De Master Beers-collection

Master Beers are a unique collection of Thoroughbred beers by PALM Belgian Craft Brewers, brewed by three different fermentation methods, bottled in 75cl bottles with a cork and most of which undergo re-fermentation in the bottle. Each bottle contains the passion of the age-old art of family brewing. Each glass shows its own warm colour and subtle pleasures for the eye, nose and tongue. Discover and experience the delight the brewer wishes to share with you. The very best taken from nature. Long-lived top, mixed and spontaneous fermentation gems from the past.

PALM Hop Select

PALM Hop Select is a complex yet balanced top-fermentation connoisseurs’ beer with a reasonable alcohol content. Its specific hop aroma comes from the aromatic Hallertau Mittelfrüh hop variety. The carefully selected PALM yeast gives this beer its banana-like fruitiness, and the special PALM malts provide its subtle touch of caramel. Bottle conditioning ensures fine sparkling and an excellent shelf-life. PALM Hop Select undergoes hopping in three stages. An initial hopping at the start of the boiling process ensures the bitter flavour. The specific hop aroma comes from the Hallertau Mittelfrüh. This aromatic hop variety is added as a second hopping at the end of boiling and as a third hopping during dry hopping (end of fermentation), when Hallertau Mittelfrüh from our own hop field is used.

  • Top fermentation
  • Copper-coloured (light amber)
  • Belgian Hops
  • 6% ABV
Dobbel PALM

Master brewer Alfred Van Roy launched Dobbel PALM in 1947 as a festive beer to celebrate the brewery’s bicentenary. Dobbel PALM is an amber-coloured, top-fermentation beer with an even more pronounced malty and hoppy character than PALM. Dobbel PALM is the ideal connoisseurs’ beer for the festive season.

  • Top fermentation
  • Bottle conditioned
  • 5.7% ABV
PALM Royale

This ale-type beer was created for PALM brewer Alfred Van Roy’s 90th birthday. The ultimate expression of his passion for the distinct fermentation fruitiness of his personally selected PALM yeasts. A real royal treat of a beer. Its appearance is copper-coloured, with a rich, white head which clings to the glass. The aroma is reminiscent of banana; the flavour has bite with a great deal of body. The beer is slightly sweet due to the alcohol, but is nevertheless somewhat bitter and fruity too. Re-fermentation gives the beer a pleasant, dry aftertaste.

  • Top fermentation
  • Bottle conditioned
  • 7.5% ABV
  • Copper-coloured
PALM

A bitter-sweet beer with a soft, creamy mouthfeel and honeyed, hoppy aroma. Bottle conditioning results in an extra dry touch.

  • Top fermentation
  • Bottle conditioned
  • 5.2% ABV
  • Amber coloured
BRUGGE Tripel

This city beer, flavoured in the traditional manner with Bruges “gruut”, is potent and bitter-sweet. BRUGGE Tripel has a beautiful golden-blond colour and a firm head, leaving a trail of Bruges lace on the glass. The aroma has a touch of smoked phenolic, and the flavour is bitter, rich and creamy. The aftertaste is warming, long and dry.

  • Top fermentation
  • Bottle-conditioned
  • 8.7% ABV
  • Golden-blond Tripel
STEENBRUGGE Blond

STEENBRUGGE Blond abbey beer is a blond beer with a warm, full flavour and a fruity, lightly smoked yeast aroma combined with the subtle Bruges “gruut” blend of herbs and spices.

  • Top fermentation
  • Bottle conditioned
  • 6.5% ABV
STEENBRUGGE Dubbel Bruin

STEENBRUGGE Dubbel Bruin abbey beer is a brown beer with a straightforward, malty-caramel character and a fruity, lightly smoked yeast aroma combined with the subtle Bruges “gruut” blend of herbs and spices, with an emphasis on cinnamon.

  • Top fermentation
  • Bottle conditioned
  • 6.5% ABV
STEENBRUGGE Tripel

STEENBRUGGE Tripel abbey beer is a golden-blond beer with a rounded malt character, a scented touch of hops, a warm, full flavour and a fruity, lightly smoked yeast aroma combined with the subtle Bruges “gruut” blend of herbs and spices.

  • Top fermentation
  • Bottle conditioned
  • 8.7% ABV
STEENBRUGGE Wit-Blanche

STEENBRUGGE Wit-Blanche abbey beer is a wheat beer brewed with 40% unmalted wheat and 60% malt. It has a refreshing flavour and a fruity, lightly smoked yeast aroma combined with the subtle Bruges “gruut” blend of herbs and spices, with an emphasis on coriander and Curaçao.

  • Top fermentation
  • Bottle-conditioned
  • 5.0% ABV
RODENBACH

Mixed main fermentation and maturation in oak casks (“foeders”) give it the same sweet-sour flavour and complex fruitiness as wine. RODENBACH consists of 3/4 young beer and 1/4 beer matured two years in oak. RODENBACH is highly refreshing and appetising; the perfect apéritif!

  • Mixed fermentation
  • Flanders Red-Brown Beer
  • 5.2% ABV
RODENBACH Grand Cru

RODENBACH Grand Cru has, on average, been left for much longer in the oak casks (“foeders”) of the Roeselare “beer cathedral”, which results in a more pronounced version of the Flanders Red-Brown Beer style. RODENBACH Grand Cru consists of 1/3 young beer and 2/3 beer matured 2 years in oak. The result is a complex beer with a great deal of wood and esters, vinous and with a very long aftertaste, just like a Grand Cru wine.

  • Mixed fermentation
  • Flanders Red-Brown Beer
  • 6% ABV
RODENBACH Vintage

This mixed-fermentation Flanders Red-Brown Beer gets its unique character through maturation in handmade oak casks (“foeders”). This beer is matured for 2 years in special numbered casks (the number changes each year). The result is a superior RODENBACH with a red-copper glow. Its taste is complex and rounded, but also intense and refreshing. It is characterised by a fruity, slightly sour touch of apple, combined with accents of caramel, wild honey and oak. The fruity, slightly sour aftertaste is long and nicely balanced.

  • Mixed fermentation
  • Flanders Red-Brown Beer
  • 7% ABV
RODENBACH Caractère Rouge

RODENBACH Caractère Rouge is produced by adding an extra six months’ fermenting maceration with fresh fruit (cherries, raspberries and cranberries) to beer that has already undergone two years’ maturation in oak casks. The beer is vinous with a complex, fruity nose of raspberry and cherry combined with notes of wood and tobacco. The residual sugars ensure a perfect harmony between the sour, sweet and dry flavours. The beer is reminiscent of the unique interaction of flavour and strength that we fine in a crisp Burgundy wine.

  • Mixed fermentation
  • Flanders Red-Brown Beer
  • 7% ABV