Brouwerij De 7 Deugden

Brouwerij De 7 Deugden is a small-scale specialty beer brewery and tasting room in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was founded in 2009 by theologian and historian Garmt Haakma, who was then working as a personnel manager. Brewing at the Osdorperweg on the western edge of Amsterdam began in October 2010, and the brewery was officially opened in March 2011. Since April 2018 the brewery and its tasting room have been located in a new building at Akersluis 8d in Amsterdam, next to the Kuiperijmuseum and the Molen van Sloten. The brewery makes beers with a pronounced flavour, experimenting with herbs such as thyme, spices and smoked malt, and targeting lovers of specialty beer. Its range includes a Tripel, a Gember Neutraal (an IPA brewed with ginger and lemongrass), and a Bock. Its Saison has won gold at the Dutch Beer Challenge, including again in 2024, and bronze in 2022. The beers are available throughout the Netherlands. De 7 Deugden is a social enterprise. Following the example of Brouwerij De Prael, it works with people with disabilities who find it difficult to connect with the labour market and who need a special workplace with guidance. By providing this workplace the brewery also fulfils a social function. The brewery states that lovers of its beer contribute to giving as many people as possible a chance at an ordinary job, to gain self-confidence and to participate in society again. Besides its own beers, Brouwerij De 7 Deugden brews for other beer producers (brouwerijhuurders). It has brewed for Bax Bier, vandeStreek, Breugems Brouwerij, brouwerij De Pomp, brouwerij Molenduyn and brouwerij Oostenburg, and currently brews for Wasted Beers, De Vecht, Bluswater, Flirt bier and De Hoge Noot, among others. The brewery is a member of CRAFT.

Brouwerij De 7 Deugden was founded in 2009 by theologian and historian Garmt Haakma, who at the time worked as a personnel manager. In October 2010 the brewery began brewing at the Osdorperweg on the western edge of Amsterdam, and the official opening took place in March 2011. In September 2011 the Dutch broadcaster NCRV devoted a series of reports to the brewery in the television programme Schepper & Co, presented by Jacobine Geel. From October 2015 to February 2017 the café Moes, beneath the art centre De Appel on the Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam, served as the official tasting room of De 7 Deugden. Since April 2018 the brewery, together with its tasting room, has been housed in a new building at Akersluis 8d in Amsterdam, next to the Kuiperijmuseum and the Molen van Sloten. The brewery is a member of CRAFT and its beers are available throughout the Netherlands. In addition to its own beers, it brews for other beer producers (brouwerijhuurders), having brewed for Bax Bier, vandeStreek, Breugems Brouwerij, brouwerij De Pomp, brouwerij Molenduyn and brouwerij Oostenburg, and currently brewing for Wasted Beers, De Vecht, Bluswater, Flirt bier and De Hoge Noot, among others.

• 2024

  Saison wins gold at the Dutch Beer Challenge.

• 2022

  Saison wins bronze at the Dutch Beer Challenge.

• 2018

  Since April the brewery and tasting room are located at Akersluis 8d in Amsterdam.

• 2017

  The Moes tasting room arrangement ends in February.

• 2015

  From October, café Moes beneath art centre De Appel becomes the official tasting room.

• 2011

  Official opening in March; in September the NCRV programme Schepper & Co devotes a series of reports to the brewery.

• 2010

  Brewing begins at the Osdorperweg on the western edge of Amsterdam in October.

• 2009

  Founded by theologian and historian Garmt Haakma.

Small-scale Amsterdam craft brewery and social enterprise making specialty beers with pronounced flavours, employing people who face barriers to the mainstream labour market.

• Tripel

  A heavenly tripel full of character in which clove and juniper can be discovered.

• Gember Neutraal

  A headstrong IPA for everyone, brewed with ginger and lemongrass.

• Bock

  An intense bock beer.

• Saison

  Award-winning saison; gold at the Dutch Beer Challenge in 2024 and bronze in 2022.

1. 1Brouwerij De 7 Deugden official websitede7deugden.nl
2. 2Brouwerij De 7 Deugden - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Brouwerij De 7 Deugden - Wikipedia (Dutch)nl.wikipedia.org