Uiltje Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in
Haarlem,
Noord-Holland,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Owned by
Royal Swinkels (Bavaria Brouwerij / Swinkels Family Brewers / SFB)
Associated with 4 Venues
Associated Webshop: Uiltje Brewing Company
Associated User:
startender
Established in 2012
Contact
Description
Our mission is pretty much monomaniacal: to brew f*cking good beer. We call it craft-y beer because the owl's got a sharp, uncompromised tongue and a penchant for mischief.
On a typical day we toy with the familiar – unfiltered lager, silky hefeweizen and puckery American IPA, anyone? – but at night we explore the crafty beer extremes from our medieval watering hole Haarlem (That's Haarlem with two 'a's, the Dutch one, and the namesake of New York's single-'a'ed Harlem).
Really truly, our idea of fun is abusing the rauchbeer-Scotch ale-sour beer-oak-aged Imperial Stout-Barley wine clichés. The first rule of owl school: when using hops think in wheelbarrows and not buckets.
So enjoy us, drink us and by all means hop fans abuse us right back – ideally via our social media channels where we announce our very active new creations.
Acquired by Swinkels Family Brewers in 2021.
On a typical day we toy with the familiar – unfiltered lager, silky hefeweizen and puckery American IPA, anyone? – but at night we explore the crafty beer extremes from our medieval watering hole Haarlem (That's Haarlem with two 'a's, the Dutch one, and the namesake of New York's single-'a'ed Harlem).
Really truly, our idea of fun is abusing the rauchbeer-Scotch ale-sour beer-oak-aged Imperial Stout-Barley wine clichés. The first rule of owl school: when using hops think in wheelbarrows and not buckets.
So enjoy us, drink us and by all means hop fans abuse us right back – ideally via our social media channels where we announce our very active new creations.
Acquired by Swinkels Family Brewers in 2021.
4.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 8
Overall 2
Aus der Flasche (bbe 10.10.2029) im 2025-11 getrunken. Diese Stout hat ein wunderbar cremiges Mundgefühl und startet mit einer Schokoladennote. Doch die tritt durch ein deutliches Lakritz-Aroma in den Hintergrund. Leider mag ich kein Lakritz, wodurch dieses Stout mir keinen Spaß macht. Schade!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2025
at 21:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can picked up from a Dutch Supermarket in Vernray, Netherlands, I am quite sure it was Jumbo, yeah definitely was. Had tis at home Wednesday 5th November 2025, Bonfire 🔥 night after a Chilli con Carne. Pours hazy yellow with a mid sized sticky white head. Tastes a little safe, I get the whole West Coast Cold IPA vibe they're going for and whilst this is quite good I did just notice that by next Thursday 14th November it will be past it's BBD as brewed 14.11.24. nice soft mouthfeel, soft peachy fruitiness, there's a lazy lingering bitterness. Quite good but could have been a little bit crisper.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Nov 2025
at 18:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from a Lille Carrefour. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of pineapple and malt. Taste adds some citrus. Decent bitter finish.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2025
at 19:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Tap at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 1st October 2025. Pours a decent looking ale. Overall it was better than than I expected
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Oct 2025
at 18:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Troebel donkergeel bier met mooi stevig schuim. Smaak is bitterzoet en fruitig met veel mango, ananas en wat citrus. Een heel klein beetje hars voor een prettige bitterheid maakt het af. Toppie!
Tried
from Can
from Uiltje Brewing Company
on 26 Oct 2025
at 11:34
4.9/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Can @ home. A bit hazy yellow color, full sized white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, hops bit kind of old, stale, iron. Bitter. Overall, no, not good.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2025
at 20:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
23rd October 2025
Keg at If It Ain't Dutch. Near clear brown beer, small pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Light bodied dark malts, a little chocolate, tangy, modest ripe citrus and soft pine. Light finish. Alright cda.
Keg at If It Ain't Dutch. Near clear brown beer, small pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Light bodied dark malts, a little chocolate, tangy, modest ripe citrus and soft pine. Light finish. Alright cda.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2025
at 16:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
23rd October 2025
Keg at If It Ain't Dutch. A mild haze on this gold beer, small off white head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Soft pine. Soft juicy citrus and a little orange and tangerine, soft mango. Light and semi dry finish. Bright and drinkable.
Keg at If It Ain't Dutch. A mild haze on this gold beer, small off white head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Soft pine. Soft juicy citrus and a little orange and tangerine, soft mango. Light and semi dry finish. Bright and drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2025
at 16:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
23rd October 2025
Keg at If It Ain't Dutch. Near clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Soft pale malts, sweet but with a prominent grainy note. Soft pine. Slightly ripe citrus, soft and rounded. Light finish. Inoffensive but tastes a bit tired.
Keg at If It Ain't Dutch. Near clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Soft pale malts, sweet but with a prominent grainy note. Soft pine. Slightly ripe citrus, soft and rounded. Light finish. Inoffensive but tastes a bit tired.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2025
at 16:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Het Lagerhuys, Amsterdam, 13 Aug 2025) Pale amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of apricots, citrus, toast and a touch of blood orange. Fruity, hoppy taste with citrus, orange peel, apricots, black-currant and a balanced citric/piney bitterness. Almost full body, with a slight sweetness. Fresh and hoppy. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Het Lagerhuys
on 22 Oct 2025
at 20:53