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Interview – Brouwerij Breugem

Nick Riethoven — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:30:00 +0000

We have partnered up with Brouwerij Breugem since august 2019 and we have reviewed almost all of their beers. But who are the people behind Breugem? First of all, we have Patrick Breugem. He is the founder and owner of the brewery. Together with Ernst (shareholder) and Marcel (Beer connoisseur/accountmanager) they create all different sorts of amazing beers.

During the pandemic, sales declined eventhough retail and liquor stores stayed open. The deliveries to restaurants and cafés stopped, so Breugem and his team had to use their creativity to overcome the decline in sales.
Breugem now offers a special beer box with beers from breugem. Also, you can buy special boxes with food and drinks from local partners. In this way, you can enjoy your beer with matching snacks.
They also changed the appearance of their flagship beer ‘Zoentje’ by selling it in a can instead of a bottle.
Moreover, the most important change is the new online webshop at brouwerijbreugem.nl.

Futheremore, the brewery sees, as a positive effect of COVID-19, a lot more people drinking beers at home and sharing their opinions via platforms like Untappd. They rate the beers and give an explanation why they gave their rating. Because of this, the bond between the brewery and the customer has been strengthened since they now have the opportunity to interact more with their customers then before.

It is also possible to follow this brewery on their Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn page and you can sign up to their monthly newsletter via their website! We will keep reviewing their beers so make sure you follow Breugem so you can stay up to date with the latest beer developments and special offers!

We love their work and we think you will too!

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Brouwerij Breugem – Zoentje beer review

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:51:24 +0000

An unique beer which is the flagship of one of our favourite breweries in de Zaan?
Then we are definitely talking about Het Zoentje from brewery Breugem.

Het Zoentje is an amber-coloured beer which tastes less bitter than an IPA, but fresher dan a spring bock. Moreover, the beer has an alcoholpercentage of 6,2%. Due to the use of several hop varieties, the peach and citrusfruit like character of this beer (almost) literally pops out of your glass.

We drank this beer on a sunny afternoon in our garden and we have to say, it is absolutely a good beer to drink in the summer. It is a fresh beer with a smooth but bitter taste and you certainly taste this tones of citrus in this beer. We only didn’t tasted a peach like flavour but to us, this was not much of a problem.
Therefore we rate this beer a 3,5/5.

What is your favourite beer from brewery Breugem?

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Brouwerij Breugem – Asian White

Nick Riethoven — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:13:11 +0000

We have drank almost every beer from Brouwerij Breugem except this one.
The Asian White is a wheatricebeer with freshly grated Galanga root (a plant close to ginger) and Djeroek Poeroet (lime leaves).
This beer is a typical summer beer, since it has a low alcoholpercentage and because it has a very fresh and citrusy flavour.
This beer won silver in the category of “White Beer with extra ingredients, Beer with Spices”, Kraft Roku 2017.

Information about the beer:
Malt: Wheat, Pils, Sour and Rice flakes
Hops: Cascade
Various: Laos root en Djeroek Poeroet
Bitterness: 16 EBU which means that the beer has slightly bitter flavour (EBU= European Bitternes Units).
Alcohol percentage: 4,6%

We were surprised by the fresh and balanced flavour of this beer. We truly loved it and we would definitely like to drink this beer again in the future. This beer is absolutely recommended as a wonderful beer to drink on any occasion!

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Brouwerij Breugem Saense Tripel

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000

This week we drank a very special beer from brewery Breugem which owes it’s name to a specific region in the Netherlands : “de Zaan”.
The Saense Tripel is full of aromas of herbs from the yeast and it has a fresh citrus-like character from a mixture of American and German hops.
It is an intense and complex Dutch tripel and it is a very easy beer to drink. This beer won the third prize of the tastiest Tripel at the Beer festival in Groningen in 2016.

Ingredients of the beer:
– Malt: Pils and CaraPils Hops: Hallertau Tradition, Lublin, Centennial and Citra.
– Other ingredients: Barley flakes and candy sugar
– Bitterness: 32 EBU, which means that it is a bitter beer.
– Alcohol percentage: 8.3%

We were pleasantly surprised by the taste of the beer. It tasted exceptionally good! This is definitely one of the best beers that we drank from this brewery! Therefore we would absolutely recommend this beer

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Breugem Brut Champagne beer

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Brouwerij Breugem Brut is a demi-sec champagne beer with a fresh, slightly dry taste with an addition of green apples. This combination provides a gentle taste to the beer. Therefore, it is perfect to celebrate any type of event eventough it doesn’t pop like champagne.

