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.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can 33cl. @home poured into a shaker. Hazy pale amber colour, good frothy off-white head, good retention, fair lacing. Aroma pale malt, grapefruit, light peach, grassy hops, spicy notes, some toffee in the background. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, grassy, grapefruit, stone fruit, light caramel, bit spicy, some yeast. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation, dry sweetbitter aftertaste, light spicy afterburn, very nice.
Tried
from Can
from
Landmarkt
on 19 Jun 2026
at 15:34
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Color: Hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Fruity hop, grape, melon, tropical fruit. Taste: Fruity melon, mango, white grape, pineapple. Over moderate sweet, light bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2026
at 19:05
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from a local bottle shop. Somewhat juicy fruity hop with tropical notes, citrus, mango, soft pale malt, orange. Mild to medium bitter, light sweet. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Can
from
Slijterij Bij Bert
on 12 Jun 2026
at 22:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Il gusto al naso rimanda al luppolo. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e il modo in cui permane è apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido offre una visione offuscata. Il colore è giallo dorato torbido. Il corpo è strutturato. Il dolce è medio. L'amaro è pronunciato. La forza gustativa è elevata e la durata è buona. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano luppolate. Il retrogusto è intenso. L'aroma in bocca porta i segni di miele, crosta di pane, frutta secca, agrumi, pompelmo, ananas, mango, frutto della passione e frutta tropicale.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2026
at 06:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from a local bottle shop. Roasted malt with chocolate, notes of coffee, soft fruity hop with a litte grapefruit. Medium bitter, lightly sweetish. Medium body. Not a bad BIPA.
Tried
from Can
from
Slijterij Bij Bert
on 06 Jun 2026
at 21:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from a local bottle shop. Fruity/piney hop with citrus, orange, malt, light grapefruit. Medium bitter and a bit sweet, with a bittersweet finish. Medium body. Okay, bit sweeter than I like.
Tried
from Can
from
Slijterij Bij Bert
on 06 Jun 2026
at 20:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Opaque colour, mid-sized brownish head. Cocoa, chocolate aroma. Medium-bodied. Chocolaty, coffeish stout. Nice roastyness in the aftertaste backed with hops. Although they mention "Sachetorte" this is more towards classic imperial stout than any kind of pastry. Solid.
Tried
from Can
from Hoptimaal
on 05 Jun 2026
at 19:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at It Ain't Much If It Ain't Dutch, Bermondsey, 05/06/2026.
Light black topped with a lasting khaki head.
Nose is roast malts, charr, pine needle, cocoa powder.
Taste comprises cola cubes, pine nip, earthy roast, ashen bite.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy CDA.
Light black topped with a lasting khaki head.
Nose is roast malts, charr, pine needle, cocoa powder.
Taste comprises cola cubes, pine nip, earthy roast, ashen bite.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy CDA.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2026
at 12:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home, light yellow, slight hazy, small head. Aroma is citrus, hops, lemon, malt, light wort. Taste is the same, citrus, hops, malt, wort, sweet, liight bitter. For an low ABV not too bad.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2026
at 17:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared with Laura at Rabauw brewpub, Eindhoven. Clear golden color, medium sized white head. Aroma is very very very peachy, a bit artificial though. Flavor is lightly malts, firmly bitter, peach notes but also not very natural. Nonetheless, quite nice.
Tried
on 30 May 2026
at 17:21