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.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aroma has cherry, cinnamon and pear. Complex flavor with glue, coffee, cinnamon, caramel, hops, oak cherry and a hint of sourness. Very unusual both herbal and fruity taste. But it''s a good beer!
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lots of grapefruit and hops in the taste (it is an ale, not a fruitbeer!). A bit tart. Full-bodied. Served too cold to detect much aroma. A delicious beer!
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours an enormous, lasting head. Hoppy, citric aroma. Very hoppy flavor with licorice. Long hopbitter finish. Bottle: Kurz & Gut. Orange blonde color. Flowery hops and citrus in the aroma. Hopbitter flavor, oily with lemon and flowers. Long hoppy citric and oily aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Raisin aroma. Slight toasty bitter flavor, but the raisinny sweetness rules. Hint of cherry and metal. Maybe a bit thin for the fairly high ABV. Nice beer that lacks depth.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Frothy head. Soapy and a bit citric aroma. Strawberry and just a bit of citrus in the flavor. Light to medium bodied. The alcohol is not noticed at all. Potentially pleasant beer that could do without the detergent flavors and aromas.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Creamy head. Grape sugar aroma. Chalk. Sweetish, herbal flavor with curacao and grape sugar. Rather thin. Vinous for a witbier. Fairly well made with loads of flavor.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Creamy head, honey color. Malty aroma with a hint of honey. Malty flavor, hops are present, but the alcohol dominates. Just a hint of licorice. Maybe a bit sharp, there is some resemblance to a Kapittel Abt. I like this beer!
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Roasted aroma and flavor with apple. Malty with some caramel and pear. Medium bodied. Tasty and a bit sweetish beer, maybe a bit average, but nice to drink.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottled: Yeasty citric apricot aroma. Also a yeasty citric flavor with saome hopbitterness. Medium bodied with a short hoppy finish. (8 3 6 3 13 = 3.3) Tap, Café Morshuis Albergen. Blonde, not filtered because tiny chunks of yeast float in my snifter. Soft but dominant hop character. Flowery, even a bit oily. The hoparoma is killed somewhat because the tap is too cold. Citrus. Also some malt character. Medium bodied. Long hopbitter aftertaste. Lager, full of character. Very good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Apple and vinegar aroma. Malty flavor with a touch of hops, vanilla and apple. Thinnish and a bit sharp. Hint of cardboard. Hopbitter aftertaste. Could be better, could also be much worse.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07