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Gentse Gruut Stadsbrouwerij

🌍 Belgium · Regional · Known for American Amber Ale · Belgian Blonde Ale
Known for American Amber Ale · Belgian Blonde Ale

Founded in April 2009 by Annick De Splenter, Gruut is Ghent's most unique brewery — it brews all its beers entirely without hops, using instead a secret blend of medieval herbs called gruut as used in Belgium before the 13th century. The result is a range of five distinctive ales that taste unlike anything else in Belgian brewing. Located in a brewpub on the Dodoensdreef, with brewery tours available by reservation.

3Beers
2Styles
7%Avg ABV
2009Founded

Beers by Gentse Gruut Stadsbrouwerij

3 beers
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Gruut Amber
American Amber Ale · 6.6%
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Gruut Blond
Belgian Blonde Ale · 5.5%
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Gruut Inferno
Belgian Tripel · 9%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
herbalevery beer
3 of 3 beers
spicyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
smooth
2 of 3 beers
sweet
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 2 style families
Belgian 2Amber 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 56 other breweries making American Amber Ale, Belgian Blonde Ale and Belgian Tripel.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American Amber Ale, Belgian Blonde Ale and Belgian TripelGentse Gruut Stadsbrouwerij
in no beersin every beer
herbal
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Amber Ale, Belgian Blonde Ale and Belgian Tripel brewery: 1 in 5
Far more herbal than typical.
crisp
in none of their beers · typical American Amber Ale, Belgian Blonde Ale and Belgian Tripel brewery: 2 in 5
Absent — the field expects it.
spicy
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Amber Ale, Belgian Blonde Ale and Belgian Tripel brewery: 3 in 5
Notably more spicy than typical.
hoppy
in none of their beers · typical American Amber Ale, Belgian Blonde Ale and Belgian Tripel brewery: 2 in 5
Absent — the field expects it.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 88%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 3
beers above the median
#3303
best ranked beer
Gruut Amber

Their beers place in the Top 88% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Gentse Gruut Stadsbrouwerij

Founded in April 2009 by Annick De Splenter, Gruut is Ghent's most unique brewery — it brews all its beers entirely without hops, using instead a secret blend of medieval herbs called gruut as used in Belgium before the 13th century. The result is a range of five distinctive ales that taste unlike anything else in Belgian brewing. Located in a brewpub on the Dodoensdreef, with brewery tours available by reservation.

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Ghent · East Flanders · Belgium
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