About
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.
7.8/10
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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
7/10
Blik 440 bij Wouter op de BBQ
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2026
at 21:30
6.5/10
Blik 440 bij Wouter op de BBQ
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2026
at 21:30
6.5/10
Blik 440 bij Wouter op de BBQ
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2026
at 20:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
33cl Fles, dank hiervoor nog Marko! Zwarte kleur, beige kraag. Warme alcohol, krentjes, vanille, bruine suiker, koffie, plakkerig maar niet mierzoet, gebrand, chocolade, bitterzoete boozy finish. Volle body. Lekker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2026
at 19:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
44cl Blik van AH, rechtstreeks uit blik. Ook deze AH special heeft Special Edition op de zijkant staan, maar ik zie geen 'normale' versie, en als die er al is lijkt het erop dat de hoppen hetzelfde zijn. Columbus, Idaho7, El Dorado. Fruitig, sinaasappels, marmelade, grapefruit, hintje boter, guave, degelijk bitter, licht kruidig. Lichte tot medium body. Prima.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2026
at 20:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at It Ain't Much If It Ain't Dutch, Bermondsey, 22/05/2026.
Almost clear golden amber topped with a just off white head.
Nose is grass, bitter orange, pine nibble.
Taste comprises melon, grass, citric tinged straw, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with juicy come light grassy hop bitterness.
Okay job.
Almost clear golden amber topped with a just off white head.
Nose is grass, bitter orange, pine nibble.
Taste comprises melon, grass, citric tinged straw, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with juicy come light grassy hop bitterness.
Okay job.
Tried
on 22 May 2026
at 13:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at It Ain't Much If It Ain't Dutch, Bermondsey, 22/05/2026.
Almost clear golden orange topped with an off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, grapefruit, herbal notes.
Taste comprises orange zest, melon, grapefruit, pine nibble.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy come grassy hop bitterness.
Okay ... comes over a touch herbal and rustic.
Almost clear golden orange topped with an off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, grapefruit, herbal notes.
Taste comprises orange zest, melon, grapefruit, pine nibble.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy come grassy hop bitterness.
Okay ... comes over a touch herbal and rustic.
Tried
on 22 May 2026
at 12:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
For me, this beer is a companion for the summer, refreshing, fruity with notes of watermelon giving a side of strawberry, wheat, smooth, citrus, light, 07.02.21, at Epalinges.
Tried
from Can
from
Amstein
on 20 May 2026
at 10:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
For me, this can was right, pleasant beer, perfectly refreshing during all the year, rather smooth with a little note of sourness at the final, wheat, malty, generous note of pineapple during the sip, not disgusting, fruity, 13.03.21
Tried
from Can
from
Amstein
on 20 May 2026
at 10:08