De Molen Craft Beer

About De Molen Craft Beer

De Molen is a Dutch microbrewery that brews its beer in and around a historic windmill, giving the brewery its name and unique identity. For the curious, it's a great chance to meet the more extreme end of the beer world - imperial stouts and barley wines well beyond ordinary strength. For collectors, De Molen's cask-aged special releases, often in very limited numbers, have become some of the most sought-after among European beer collectors, chasing rare bottles the way whisky collectors chase single casks.

History & Background

The brewery was founded in 2004 in Bodegraven, the Netherlands, and has since built an international reputation for its intense, often extremely powerful specialty beers. Founder Menno Olivier converted an old, working windmill into a brewery, giving De Molen ('the mill' in Dutch) both its name and identity. The brewery quickly became known for pushing the limits of how powerful beer could be, and has since won numerous international awards and built a loyal following of collectors who track every new release.

Production & Style

De Molen is known for pushing the boundaries of alcohol content, hop bitterness and malt intensity, often with barrel-aged versions of its darkest beers.

Signature Style

Intense, Dark, Powerful
The taste offers a powerful, often extreme character that challenges traditional boundaries between beer styles.

Facts

Did You Know?

De Molen literally brews its beer in a working Dutch windmill, which is how the brewery got its name.

Like De Molen Specialøl? You should also try:

Moersleutel Specialøl, Lervig Specialøl and Fanø Bryghus Specialøl