Hertog Jan (Arcense Bierbrouwerij)

Commercial Brewery in Arcen, Limburg, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1980

Contact
Kruisweg 44, Arcen, 5944 ZG, Netherlands

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5.5/10
Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2026 at 23:16

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 2
Bottle 0,30 ltr at Shabu Shabu Zoetermeer: Clear golden color with an sweet bit weak bitter taste with some hints of caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2026 at 22:14

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5
Bottle shared. Pretty dark amber color, small off-white to beige head. Aroma and flavor are malts, wood, booze but not necessarily rum or at least I don't get it that clearly. Hmm overall less okay than I had expected.
Tried on 22 Feb 2026 at 21:41

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Fles gedeeld door Tomhendriksen.
Troebel roodbruin bier met een dun beige schuimlaagje. Aroma van gedroogd fruit en rum.
Smaak is vol fruitig (kers, pruim) zacht zoet en rum-achtig.
Nasmaak is zoet, houtig en licht bitter.
Tried on 22 Feb 2026 at 21:33

6.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle shared. Beautiful mahogany dark red-brown color, small off-white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, sweetish a bit but also a tart note, perhaps wood-ish, vanilla and tart-ish dry tannin-like aftertaste. Hmm drinkable but I'm not a fan tbh.
Tried on 22 Feb 2026 at 21:24

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Fles gedeeld door Tomhendriksen.
Roodbruin helder bier met beige schuim.
Aroma van donker fruit en hout.
De smaak is vol fruitig, zacht zoet en wijn-achtig.
Nasmaak is zacht bitter.
Tried on 22 Feb 2026 at 21:14

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared. Orange to amber color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, heavy barrel aging in there, but quite soft and velvety, with some fruity notes, soft banana, soft wood. Maybe vanilla lightly. Quite quaffable.
Tried on 22 Feb 2026 at 21:09

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Fles gedeeld door Tomhendriksen.
Licht troebel oranje bruin bier met matig schuim.
Aroma van fris zure wijn en vanille.
Smaak is fruitig, vanille achtig met tonen van bourbon.
Nasmaak is licht bitter en houtig.
Tried on 22 Feb 2026 at 21:05

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Fles gedeeld door Tomhendriksen.
Robijnrood tot Donkerbruin bier.
Aroma is fruitig van kersen en jeneverbes.
Smaak is vol fruitig, zacht zoet, pruimen, jeneverbes en kers.
De bitterzoete smaak blijft even hangen.
Tried on 22 Feb 2026 at 20:52

5.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Bottle shared. Brown to red-brown color, small beige head. Aroma is very odd. Indeed somewhat fruity, but is it juniper berry, apple, or what? Flavor is malts, apple, unripe pear, herbal a bit. The barrel dominates and in my opinion it should add something, a new layer to the base beer but it overtakes it fully. So, while I also have my doubts in general about these kind of barrels, this barrel aging is -imho- not very well executed.
Tried on 22 Feb 2026 at 20:50