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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4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Perfumed and citrus aroma. Very transparent, rocky head. Sweet and flowery (lavender) not as much lemony sourness as usual. A bit watery.
Tried on 13 Jan 2003 at 12:44

7.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
[Keg] Hazy dark amber color. Some malt and caramel aroma. Pretty good body structure, pretty sweet, but with a metallic note. Lacking some better hop character.
Tried on 12 Jan 2003 at 14:27

4.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Pale gold with suspended yeast. Small bead.Yeasty nose,yeasty metallic taste.
Tried on 16 Dec 2002 at 12:05

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
A light brown beer with no head. The aroma is an OK fruity ale aroma. But the flavor is much more powerful, with a nice sweetness of a great maltblend and with only a slight bitterness. A really good beer - next time I don''t want to share it.
Tried on 10 Dec 2002 at 15:30

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bronze colour. Huge impressive head that seems to stay forever. Yeasty citrus-aroma. A very dry beer. Lots of grapefruit and orange zest flavour. Very drinkable. It''s impossible to tell the strength by the taste. I''m feeling dizzy :o)
Tried on 02 Nov 2002 at 11:04

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear golden color, white head. Extremely alcoholic aroma and taste. .......
Tried on 23 Aug 2002 at 03:53

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Orange-amber colour, creamy head, fine perlage. Very nice and strong aroma, malt, hop; fruity; caramel, similar to barley wines! Full mouth, smooth; sweet in the front, malty, hint of a baley wine, then correctly balanced by a good aromatic hop, for a long palate, quite sweet.
Tried on 10 Jul 2002 at 04:20

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
2009-06-27, 5-3-5-2-9=24
Hazy amber color. Vegetables and paper aroma, stock. Boring flavor, some vegetables too, dry, with low bitterness. Not very good.

2002-06-15, 10-4-9-4-16=43
Orange/amber misty ale.
Wonderful, deep, pure hop aroma; then the aroma evidentiates some sweeter and honeyish notes.
Smooth, a pleasure to drink, pretty sweet, malty, hoppy, good body, fresh. Good palate too, not too long.
Classified as Cat. I, the best in its category.
One Belgian to try!
Tried on 15 Jun 2002 at 01:00

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Blond lager, beautiful head. Nice fresh aroma of hop. Good body, good mix of malt and hop, quite dry, good hop character in the finish, not too much aromatic. Pleasant, strong version of lager beers, bottle conditioned.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2002 at 13:12

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours amber coloured and thick. Strong ammonium like hop aroma. Medium bodied, toffee flavour. Dryish and lively, fruity and lightly yeasty. Long bitter finish.
Tried on 05 May 2002 at 23:58