Oedipus

Microbrewery in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands πŸ‡³πŸ‡±
Owned by Heineken Nederland
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2012

Contact
Schaafstraat 19, Amsterdam, 1021 KD, Netherlands
Description
We are Oedipus Brewing. Founded by four friends in Amsterdam, we’re always ready to go where our taste buds take us. Oedipus is about fun, energy and doing things differently. We create fantastical beers to reveal to the world that beer is a magical beverage: tasty, exciting and for everyone. Welcome to our universe πŸ––πŸ½

Since mid 2019 has Heineken a minority interest in the brewery. On June 21, 2023, it was announced that Heineken had acquired all shares of the brewery and thus became full owner of the brewery. The takeover coincides with the move of Oedipus.

The brewery and taproom at Gedempt Hamerkanaal 85 were closed on April 14, 2024. The brewery and taproom were moved to Schaafstraat 19, 300 meters further, where the Oedipus Craft Space will open in the early summer of 2024.

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5.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at Oedipus, pours a cloudy amber orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out of dry, musty, red grape skins, some bugs, and a little oak. Flavour is very earthy and dry, with a hint of phenols, lots of earth dry grape skins, and a hint of bugs. Yeah, there are definitely some phenols here that ruin this a bit. The Alice is way better.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2023 at 12:49

7.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Oedipus, pours a hazy pale golden with a small white head Aroma brings out lots of brett, white wine grape must, and a touch of oak. Flavour is very buggy and vinous, with lots of dry white wine grape skins upfront, complemented by plenty of buggy brett, and a touch of oak. Complex, dry and blended well. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2023 at 12:44

6.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Oedipus, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle Szechuan peppercorns, rustic spicy saison yeast and a touch of floral character. Flavour is spicy, with rustic saison yeast, a touch of peppers and lemongrass, and finishing floral and fry. Nothing overly invigorating but it's pleasant.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2023 at 12:41

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Oedipus, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma is salty, with lots of lemon rind, salt, saline, and lacto. Flavour is very salty and lemony, with lemon peel, salt, and dry wheaty notes. Salty, lemony; nothing special but competently made.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2023 at 12:39

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Oedipus, pours a hazy dull golden with a small white head. Aroma is spicy, with Belgian yeast esters, and pretty faint notes of lemongrass, galangal and chili pepper. Flavour is gently spicy, with subtle lemongrass and galangal, even subtler chilli, all wrapped up in the Belgian yeasty esters without being too chaotic or estery. Good stuff.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2023 at 12:22

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Oedipus, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out a nice roasted malt base, with gentle caramel and a touch of cocoa. Flavour is dry and roasty, with a very nice, clean roasted malt base, a hint of caramel and a nice bitterness on the finish. Sturdy and roasted for a simple stout. Good stuff.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2023 at 12:16

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Oedipus, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out spicy, piney hops, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is very spicy in the hop department, with spicy, piney hops, and crisp biscuity malt. Spicy, resinous, piney finish with gentle residual sweetness.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2023 at 12:14

5.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
On tap at Oedipus, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out crunchy herbal hops and dull biscuity malt. Flavour is pretty dull, but with very deficient, earthy hops, light grass and straw. Just boring and under-hopped and a bit muddled. Not great.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2023 at 12:12

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Oedipus, pours a glass pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out fresh straw, whispy wheat, and hay. Flavour is dry and wheaty, with straw, soft wheat, and crisp biscuity malt. Dry, wheat and refreshing. Good stuff.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2023 at 12:09

7.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Color: Pale yellow, thin white head. Aroma: Wheat malt, a bit tart, some funk, fruity grape. Taste: Moderate tart, rural funk, fruity lemon and white grape, some oak wood, tannins. Just under medium body, just under average carbonation. Very light hopbitterness. Nice and very refreshing fruity Wild beer.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2023 at 19:23