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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4.8/10 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

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 3
30 months past best before date. Sherry, dust and cardboard in the aroma. Chunks of yeast float in this gold colored beer. Thin. Sherry flavor with hints of vinegar, cardboard and raspberry. Way down over the hill. This beer shouldn’t have been sold (bottle, bought at ’T Brouwershuys Baarle Hertog)
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Not very much of an aroma, but a sweetish, hoppy, somewhat metallic flavor. Milky and pear with just a hint of toffee. Not the best Van Eecke can offer.
Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap @Hazeburg. Blonde. Citrusaroma with yeasty notes. Citric, floral yeasty sweetish flavor. Traces of alcohol. Sweetish. Pleasant drinker.
Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:06

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap @ Café Morshuis Albergen. Pale amber color. Malty sweet flavor, toffee, butterscotch, hint of cherry sweets. Floral finish. Sticky. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle, KJUBZT. Blonde. Perfumed citrusaroma. Dry, floral citric flavor. Slighty perfumed.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 08:41

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Endelig ferdig med kontorarbiedet etter GBBF! Det var en drøy økt, så nå fortjener jeg virkelig en liten påtår. 0,33 flaske (bb. 30.10.19) fra mitt omtrent ikke-eksisterende lager fra Belgisk Bryg. Uklar rødbrun med fint skum som varer. Delikat anslag i både aroma og smak - jeg finner moreller, hjemmelaget bringebærsytetøy, fiken og svisker, samt et forsiktig hint av krydder. Iflg omtalen skal det være koriander og gurkemeie, uten at jeg klarer å identifisere disse. Men godt er det uansett - saftig, smaksrikt og lettdrikkelig på samme tid.
Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 19:38

1.3/10 Appearance 1 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 1 Overall 2
Bierfestival Brugge 2019. Golden, creamy white. Nose is 100 % butter in the worst way, revolting. Taste is horrendous butter with yoghurt, fizzy, cheese, revolting pure garbage, usually these are fairly good but this is just undrinkable. Glad I didn’t buy a bottle.
Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 16:47

4.3/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 4
Bierfestival Brugge 2019. Golden, small white head. Nose is cow fodder, thin, fizzy, unpleasant chemical. Taste is all bad fizzy chemical, soapy, total crap, chemical, medicinal, really bad.
Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 16:47

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Edit 5/2023. Fruity, zesty, floral aroma. Hazy gold body; very persistent lacing white head. Fruity, citrus, floral, alcohol, pear, light alcohol warmth. Very good belgian gold strong ale. 0,33 l, bottle, supermarket, Grande Synthe (Flanders, France). # 17; 4/2015. Vynikající pivo. Ovocné tóny (pomeranč, mandarinka, višeň) podpořeny výraznějším chmelením. 8-4-10-4-18=*4,4
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2019 at 15:21