Leiden Beer Guide: Your Leiden guide to beer, beer bars, breweries and brewpubs

Latest reviews from Leiden

82 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Nieźle zaopatrzony sklep monopolowy, piwo jest również, głównie holenderskie i belgijskie, ale jest również kilka wybitnych europejskich i światowych pozycji. Pomocna obsługa. Jest też sklep internetowy, szybka wysyłka, dobrze zapakowane piwa, minus dość wysokie koszty transportu, wyższe niż konkurencja“
Daboch 91 days ago
74 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Online besteld. Vlotte levering, bestelde zat er netjes in. Goed verpakt. Acceptabele prijzen. Ga ongetwijfeld weer bestellen.“
bierkoning 111 days ago
62 /100 MORSSTRAAT 24
“Tiny bar with a good tap selection. Very busy when visited and wasn't worth staying for more than 1.“
Stuu666 224 days ago
84 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Use the webshop regularly. Pretty large collection with new beers every one or two weeks added. Free shipping when over 60 euro's (in the Netherlands). Quick service.“
franclh 256 days ago
86 /100
De Bierwinkel (Beer Store)
HARTESTEEG 9
“Interesting shop. A bit of everything but not the usual suspects. Pretty large Gueuze collection for Dutch standards. Local brews. Special barrel aged products. Worth while visiting. My first visit since the 90s. (8-2023).“
franclh 271 days ago
72 /100 AALMARKT 1 - 3F
“Nice place in the centre of Leiden. 30 beers on tap. Own brews available, next to some common and less common brews. (9-2023).“
franclh 271 days ago
88 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Wszystko super. Wysyłka trwała 6 dni, ale wszystko dobrze spakowane, solidny karton, wszystkie piwa te co chciałem, nic nie pomylone, dobre w miare ceny, no moze poza cena wysylki do Polski. Dodatkowo otrzymalem kilka podstawek. Bardzo polecam, uczciwi sprzedawcy z pieknej miejscowosci na zachodzie Holandii.“
Grzesiek79 380 days ago
78 /100 NIEUWSTRAAT 28
“In over the Borefts 22 weekend. Another solid if unspectacular bar. Nice seating outside, good selection of beers great bar cat that does tricks, whats not to like“
Lonick 584 days ago
80 /100 NIEUWE RIJN 21
“In over the Borefts 22 weekend. Another solid selection of beers if not may uber craft beers it has a really good selection of uber Dutch/Belgium classics, also great toasties“
Lonick 584 days ago
78 /100 HAARLEMMERSTRAAT 22
“Popped in a couple of times over the Borefts weekend as we were staying in Leiden. Decent list of not really craft more craft light but solid beers nether the less“
Lonick 584 days ago
100 /100 2E BINNENVESTGRACHT 15
“Awesome craft beer bar! They got 18 on draft and like more then 200 on can and bottle. If your near Leiden i would defenitely go there and grab some nice beers!“
FrothyMeister59 625 days ago
88 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Had an order of some of their cooler stuff shipped to a friend. Very good selection, very quick, very easy to work with, very responsive. Highly recommend this place.“
WestCoastHawkeye 661 days ago
64 /100 MORSSTRAAT 24
“Can’t believe I never rated this place before as this must be my 50th visit! A dark, grungy, bar. More black than brown. A decent tap selection plus a few bottles. Friendly staff and very reasonably priced. My “go to” bar when I need to wait an hour for a train from the nearby station.“
jmgreenuk 675 days ago
90 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Скажу сразу, заказывал только онлайн, в самом магазе не был. Выбор пива очень большой. Есть редкие экземпляры из Голландии, Бельгии и Италии в том числе премиальные. Единственный минус наверно то что некоторые пивасы слегка дороже стоят чем обычно. А так топовый магаз.“
biilz 1291 days ago
82 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“I ordered from here on Monday 6th April 2020 and it was here on the Wednesday. I like the choice on this website, it was huge but managed to cover all bases, so there was beers from the UK, USA, New Zealand and so on but also there was a good range of Belgian classics and at very good prices. I managed to pick up beers from two US states that had thus far eluded me (Alabama and North Dakota) as well as some good Dutch beers and numerous others. I liked the site, choices, prices, range etc was fantastic and I will order from them agai. On the negative side the site wasn't the best in terms of look and navigability, not all the the beers had images, descriptions were a little brief and the adding details and payment page was a bit tortuous, *but I was using my mobile so perhaps the details and payment page might work better for a pc. Delivery was a bit pricey, I paid €19.95, I think that it goes up by weight, I ordered a lot, I think about €159 worth of beer with a number of 750ml bottles (6) amongst, and delivery by Hermes who whilst absolutely great on this occasion are usually my least favourite courier.“
Fin 1491 days ago
68 /100 HOOIGRACHT 23
“Nice ambiance. Quite a big beer list but a bit standard. Some taps with new brews.“
franclh 1605 days ago
