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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Een troebele, bleke goudgele kleur en een kleine witte kraag die toch lang blijft. Geur is mout, zoetig, iets fruitig. In de mond is dat zo'n beetje hetzelfde. Smaak is moutzoetig, behoorlijk zoet voor een pils, een licht fruitje. Lichte body. Degelijke koolzuurprikkeling. Smaak blijft even hangen, maar er is eigenlijk geen enkele bitterheid, iets wat dit bier wel goed gedaan zou hebben.
Tried from Can on 14 Sep 2025 at 14:41

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20 June 2025. “Iets voor den Erwin” @ Dracuna. Cheers to the whole GBV crew!

Melon, pine, shallot, peach, cheese rind. Sweetish melon, peach, kiwi, dough & cracker. Piney hops, citrus pith, bit floral. Not too fancy.
Tried on 12 Sep 2025 at 07:55

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Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Fruit marmalade with citrus, pineapple, stone fruit, soft pale malt. Mild to medium bitter with some sweetness. Medium body. Bit ripe fruit, bittersweet.
Tried from Can from Drankenhandel Leiden on 06 Sep 2025 at 00:19

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Can. Color: Hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Hoppy, notes of melon, grass, grape and citrus fruit. Taste: Hoppy, fruity melon, white grape. Hints of citrus (zest) and grass. Malty backbone. Moderate sweet, over moderate bitterness. Just over medium body, average carbonation. Ok.
Tried from Can from Mitra Bunnik on 05 Sep 2025 at 15:34

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Special edition in Rock City's Second Date IPA series, "refurbished" because it uses hops from a previous brew - one could suspect that typical Dutch stinginess behind this idea, but it is probably ecologically inspired first and foremost... Thanks to Hinke again for the can! Snow white, frothy, thick and stable head slowly diminishing over a hazy golden robe with ochre-ish tinge. Aroma of green mango, unripe pineapple, desiccated green apple slices, old bread crust, pear peel, pomelo, dried biscuit, hints of petrichor, hay and burnt rubber faraway. Juicy onset, still brimming with colourful hop fruitiness, ripe apricot, mango, some guava and pomelo, medium carbonated with soft, fluffy mouthfeel; sweet bready malt core, a tad Betterfood- and biscuit-tinged, under tropical hoppiness with a zesty edge, ripe honeydew and mangosteen thrown in, with a generally sweet impression - almost devoid of any true hop bitterness. The alcohol remains well hidden. I must admit that had I not known that the hops in this NEIPA were reused, I would never have figured out, so they have very much retained their tropical fruit cocktail-like character - to the point where one can wonder why not more breweries work this way, but then who knows how many actually already do so... Not entirely my cup of tea because of the total lack of bitterness, but that is just me and I can say this of hundreds of contemporary hazy IPAs - so I will not take this into account too much.
Tried on 09 Aug 2025 at 10:47

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Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hopy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Can on 26 Jul 2025 at 10:53

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Can at home. Murky yellow color, small white head. Aroma and flavor are lightly malts, tropical fruits, fruity a bit, sweetish. Hmm not too special. Mwah. Also: as a DIPA? Bad.
Tried on 03 Jul 2025 at 23:26

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Blik gedeeld met Inoven. Het is een troebel lichtgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van hop en citrus. De smaak is vol citrus achtig en grapefruit.
Tried from Can on 22 Jun 2025 at 15:54

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Tap at Vandestreek Oudegracht. Hazy golden. Sweet malts, juicy hops, light orange, bread crust. Medium sweet and bitter. Under medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jun 2025 at 19:04

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20/VI/25 - 33cl can @ Planckgas release party, Baracuna (Gent), BB: VIII/2026, B2025007 (2025-569) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Little cloudy yellow blond beer, small creamy white head, a little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: fruity, some pineapple, grains, a bit oxidized, some orange peel, a little spicy. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sourish, fruity, juicy, lots of citrus, some tropical fruits, ok. Aftertaste: more sourish, fruity, citrus, juicy, soft bitterness, ok, not great.
Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2025 at 21:30