citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message brouwerij de molen industry alcoholic beverage founded 2004 headquarters bodegraven netherlands products beer production output 500 hl owner menno olivier website http brouwerijdemolen.nl en brouwerij de molen dutch pronunciation br w r i d mo l n is a small brewery distillery and restaurant in bodegraven the netherlands . 1 the brewery whose name means the mill is in a windmill called de arkduif built in 1697 . the premises also include the brewery taproom and a retail beer store offering european and american craft beers as well as regional products such as farm cheese . having started out as a homebrewer and after stints at several small breweries head brewer menno olivier worked professionally at stadsbrouwerij de pelgrim in rotterdam before founding de molen in 2004 . citation needed de molen has participated in joint projects with other breweries such as mikkeller and de struise brouwers . they have also participated in re creations of historic beer recipes such as those of the defunct british brewery barclay perkins . citation needed contents 1 technical information 2 awards and recognition 3 events 4 beers 5 references 6 external links technical information edit beer preparation at the brewery the capacity of the brewing system is 500 liters per batch with annual production averaging a total of 500 hectoliters . the equipment includes converted dairy tanks used as fermenters . de molen s beer is bottled by hand at the brewery in capped 335ml and corked and caged 750ml bottles with a wax finish which are individually numbered . batches of beer that are considered unsatisfactory are used as the basis of de molen s distilled 21 % abv beer liqueur . citation needed since 2012 the maximum capacity per batch is increased to 2500 liters . a new building was acquired 200 meters from the mill . the main production happens in this new brewhouse although the old setup is still used at least once a week . the latest estimate is a production of 6000 hectoliters per year . awards and recognition edit in 2010 de molen was rated tenth in ratebeer s best brewers in the world list of the top 100 notable breweries . 2 de molen s products dominated ratebeer s best beers of the netherlands in both 2008 3 and 2009 4 occupying 7 and 8 of the first 10 slots in those years . de molen brewer menno olivier was the recipient of the 2008 zilveren knuppel silver bat awarded annually by the dutch beer society pint for his contributions to beer culture in the netherlands . 5 de molen tsarina esra was voted the most appreciated winter beer of the 2008 pint winter beer festival . 6 de molen and several of its beers were listed among the beers of the year 2008 by uk beer journalists roger protz and tom cannavan . 7 events edit since 2009 de molen has hosted the annual borefts beer festival . this typically occurs in the early autumn with the participation of other brewers such as belgium s picobrouwerij alvinne and de struise brouwers . citation needed beers edit 33cl pale ale citra de molen beers include hel & verdoemenis hell & damnation a 10 % abv dark strong imperial stout . 8 rasputin is an imperial stout ; after a 2009 trademark infringement claim was brought by california s north coast brewing company brewers of a similar beer called old rasputin de molen changed the name on the american export label to disputin in reference to the controversy . 9 groot & sterk big & strong is a 10.7 % abv smoked beer with chilli . 10 braggot brett is an 8.5 % braggot beer brewed with malt hops and honey made with brettanomyces yeast . 11 references edit de arkduif bodegraven . nederlandse molendatabase . retrieved 19 july 2014 . http www.ratebeer.com ratebeerbest bestbrewers 012010 . asp best beers of the netherlands 2008 . ratebeer . best beers of the netherlands 2009 . ratebeer . http www.prnh.pint.nl nieuws 2003 08 mankemonnik.html http www.przh.pint.nl przh wbf2008.htm http www.beer pages.com beers of the year 2008 . shtml hel & verdoemenis staat op n . algemeen dagblad . 2009 . retrieved 23 february 2009 . http beernews.org 2009 11 trademark follies north coast brewing and de molen go toe to toe over rasputin groot & sterk . beer advocate . retrieved 27 november 2015 . braggot brett . beer advocate . retrieved 22 may 2016 . external links edit brouwerij de molen official website de molen listing on ratebeer de molen listing on beeradvocate coordinates 52 5 5.86 n 4 44 18.2 e 52.0849611 n 4.738389 e 52.0849611 ; 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