Rock City

Brewpub in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Rock City Brewpub

Established in 2014

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Mijnbouwweg 15, Amersfoort, 3812 RT, Netherlands
Description
Wij zijn jonge ambitieuze brouwers die trots zijn op ‘onze’ stad Amersfoort. Wij brouwen gedurfde speciaalbieren die je zintuigen prikkelen. Hierbij nemen we vaak de nodige risico’s, zoals bier gerijpt op vaten. Dit bier rijpt veel langer dan gebruikelijk en de uitkomst is verbluffend. We willen de bierdrinker en onszelf blijven uitdagen. Iets wat niet lijkt te kunnen, doen we toch. Aan de andere kant hebben we veel respect voor ambacht en traditie. Daarin gaan we dan ook weer “all the way”.

Rock City Beers startte in 2014 als brouwerijhuurder. De naam van de brouwerij is een verwijzing naar de bijnaam van de stad Amersfoort: de Keistad. In 2015 werd er al ongeveer 460 hectoliter geproduceerd. In februari 2016 nam de brouwerij de licentie van Phoenix over van UDB Export. In december 2017 wordt de naam gewijzigd van Rock City Beers naar Rock City Brewing. In 2018 opent de brouwerij een brewpub in Amersfoort. Op vrijdag 2 januari 2018 werd de brouwerij officieel geopend.

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Opaque colour, not much head. Dark bread, roasted aroma, some red wineous notes. Full-bodied. Sweetish, toffee, dark rye bread, portwine in the flavour. Slow sipper, sweet and rye bready.

Tried from Can on 04 Jan 2026 at 20:08


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

0.44 l can from 'SpeciaalBierPakket.nl'. Slightly hazy, very dark ruby to black with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, beige head. Sweetish, rather fruity-floral, slightly dank and a little roasty aroma of passion fruit, pineapple, mango and light coffee. Quite sweet, malty, gently bitter, slightly roasty, rather fruity-floral and a bit dank taste of passion fruit, mango, pineapple, some coffee and dark chocolate, followed by a medium long, gently roasty-bitter finish. Medium to full body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Really decent brew, quite intense, very much on the hoppy rather than the roasty side (apart from the finish).

Tried from Can from SpeciaalBierPakket.nl on 04 Jan 2026 at 17:53


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

From tap at Rock City, Amersfoort. Roasty with subtle whiskey, chocolate, some booze. Moderate sweet flavour, light to mild bitter. Medium body. Good unit with some nice whiskey notes.

Tried from Draft at Rock City Brewpub on 06 Dec 2025 at 22:55


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

From tap at Rock City, Amersfoort. A bit sweet with orange, tropical notes, soft pale malt, some mango and stone fruit. Finishes a bit sweet, mild bitter. Gentle, easy, sweetish but not too much.

Tried from Draft at Rock City Brewpub on 06 Dec 2025 at 22:49


5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

From tap at Rock City, Amersfoort. Not what I expect from a 9% Black IPA. Thin, only mild roast, some fruity hoppy notes, orange. Lacks thick roast and piney hop.

Tried from Draft at Rock City Brewpub on 06 Dec 2025 at 22:42


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From tap at Rock City, Amersfoort. On the sweet side with some dankness, citrus, soft pale malt. Finishes more sweet with a moderate bitterness. Not bad but not really my kind of IPA.

Tried from Draft at Rock City Brewpub on 06 Dec 2025 at 22:39


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can day 4 from Mr Hop advent calendar, from the webshop, Vernray Netherlands. Consumed at apartment in Straubing Wednesday 3rd December 2025 in the company of Jude and Baz after a lovely evening of Christmas market and Glühwein drinking. Pours hazy yellow with a mid sized white head. Really quite citric, hoppiness is apparent from the off. Nice mouthfeel, zappy but not completely doing it for me. Score 6.6

Tried from Can from Mr. Hop (webshop) on 05 Dec 2025 at 21:45


5.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Dark brown colour, small beige head. Sweet vanilla, lactose aroma. Light-bodied. Cocoa, vanilla, lactose, some alcohol in the flavour. Meh.

Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Kirkenes on 23 Nov 2025 at 00:24


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma is dried fruits, some toffee, alcohol and vanilla. Flavour is toffee, alcohol and dried fruits, toffee and plum. Also some vanilla. Pleasant, good, even though sweet.

Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Kirkenes on 23 Nov 2025 at 00:18


4

Van de winkel zelf.

Degelijke schuimkraag met redelijke bellen, zwart en ondoorzichtig.
Karamel, gebrande suiker, moutig, droge afdronk.

Tried from Bottle at Bierwinkel Hop on 22 Nov 2025 at 23:50