

Several of Haarlem’s craft breweries are among the most well-known in The Netherlands. Beer and brewing heritage remain important to the city’s culture and identity. But remnants of the city’s beer-related past are everywhere.

Nowadays, a handful of successful craft beer breweries operate in Haarlem.

Within a couple of hundred years, they’d all closed. By the 17th century, over a hundred breweries in the city brewed using clean water from beneath the dunes.

Thanks to the city’s position near the North Sea sand dunes, which acted as water filters. Haarlem was home to a vibrant Dutch brewing industry for centuries. Feel at home in the inimitable ambience and savour the exciting, distinct beer range. Relax in the bar’s comfortable embrace and enjoy a sense of adventure with Fruity Monkey Beer. And fruity beers from Holland too.įind the best beer in Haarlem at Bar Boeff, the city’s cosiest living room. So, we aim to meet suitable partners to help Fruity Monkey swing across the north sea into new markets.Ĭontact us to arrange a chat in London while discovering great British beer tastes. The demand for Fruity Monkey Beer in the UK is growing. But we are present all week to speak with hospitality, importers and distributors. But GBBF visitors are unable to try the fruity-fresh flavour adventures this year. This is Fruity Monkey Beer’s first visit to the Great British Beer festival. Fruity Monkey Beer already sells in diverse markets. It suits a broad range of UK beverage consumers in all four nations. Drinkers of wine, cocktails or spirits love Fruity Monkey Beer. They are popular with beer drinkers and pub or bar regulars who prefer another taste. Its crisp, clean, comforting flavours are ideal. GBBF visitors can enjoy a few fruit beers too.įruity Monkey Beer is about the swing into the UK drinks market. There include beers and other beverages from mainland Europe and the USA. And there is an increasing number of craft, artisanal and traditional beers. Although extra fruit flavours are sometimes added.Ĭiders and perry abound at GBBF. Makers of cider and perry use only fresh apple and pear juice and yeast, natural or added. They are natural, historic and need few steps to produce. These are the UK’s traditional ‘fruit beers’, although they are not brewed per se. CAMRA also represents cider and perry – apple- or pear-based beverages. CAMRA also runs the Great British Beer festival.It’s where people in the capital, London, discover great British beer, cider and perry tastes.īut it’s not all live beer. It protects pubs, breweries, beers and drinkers’ rights. It represents the interests of Live Beer. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is the UK’s largest single-issue consumer group. Drinkers enjoy bitters, golden ales, traditional IPAs, milds, pale ales, porters and stouts. Most important: publicans dispense Live Beer without extraneous carbon dioxide. This must happen in the vessel from which pubs and bars serve the beer – usually a cask. Brewers use traditional ingredients and mature the Live Beer through secondary fermentation. Live Beer is usually low in carbonation and lower in alcohol that beers from elsewhere in Europe or the USA. The Great British Beer festival is thus the Live Beer Experience. Whether England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, each region offers distinctive style variations.Īlthough it was once called Real Ale, the UK’s most well-known beer style is now known as Live Beer. And it has its own beer styles and customs. The UK’s official name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. And we’ll be there for a visit to see what it’s all about.īeer culture in the UK is among the strongest in the world. The Great British Beer Festival is in London, 1–5 august at Olympia. Fruity Monkey Beer is discovering Great British Beer tastes at GBBF.