82 /100 AALMARKT 1 - 3F
“Nice and busy brewpub with 30 taps so plenty of choice. Good pubfood and not too pricy. Service was very friendly and quick.“
blackisle 1636 days ago
38 /100 HOOIGRACHT 23
“Found the place a bit expensive. Massive almost too big in fact. Poor selection for ticks, expensive bottles, not much to recommend.“
Lonick 1676 days ago
80 /100 MORSSTRAAT 24
“Its a very British pub rather than a bar. The tap selection is not great but the can/bottle selection makes up for it.“
Lonick 1676 days ago
82 /100 AALMARKT 1 - 3F
“Stayed in Leiden during Borefts 2019. Visited the bar all days we were not at the festival so had 4 days there. Good without great selection of beers and with 30 taps the turnover was not spectacular. That said it moved enough and there was a tap take over by Olde Hickory while we were in town and that was a great night. Its a solid bar. Enough ticks for anyone well for most.“
Lonick 1676 days ago
76 /100 AALMARKT 1 - 3F
“A very modern brewpub, with the usual look at some vessels behind a glass door. Quite busy on a Saturday night. Super fancy screen shows the tap options, unfortunately, while it seems to show Untappd checkins within seconds, the first three beers I tried to order on the digital taplist had run out. There were plenty of options still. The beers I had were in good condition. Flights available. Solid place, although quite pricy.“
SinH4 1683 days ago
64 /100 MORSSTRAAT 24
“Seems like quite the dive bar, it's packed and loud at around midnight on a Saturday. Taplist is not too exciting, but I still found a tick there. There are some fridges as well, so there would have been more options there. So yeah, all in all this seems to be a dive bar with a crafty touch, but certainly not a bad one.“
SinH4 1683 days ago
84 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Fantastic selection of beers and spirits. Great value for money as the beers are fairly priced. Helpful and friendly staff.“
dantomlinson 1715 days ago
86 /100 AALMARKT 1 - 3F
“Great selection of different styles of beers on tap from different countries, even have their own beers on tap. Had the correct glassware for each beer. Great place would definitely recommend.“
dantomlinson 1715 days ago
88 /100 AALMARKT 1 - 3F
“Excellent selection of Dutch, USA, GB & other foreign taps. 29 taps in total. Chalkboard & Untappd electronic board showing the beer taps & check-ins. Food looked excellent. Very friendly staff.“
simontomlinson 1742 days ago
68 /100 NIEUWSTRAAT 28
“Old bar with an owl theme, try to count them. 8 taps if count them right with some usual suspects, local ones and other big-micro craft brews. Also beers from the "Grolsch Proeverij" specialties from tap. And the Bierwinkel is very close by, also the Bonte Koe just around the corner and if you interested in many usual suspects Olivier also near.“
goozen 1766 days ago
80 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Ordered a couple of times here so time for a brief review: large assortment of especially Dutch craft beers from all kinds of new breweries, including recent releases, but also extending to the rest of Europe (fresh Cloudwater cans, to name an example). Prices are very reasonable and service is really quick and efficient, I got my package within two days after ordering. Haven't visited the actual store yet but this is surely a noteworthy webshop and now that other great Dutch online beer shops have perished, I certainly see myself ordering again from this one.“
Alengrin 1771 days ago
84 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Un très grand choix très varié, des prix très honnêtes. Les frais de port, en revanche, sont assez élevés : 20€ par tranche de 30kg. Et pour le paiement, seul le virement n'est pas majoré de 2%.“
ttppk197 1812 days ago
88 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Outstanding selection of Dutch, Belgian, USA & worldwide beers. Aged beers in the cellar if you ask. Staff are so helpful, knowledgeable & friendly. They sell some high quality beers that I haven't seen anywhere else in Europe.“
simontomlinson 1848 days ago
30 /100 DIAMANTPLEIN 1
“This whole area is an inspiration for suicide. The shop is in a shut in mall at the floor level of an 80s style flat. The shop is 60% wine, 30% booze and 10% beer at most. Sad local seasonal ticks out of their season, a bunch of Belgian shelf turds, some international craft that doesn't know what it's doing there. Total drabfest maaan.“
sjogro 1913 days ago
72 /100 NIEUWE RIJN 21
“Visited on a Thursday early afternoon. Located on one of the canals, it's easy to just walk by this place. Small entrance with the bar on the right when entering, a few stools in front of the bar. In the back is an elevated area with tables and chairs, but it's not very big. Nice cozy atmosphere, brown café mixed with a little alternative. Nice selection of bottled beers from Leiden-based breweries and some craft like Kromme Haring and Frontaal besides the usual suspects. Prices are OK, lady behind the bar very friendly. Would certainly opt to visit again when in Leiden, I like these kind of places.“
