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.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
From bottle @ Botermarkt Bierfest Haarlem 2013. Cloudy golden-yellow color. Not much head. Aroma’s: sweet, caramel, fruit, with some yeast retronasal. Flavor is slightly sour with some bretty notes. Light bodied. Shirt finish with grain. Not much depth imo, but I had this right after the very flavorful Raggle Taggle, so might need to re-rate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2013
at 14:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the Haarlem Beer Festival 2013. Poured a deep mahogany with a frothy light tan head. The aroma is rich, alcoholic and a little creamy. The flavour is medium bitter, with some liqourice, coffee, alcohol and some rich zesty citrus fruit on the complex palate. The ABV is high, but the alcohol doesn’t dominate.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2013
at 14:53
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft at Haarlem beer festival. Pours near black with a small bubbly tan head. Aroma of raisins, overripe dark fruit, calvados coming out with the oak, caramel and toffee, fudge. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with flat carbonation. Lovely!
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2013
at 06:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Haarlem beer festival. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast, fruits. Flavour is light sweet and moderate to heavy bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2013
at 05:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl Bottle at Café Derat. ABV is 4.5%. Hazy dark amber/brown colour, off-white head. Aroma of loads of pine, some citrus, toast, rye. Flavour is a lot weaker, some toast, pine and citrus, watery bitter finish. Light-bodied. Nice enough though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2013
at 12:22
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at kompaanFASTival. Pours hazy orange with an off white head. Aroma of caramel, fruits, toffee, alcohol. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2013
at 07:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at kompaanFASTival. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of fruits, citrus, grapefruit, pineapple. Flavour is light sweet and over moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2013
at 07:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Strange aroma with notes of paper and citrusy hops. Tastes a bit buttery, otherwise kind of nice notes of orange and grape.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2013
at 04:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ Arendsnest. Pours dark red with a white head. Nice aroma. Sweet, candy-like with grapefruit notes. Taste is not as fresh and ends kind of fast. Lots of grapefruit. Still a refreshing beer.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2013
at 04:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Berts Bierhuis. Clear copper colour, off-white head. Nose is light malty, pine hops, bit of onion, fruits. Flavour is hoppy and fruity, bit of pine needles, citrus. Medium to high carbonation. A bit sharp and dry. Would love to have had a slightly more prominent malt profile. Finish is dry and and fairly bitter. Well drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2013
at 11:39