Broeder Jacob

Client Brewer in Wezemaal, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2010

Contact
Beninksstraat 28, Wezemaal, 3111, Belgium
Description
Brother Jacob was created by two beer lovers, Johan Claes and Bruno Verbiest. The first brew was launched on October 16, 2010.

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4.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 3.5 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Always a bit pathetic when even the brewery doesn't seem to know the difference between degrees and percentage... Do the label reads 5.5 degrees on the front, 5.5% on the side. I know, who cares ? well, I do, apparenlty. Never was the biggest Broeder Jacob fan anyway, but c'mon guys, you must know at least the basics, no ?

Anyway. Slow gusher. Pours dark pinkredpurple. Pink head fades fast. Scent is very intense, sweet, red fruits, syrupy. not 'bad' , I kinda can dig this, but usually in a NA beer (liefmans fruitesse) since it's not worth the alcohol to me, sugars and syrups can exist fine without these 5.5... Degrees (facepalm emoji)
Taste is surprisingly less sweet, don't get me wrong, still very sweet, but not as over the top as expected. some maltyness shines trough. Feels a bit heavier on the palate. big bubbles but other than that medium carbonation. But than, towards (just before) the aftertaste, this tastes really chemical, in a bad way. During the aftertaste it tunrs heavy on the sweetness, sugary, but also 'chemical sweeteners' (light zero drinks, aspartaan or stevia or whatever they use, it's this typical bad flavor to me which this beer has, ever so slightly) . Yeah... not great. With this kind of score percentage, you're not getting your degree !
Tried on 11 Aug 2026 at 16:56

6.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Bottle, 8.5%. Caramelly and papery aroma. The caramel might be from rum, I guess. Hazy golden colour. Good stable white head. The flavour is malty and sweet with a note of - if not burnt then - melted plastic. Later, it turns out to be the caramelly notes of the rum. Tastes better than it sounds, but I am not a fan. That said, the mouthfeel is good, and it is flavourful even though also easily drinkable.
Tried on 04 Aug 2026 at 17:38

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from DB Supermarket, Beernem. Pours a bright cloudy orange with a white head. Aromas & tastes of funky fruits, spice, bread & malt. Medium body. Soft sweet moderate bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2026 at 15:20

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottle, 9%. Acidic aroma with notes of dark sugar. Very dark brown colour, looks cloudy. Very big and semi-stable light brown head. The flavour is sweet, metallic, bready, acidic with a roasted finish and some chocolate.
Tried on 26 Jun 2026 at 16:20

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. DArk amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy and light yeasty aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle from Brygshoppen ApS on 28 Dec 2025 at 15:07

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Eltham Wines. Certainly a coffee aroma, splash of butterscotch, caramel, vanilla. Taste is cappuccino, vanilla, butterscotch, lots of sweet malt. Malty sweet aftertaste. Starts off wallowing in mediocrity but develops quite nicely.
Tried from Bottle from Eltham Wines on 24 Dec 2025 at 18:11

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Vrij zoet, caramel, suikers, zacht, melkchocolade, rood fruittonen, licht romig. (14-11-2025).
Tried from Bottle from Kaas van Schut on 14 Nov 2025 at 21:29

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Bierhuys Woerden. Hazy orange gold head lasting white head. Sweetness on the aroma. Some tripel like candied fruit in the mouth. Some hop and bitterness on the finish. Actually rather drinkable. I do like these grand crus that aren't all booze. Its strong and I know will make me weave. But the fruit and hop are excellent. Not the Achel Grand Cru special edition but still pretty good. Its decent.
Tried from Bottle from Bierhuys Winkel on 17 Sep 2025 at 13:18

7.9/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Lys brun klar med hvitt skum. Lukter belgisk gjĂŚr og karamell. Fyldig. Smaker alkohol, gjĂŚr og karamell.
Tried from Draft on 07 Sep 2025 at 10:39

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Grassy and hoppy aroma. Clear light amber, abundant foam. Moderately sweet, a little bitterness, medium body.
Tried on 11 Jul 2025 at 10:46