Fruity Monkey poured unique flavours and tapped distinctive tastes alongside other key brewers during Dutch Beer Week at Bierproeffestival, the essential Dutch beer taste festival.
Leading brewers present essential Dutch beer taste at Bierproeffestival
Over three days thousands of devotees poured into Den Haag (The Hague) to sample many of The Netherlands’ leading beers. Interested newbies, seasoned brewing enthusiasts and passionate, hardcore fanatics tapped into diverse flavours, tasted myriad styles, and discovered new favourites. Local, national and international worshippers of water, yeast, barley and hops, who prayed for bold, ambitious flavour adventures in the city’s Grote Kerk, marvelled at the miraculous array of liquid gold in all its glory.
More than 40 Dutch breweries served over 250 brews at the 10th Dutch Beer Tasting Festival (NL Bierproeffestival), the highlight of Dutch Beer Week (Week van het Nederlandse bier). Brewing talent present included that from Amsterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht and Rotterdam, as well as other important brewing locations across the country – a fine combination of Holland craft beer brewers and innovation or traditional top- and bottom-fermented artisans.
Breweries and beer specialists included Alfa Brouwerij, BE+ER Bierbrouwers, Bierbrouwerij Borne, Bierbrouwerij Maallust, Brand Bierbrouwerij, Brouwerij Avereest, Brouwerij De Werf, Brouwerij Oudaen, Brouwerij ‘t IJ, Budelse Brouwerij B.V., BV Gulpener Bierbrouwerij, Crooked Spider, Dare to Drink Different, DAVO, De Leckere, De Molen, De Prael, Eiber Bier, Fightstreet Brewery, Gallivant Brewery, Hertog Jan, Jopen, K.E.G.S., Kompaan Dutch Craft Beer Company B.V., Koninklijke Grolsch, La Trappe, Lindeboom, Lowlander Beer, Maris Lager, PopHop, Rauw Brouwers, Stadsbrouwerij Argentum, Stadshaven Brouwerij, Texelse Bierbrouwerij B.V., Two Chefs Brewing, Uiltje Brewing Co., VandeStreek Bier, Vet & Lazy Brouwerij B.V., Wispe Brouwerij, and X-brewing.
Fruity Monkey’s mischievous, distinctive beer bunch represented Den Helder. Visitors swinging by our stand began a tropical journey into fruity-fresh sweet, tangy, tarty, zesty tropical flavours. Each adventurer discovering their preferred Strawberry, Raspberry, Pomegranate, Peach, Passion Fruit, Lime Wheat and Coconut & Vanilla destinations.
Our popular collaborations with France’s The Piggy Brewing Company showcased how simian playfulness complements porcine robustness. When Monkey met Piggy! – our NEIPA proving a much-loved customer favourite. Guests hoping to find a sour delight at this weekend’s temporary Monkey house were thrilled with Water Park, a gose bursting with bold cherry and rhubarb tones.
However, most popular was My Oathkeeper, our 12% Imperial Oatmeal Stout collaboration with Piggy, hand-pumped and served at ambient temperatures. Demand was high, with many customers proclaiming it the best beer at the festival. Monkey was so pleased that room-temperature My Oathkeeper will once again be poured by hand at June’s Noord-Hollands Bierfestival in Alkmaar. Be quick to try it before it escapes.