, carbonated, citron palate. A bit yeasty with hops and leather. Kind of Orval variant. Long fruity and bitter aftertaste. Hides ABV very well.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2004 at 10:26

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle Black body. Creamy, brownish head, moslty lasting. Good lace. Very malty aroma (molasses). Moderately sweet, lightly bitter initial flavour. Moderately bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2004 at 16:52