Information about the beer:
Malt: Digemans wheat malt, Steinbach Sour, Swaen Lager
Hops: Hallertauer Blanc
Bitterness: 6 EBU, which means that the beer has slightly bitter flavour (EBU= European Bitternes Units).
Alcohol percentage: 8%

Once again, it was a great beer from Brouwerij Breugem. We would highly recommend it!

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Breugem Lente kus

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

The new spring beer of Breugem is a fresh copper coloured bock beer with a alcohol percentage of 7,3%. It is a traditional spring bock beer with a soft aroma. We have worked with Breugem for quite some time now and we are therefore able to present you, as one of the first this year, our review of the Lente Kus (Spring Kiss)!

The official launch of the Lente Kus is this Thursday the 20th of February!

The two of us shared this beer on a Vis a Vis Netflix date night. We loved it! The flavour and aroma fits perfectly together. The beer has a wonderful fresh taste which makes it easy to drink. Our glass was empty in no time!
The label of the beer is also on point. It shows for example a lamb and tulips which really fits the theme of spring.

Information about Lente Kus:
– Malt: Munich, Pilsner, Cara Pils en Zuur
– Hop: Hallertau Magnum, Saphir en Perle
– Bitterness: 26 EBU
– Alcohol percentage: 7,3%

We definitely recommend this beer to all the beer lovers who would like to taste a fresh, easy and slightly bitter beer!

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Breugem Winter Gloed

Nick Riethoven — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Breugem’s Winter beer called Winter Gloed

Are you searching for a sturdy, double beer that will warm you up during the cold winter months? Than this beer is definitely something you would like to try! This beer contains accents of clove, cinnamon, anise and licorice. This combination may sound a little bit weird, but it is actually perfect to get that warm, relaxing feeling of being inside while it is cold and rainy outside.
The special ingredient of this beer is licorice which is a typically Dutch treat.
The design of this beer is also definitely on point. The light blue color scheme really matches with the colours of the winter.

Ingredients: water, hops, yeast, spices
Bitterness: 20 EBU

Alcohol percentage: 6.5%

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Breugem Heet & Stout

Nick Riethoven — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 19:00:00 +0000

Today’s beer review is about another amazing beer from Breugem the Heet & Stout. This was the second beer we drank from our beer box.

We weren’t quite sure what to expect from this beer except that it’s a stout and probably spicy. Well we weren’t wrong. The first sip we took overwhelmed us with the different flavours. As someone who loves unique beers, this one is definitely a must try.
We were so impressed by the flavour of the beer that we rated it a 9 out of 10! As we are used to the design is on point. Red colour to indicate it’s spicy ingredient with the small pepers above the “Zaanse sambal”. An 8 out of 10.

For our beer enthusiast:

Mout: Maris Otter Pale Ale, Brown, Black, Crystal
Hop: Willamette, Marynka
Gist: Lallemand London Divers: tinctuur obv wodka 50% met gerookte pepers, Habanero, Naga Jolokia en rode chili
Bitterheid: 42 EBU
Alcoholpercentage: 8%

Once again a beautifull and unique beer of the brewers of Brouwerij Breugem.

Cheers!

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Brouwerij Breugem Caramba

Nick Riethoven — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 19:00:42 +0000

Ay, Ay, Caramba! Brewery Breugem launched their new Mexican Lager and we had the opportunity to be one of the first persons to give it a try!

The Caramba has a low alcohol percentage of 3,5% and is therefore perfect to drink with warm weather. We both loved the beer! Luckily for us, we were able to drink a few at the launch!
The beer has a fresh and fruity taste which makes it very refreshing to drink. It also hasn’t got a bitter aftertaste which is very nice! Since Ay, Ay, Caramba is now available I would say, go get yourself some bottles and enjoy this beer with some friends (and with a sombrero on your head of course )! Don’t forget to swing by at their socials at @brouwerijbreugem

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