In the past, breweries were largely dependent on the right location: the most important basis for brewing is water, and in the past centuries, that was not available everywhere. When there was no clear drinking water flowing from the taps of every house, breweries settled on rivers and springs. The same applied to laundry workers, tanners, dyers and other craftsmen. As early as the Middle Ages, a river called Floem supplied the residents of the Dutch town of Appingedam with the purest drinking water and attracted brewers from near and far to the province of Groningen. Due to the good brewing water, the local beer business flourished and produced so much barley juice that it could also be delivered to the surrounding towns and villages. To this day, Appingedam is considered a beer town and Floem is part of the local beer culture.
Floem is not only the name of the river, but also that of a young craft brewery. The Dutch brewers have specialized in the production of hop-based brews and place great value on outstanding quality and the best taste. Because it is not easy to get into the beer scene these days and brewing equipment is expensive, the Floem team brews on the brewing systems of brewing friends from Baxbier Groningen. This practice is called cuckoo brewing and is quite common in the world of craft beer. Thanks to the generosity of established breweries, newcomers can bring their first beers to market and gain a foothold in the business without the considerable financial outlay of their own system. Floem is planning to have his own brewery in the future, but until then, he will simply brew at Baxbier.
Like many of their colleagues, the brewers at Floem are absolute hopheads. They are completely devoted to the green gold and focus their work on getting the maximum hop flavor out of the cones. The range is a correspondingly hop-intensive hodgepodge of IPAs and other classics of the craft beer movement. In between you can find a few Belgian styles that have become an integral part of the Dutch scene. In order to get their beers to people, Floem regularly takes part in festivals and trade fairs. At these events, the brewers meet connoisseurs of their work and have the chance to compare their art with that of other breweries. Contact and exchange of experience also takes place through collaborations: in the craft beer industry in particular, a lot of value is placed on cooperation between brewers. Floem has already set up a number of collaborations, for example with her Dutch colleagues from Folkingebrew .
Floem Craft Beer
Hoofdweg 36
9905 PD Holwierde
Niederlande