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.
7.5/10
Better than expected. Bought at local supermarket.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2026
at 15:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
can @ drink station (budapest) golden colour, normal body, average carbonated, white head, hoppy, malty, exotic fruity, easy to drink
Tried
on 08 Feb 2026
at 17:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Hops, Crewe. Pours almost black with minimal scummy tan head and good lacing. The aroma has malts, chocolate and biscuits. In the mouth it is quite sweet with a creamy texture. Flavour from the start is roasted malts, chocolate and coconut. But after a while some bitterness comes through along with some cocoa and traces of spice and honey. Bitterness lasts into the slightly dry finish. This is decent but it does take some time to get going.
Tried
from Draft
at
Hops
on 06 Feb 2026
at 15:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Color negro caoba, opaca, espuma cremosa y compacta de buena retención. Aroma a hierba y malta tostada. En boca notas torrefactas, malta, lúpulo, hierba, trago muy redondo y agradable, final amargote y seco con recuerdos de ceniza. Muy, muy rica
Tried
from Can
from
Zombier
on 02 Feb 2026
at 21:36
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
slighly cloudy yellow, huge offwhite to yellow head.
mild but fairly nice traditional US ipa like hop aroma.
nice ipa flavor. a bit sugary sweet, but in general, hard to notice the low 0.2 abv.
mild but fairly nice traditional US ipa like hop aroma.
nice ipa flavor. a bit sugary sweet, but in general, hard to notice the low 0.2 abv.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2026
at 15:06
5.5/10
A clear pale golden yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of grassy and mild citrusy hops, flowers, pale malt. Taste of citrusy and floral hops, sweet malt, grains, easy to drink.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2026
at 10:33
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Bar Oorlam. Black, dark brown lace. Burnt malt and licorice, light jammy sirup aroma, dry roast malt, dark caramel. Tobacco finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bar Oorlam
on 23 Jan 2026
at 17:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Tap at Oorlam. Dark. Soy sauce, some fruity acidity, cold coffee, licorice. Front heavy, quite bitter, a bit of an odd edge to it. Too intense, at the same time body a bit too thin, sweet dry.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bar Oorlam
on 23 Jan 2026
at 17:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home from DeBierkonig, Amsterdam, 18th January 2026. Pours black. Aroma is roasted malts, cocoa and light aromatic. Taste is bitter and roasted malts, cocoa, nice - maybe a few more hops could add to it
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jan 2026
at 12:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can on 18th January 2026 from the Uiltje Bar, Haarlem. Pours hazy amber with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Complex aroma of spiced fruits, citrus peel, pines and resins. Zesty peels and spiced fruitiness dominate the liquid pass, and a bitter smoky note develops to join a complex, interesting finish. Smooth mouthfeel and a full body.
Tried
from Can
at
Uiltje Craft Beer Bar
on 18 Jan 2026
at 00:16