page_title: Brouwerij De Molen
section_title: Technical information
hierarchical_section_title: Brouwerij De Molen / Technical information
caption_attribution_description: Beer brewery "de Molen", Bodegraven
context_page_description: Brouwerij De Molen is a small brewery, distillery and restaurant in Bodegraven, the Netherlands. The brewery, whose name means The Mill, is in a windmill called De Arkduif, built in 1697. The premises also include the brewery taproom and a retail beer store offering European and American craft beers, as well as regional products such as farm cheese.
  Having started out as a homebrewer, and after stints at several small breweries, head brewer Menno Olivier worked professionally at Stadsbrouwerij De Pelgrim in Rotterdam before founding De Molen in 2004. De Molen has participated in joint projects with other breweries such as Mikkeller and De Struise Brouwers. They have also participated in re-creations of historic beer recipes, such as those of the defunct British brewery Barclay Perkins.
context_section_description: The capacity of the brewing system is 500 liters per batch, with annual production averaging a total of 500 hectoliters. The equipment includes converted dairy tanks used as fermenters. De Molen's beer is bottled by hand at the brewery, in capped 335ml and corked-and-caged 750ml bottles with a wax finish  which are individually numbered. Batches of beer that are considered unsatisfactory are used as the basis of De Molen's distilled 21% ABV Beer Liqueur.
  Since 2012 the maximum capacity per batch is increased to 2500 liters. A new building was acquired 200 meters from the mill.
  The main production happens in this new brewhouse, although the old setup is still used at least once a week.
  In 2016 they had to expand their current building with the objective to reach a 25.000 Hl. a year production.
caption: Beer preparation at the brewery
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