Palm Belgian Craft Brewers

At Steenhuffel in Flemish Brabant, Palm Belgian Craft Brewers carries a living piece of Belgian brewing history: Brewery Palm and the restored De Hoorn microbrewery share one site, linking traditional Belgian ales with modern small-batch experimentation. The brewery’s distinctive range draws on both top- and bottom-fermentation, while its home remains a historic brewing place whose documented roots reach back to the early eighteenth century. Steenhuffel’s brewing site Brewery Palm and De Hoorn are based in Steenhuffel, Belgium. Royal Swinkels identifies De Hoorn as a microbrewery operating within the Palm site, where brewers experiment with herbs, locally grown hops, fruit and wood in limited brews of about 1,000 litres. The official brewery profile dates De Hoorn’s opening at this location to 1706, giving the site a documented early-eighteenth-century brewing reference. A brewery group built around Belgian traditions Palm Belgian Craft Brewers was the name adopted by the Steenhuffel brewery group in 2014. Its heritage is associated with Brabant high-fermentation brewing, while the present Palm operation also demonstrates expertise in bottom-fermentation beers. The group’s later history includes the acquisition of a majority stake by Bavaria in 2016, followed by full ownership in 2021; Palm is now part of Royal Swinkels. Heritage still in production The Steenhuffel site remains an active brewing location rather than only a historical name. Royal Swinkels states that brewing continues there, and its current brewery profile presents Palm and De Hoorn as complementary operations: one carrying the established brewery identity, the other providing room for experimental and limited production. A Steenhuffel brewery where historic Belgian brewing practice and small-scale experimentation share the same ground. Steenhuffel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 1706 1706: De Hoorn opened at the Steenhuffel site now associated with Brewery Palm. 2014: The Steenhuffel brewery group adopted the name Palm Belgian Craft Brewers, and a De Hoorn microbrewery was established on the site. 2016: Bavaria acquired a 60% stake in Palm Belgian Craft Brewers. 2021: Bavaria completed the acquisition of Palm Belgian Craft Brewers.