Borresteijn 1977 days ago
64 /100
Koetshuis de Burcht (Restaurant)
BURGSTEEG 13
“Excellent location, below de Burcht. Small selection of beers, mostly bottles I think. Food was pretty good.“
Stuu666 2034 days ago
70 /100 AALMARKT 1 - 3F
“Probably the only worthwhile place for ticks in Leiden. 20 beers on tap. Quite expensive, even for "small" pours. Discovered the existence of flights after ordering which may make beer more reasonably priced. Pretty slow service.“
Stuu666 2034 days ago
52 /100 NIEUWSTRAAT 28
“Apparently a popular bar in Leiden. Small selection of beers (maybe 6?) with seating outside. Ok, probably wouldn't revisit.“
Stuu666 2034 days ago
92 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“A short walk from the centre, to beer heaven. I was mostly looking for new Dutch ticks so not sure what else is on offer. Reasonable prices.“
Stuu666 2034 days ago
78 /100 AALMARKT 1 - 3F
“Visited September 2018 with beery friends. Cosy brewpub. Several rooms and levels. Lots of seatings, tables in different sizes. Super friendly staff. Good mix of beers on tap, both their own and from others. Beerstyles in general German style. Thru do nice food as well. Placed on city center easy to get to, walking from the main station.“
Brugmansia 2056 days ago
68 /100 HAARLEMMERSTRAAT 22
“Old looking place at the start of the shopping street. No real surprises on tap. Quite an interesting bottle selection from Jopen uiltje and Leidsch. Free WiFi.“
deanso 2083 days ago
48 /100 PELIKAANSTRAAT 64
“Not very interesting tap or bottled selection. Not really a Ratebeer destination. Free WiFi. You can sit outside.“
deanso 2083 days ago
100 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“This shop should be in the top of the Dutch rate beer listings. They have A LOT of different beers, they have moved from mainly Belgian and Dutch to beer from all over the world, based on quality instead of quantity. They use different distributors to get as much quality as possible and they deal with some of the best breweries in the Netherlands directly (Molen, Moersleutel). I visit this shop at least every month and I have never been disappointed. Their webshop is excellent as well. The staff is very knowledgable on their beer selection and they have all sorts of specials (e.g. Horal Megablends from 2013-2015-2017, aged Orval, Black Damnations). And they are reasonably priced.“
tmibuckley1974 2103 days ago
84 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“This shop is growing quickly. The website has been refreshed and the shop itself is going to renovate and expand the beer section. I heard they're looking into setting up their own independent import line, which could become interesting. There's hundreds of beers available currently, from local micro's to Sweden and Norwegian's latest hipster juices, from Schlenkerla to vintage Pannepot. A slightly above average sour collection (maybe the only point of improvement). Loads of fresh and current Dutch (and EU) craft, nice can collection of mostly fresh hops from various EU breweries. Some interesting American import and some interesting cider as well. Top 3 Dutch beer shop, already, looking forward to the improvements.“
sjogro 2242 days ago
80 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Nice shop with very good selection of local, dutch and international (craft) beers. Payed parking near the shop. A lot of limited and harder to find stuff. Decent prices. Friendly staff. Worth a detour.“
EvNa 2249 days ago
54 /100 NIEUWE RIJN 21
“Nice bar naar the canal, surrounded nu the saturday and wednesdsy markets. They have an terrasboot and of the sun shines, you will have plenty off it. Beerwise a lot from Leiden, some draft from 7 Deugden and a lot of the usual suspects.“
goozen 2259 days ago
60 /100
Wines & More (Beer Store)
KOREVAARSTRAAT 21
“Quick lunchbreak visit. Big drinks/liquor store with a room dedicated to beer. Caught in the middle of reorganization and work being done on the street out front, so a bit hard to reach and a lot of boxes stacked in the beer room. Fair collection of mixed Belgian, Dutch and some international craft, local stuff and a few shelves dedicated to (English) ciders. Ticks will be found.“
sjogro 2284 days ago
66 /100 AALMARKT 1 - 3F
“Nice looking mix of wood, old-fashioned style and modern brewpub/restaurant in Leiden. Mixed clientele of students, university staff, locals and visitors. Brews seem to be focussed on lower abv styles/interpretations, which I like. The place in itself seems to be geared more towards food than the beers though, at least around dinner time (which is when we were there).“
Martinus 2383 days ago
80 /100 ZEEMANLAAN 22B
“Big shop just near to the city centre with payed parking in the vicinity. All the beers from the Leiden breweries, plenty Dutch Craft, lot of Belgian, British, American an other countries, lot of macro and micro brews. Overal reasonable priced beers and there are some expensive ones. Liquors and such also available“
goozen 2414 days ago