Palm Breweries
Encyclopedia
Palm Breweries is a brewery
company. It owns several different Belgian
breweries.
named Den Hoorn.
The first signs of brewing activity at Steenhuffel came in 1747. A deed of consensus mentions two breweries, De Hoorn and De Valck. De Hoorn, owned then by Jean-Baptiste De Mesmaecker, was later to develop into the brewery we know today.
In 1908, Henriette De Mesmaecker, great-granddaughter of Jean-Baptiste De Mesmaecker, married Arthur Van Roy. Arthur Van Roy oversaw the running of their pub and farm, and eventually became the driving force behind the construction of the brewery as we know it today.
The De Hoorn brewery was not spared the violence of World War I
, and it was completely destroyed in 1914. However, Van Roy decided to rebuild it; bigger and better than before. He chose to still top-ferment his beer
in the old Brabant
style rather than brew it using newer methods, such as those used to brew Pilsner
.
In 1929, Van Roy decided to give his beer a proper name, calling it Speciale Palm. Speciale refers to the style of beer "Special Belge".
1930, and Arthur Van Roy decided to teach his son, Alfred, how to brew beer. He was taught how to brew it so that it was not only generous and tender, but full of taste and flavour as well. This, coupled with what Alfred learned at the Brussels
brewing school, led to the first copper brewing room with a mill being built. This brewing room is known simply as "Brewing Room 1" today.
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
company. It owns several different Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
breweries.
History
As early as 1597, records can be found in Steenhuffel's archives detailing a manorManor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
named Den Hoorn.
The first signs of brewing activity at Steenhuffel came in 1747. A deed of consensus mentions two breweries, De Hoorn and De Valck. De Hoorn, owned then by Jean-Baptiste De Mesmaecker, was later to develop into the brewery we know today.
In 1908, Henriette De Mesmaecker, great-granddaughter of Jean-Baptiste De Mesmaecker, married Arthur Van Roy. Arthur Van Roy oversaw the running of their pub and farm, and eventually became the driving force behind the construction of the brewery as we know it today.
The De Hoorn brewery was not spared the violence of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and it was completely destroyed in 1914. However, Van Roy decided to rebuild it; bigger and better than before. He chose to still top-ferment his beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
in the old Brabant
Province of Brabant
Brabant was a province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1815 until 1830 and a province of Belgium from 1830 until 1995, when it was split into the Dutch-speaking Flemish Brabant, the French-speaking Walloon Brabant and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region.-United Kingdom of the...
style rather than brew it using newer methods, such as those used to brew Pilsner
Pilsener
Pilsner is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the city of Pilsen , Bohemia, in today's Czech Republic, where it has been developed since 1842, when a bottom-fermented beer was first produced. The original Pilsner Urquell beer is produced there today.-Origin:Until the mid-1840s, most ...
.
In 1929, Van Roy decided to give his beer a proper name, calling it Speciale Palm. Speciale refers to the style of beer "Special Belge".
1930, and Arthur Van Roy decided to teach his son, Alfred, how to brew beer. He was taught how to brew it so that it was not only generous and tender, but full of taste and flavour as well. This, coupled with what Alfred learned at the Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
brewing school, led to the first copper brewing room with a mill being built. This brewing room is known simply as "Brewing Room 1" today.
The beers
- Brewed in Steenhuffel :
- Palm Speciale (5,4% ABVAlcohol by volumeAlcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....
) amber colored; - Dobbel Palm stronger and darker, only sold in December replacing Palm Speciale;
- Palm Royale (formerly Royal Van Roy Ale) (7,5% ABV) brewed on the occasion of Alfred Van Roy's 90th birthday;
- Steendonck (5% ABV), a classical white beer.
- Palm Speciale (5,4% ABV
- Brewed in RoeselareRoeselareRoeselare is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke....
: see RodenbachRodenbachRodenbach was a brewery and a brewing family from Roeselare, Belgium. The brewery is now owned by Palm Breweries. It is noted for its production of barrel-aged sour beers in the Flemish tradition.-Brewery:...
- Brewed in BrugesBrugesBruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
:- Brugge Tripel (8.7% ABV) amber colored;
- Brugge Blond (6.5% ABV);
- Steenbrugge Dubbel and Steenbrugge Tripel two abbey beers;
- Brewed in LembeekLembeekLembeek is a village with a population of 7 256 in the municipality of Halle, Belgium.-Location:It is situated to the south-west of the city of Halle, close to the 'language border' - the boundary between the Flemish Region and Wallonia....
: see Boon BreweryBoon BreweryThe Boon Brewery is a Belgian brewery situated in Lembeek, near Brussels, that mainly produces geuze and kriek beer of a fairly traditional variety, but using distinctly modern brewing techniques and equipment...
- Geuze Boon, a slightly sweetened geuze
- Oude Geuze Boon, a traditional geuze
- Geuze Marriage Parfait, a different blend of traditional geuze
- Kriek Boon, a sweetened KriekKriekKriek is a style of Belgian beer, made by fermenting lambic with sour Morello cherries. The name is derived from the Dutch word for this type of cherry . Traditionally "Schaarbeekse krieken" from the area around Brussels are used...
- Oude Kriek Boon, a traditional KriekKriekKriek is a style of Belgian beer, made by fermenting lambic with sour Morello cherries. The name is derived from the Dutch word for this type of cherry . Traditionally "Schaarbeekse krieken" from the area around Brussels are used...
- Kriek Marriage Parfait, a different blend of traditional KriekKriekKriek is a style of Belgian beer, made by fermenting lambic with sour Morello cherries. The name is derived from the Dutch word for this type of cherry . Traditionally "Schaarbeekse krieken" from the area around Brussels are used...
- Framboise Boon, a sweetened fruitbeer, based on raspberryRaspberryThe raspberry or hindberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves...
External links
- Official website (Dutch, French and English language)