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A brewery right in the middle of Utrecht: around 75,000 litres of beer are brewed in the wharf cellar of Stadskasteel Oudaen every year, according to traditional methods. Each beer has its own distinct character. You can sample beers amid copper kettles, tap your own beer from the uKeg and enjoy a range of appetizers in this fully-renovated, modern brewery in the heart of Utrecht. When the weather’s nice, you can even sit out on the brewery’s unique wharf terrace – a perfect place to enjoy a drink and a snack in the shade.

Beers in the brewery

City brewery

In Oudaen’s modern in-house brewery, you will find two stunning 1,000-litre copper kettles, which are directly connected to the tap. Whether you’re interested in white beer, pilsner, dubbel, triple or bock, you’ll be able to taste our brewers’ passion in every glass. Of course, you can also turn it into a tasting session by sampling all the different kinds of beer. Our enthusiastic, committed beer sommeliers will be delighted to tell you all about the beers that Oudaen brews and bottles in the wharf cellar.

The beers available at Oudaen brewery

White beer

Our white beer is an unfiltered wheat beer with 5% alcohol. The flavour is described as soft, slightly sweet and creamy, which makes it go down easily. This beer’s special flavour is partly due to the addition of orange zest and coriander.

Dubbel

‘Dubbel’ (double) originally denoted a slightly stronger, heavier beer, brewed with a larger amount (double the amount) of ingredients. The name relates to an old tradition that dates back to a time when most pub owners were illiterate. The brewers would put a single cross on a keg of normal beer, two crosses (double) on a keg of heavier beer and three crosses on a keg of the heaviest beer (triple). Quadruple is an even heavier beer, denoted by four crosses. Nowadays, ‘dubbel’ refers to top-fermented brown ale with a mildly sweet flavour and a 6-7% alcohol content. The flavour is always made up of a combination of sweet and bitter notes.

Pilsener

Our pilsner is a low-fermentation beer with a fruity, hoppy flavour, making it a little dry on the tongue. Because it’s an Urtyp pilsner – i.e. a pilsner brewed according to the original process – it’s more strongly hopped, and thus richer in flavour than a regular pilsner. The taste of our pilsner is close to that of the original pilsner, which was brewed in the Czech Republic. Pilsner contains 5% alcohol.

Bock

We have various types of bock beer, depending on the season:

Spring bock: a fresh, firmly hopped bock beer, golden-yellow in colour, with approx. 6.5% alcohol.

Autumn bock: although brewed with honey and caramel malt, this beer is not as sweet as you might expect. It contains 6.5% alcohol.

Dark bock: the darkest of the bock beers, this beer has a rich, spicy flavour and is only available during the winter months. This beer also has a 6.5% alcohol content.

uKeg: tap your own beer

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Want to sit down with friends, family or business contacts and tap your own beer? Come to Stadskasteel Oudaen – in any of our venues. We’re the only place in Europe where you’ll find the uKeg, a portable keg imported from Canada. The uKeg’s capacity is 1 gallon, which comes to around 3.8 litres of beer. Of course, this makes the uKeg perfect for sharing with a group! The keg will be filled with one of our beers – the Oudaen beer will be brought straight from the brewery to your table. It doesn’t get any more fresh than that!

Tours of the brewery

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Have you always wanted to know how beer is brewed and bottled? Would you like to learn all about the history of the Oudaen brewery in Utrecht, which dates all the way back to the Middle Ages? Come on a tour with one of our passionate brewers or beer sommeliers as your guide. Our guided tours make for a fun company outing or day out with friends or family! Finish off with a beer-tasting session – we offer a range of different tasting combinations and packages.

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Reviews

We werden netjes ontvangen door de gastheer en het verdere personeel was erg vriendelijk. We hebben heerlijk gegeten
Margo Meijer
Margo Meijer
December 9, 2021.
Heerlijk proeverijtje en borrelplank. Gezellige lokatie.
Ria Vd Stam
Ria Vd Stam
November 28, 2021.
Wat een leuke plek is dit! En de, soort van, kroonluchter is echt super mooi!
Johan Keijzer
Johan Keijzer
November 26, 2021.
Prachtig historisch pand met geweldige ligging aan de gracht. Mooie producten en vriendelijke medewerkers.
Coen Hoefsloot
Coen Hoefsloot
November 25, 2021.
Place has a beautiful interior! The white beer also is great, menu for dinner is a bit limited so i would recommend more for the drinks and snacks
Larissa Azevedo
Larissa Azevedo
November 21, 2021.
Lekker gegeten na een vergadering in een van de bovenzalen. Prima centrale plek
Wytze b
Wytze b
November 20, 2021.
Zoals altijd heerlijk gegeten en super aardig personeel. Blijft een favoriet plekje.
Alie Van De Bunt
Alie Van De Bunt
November 19, 2021.