# Brouwerij Het Anker — Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest

> Brouwerij Het Anker in Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium scores 3.81 out of 5 — Fine, #46 in Belgium. 73 beers tracked, mostly Belgian Ale.

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Brouwerij Het Anker is a brewery in Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.81 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #46 in Belgium. Of the 73 beers we track, 84% are Belgian Ale and 10% Winter Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.81 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #46 in Belgium · #6,053 worldwide
- Popularity: Extremely widely rated
- Beers tracked: 73

## About

Het Anker continuously strives for an authentic and unique taste experience. Through our age-old history we developed into an internationally noted brewery. We mainly thank that success to our authenticity. To this day we use traditional recipes as the foundation of our brewing process and a variety of hops and herbs that give our beers that characteristic taste and aroma.

Stop by, and discover how we – as one of the oldest breweries in Belgium (1471) - preserved the authenticity of far-off days.

## What they brew

- Belgian Ale — 84% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Bock — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 49 Guido Gezellelaan, Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
- Coordinates: 51.031813, 4.4729477
- Website: https://www.hetanker.be/

## Same owner

- Part of [Delirium - Huyghe Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/delirium-huyghe-brewery-7210.md)
- [Stadsbrouwerij Artevelde](https://finding.beer/brewery/stadsbrouwerij-artevelde-33871.md) — Gent, Belgium

## Breweries nearby

- [Eau Contraire Vzw](https://finding.beer/brewery/eau-contraire-vzw-22881.md) — 3.33, Poor — Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest — 0.3 mi away
- [Vossen met de Meynen](https://finding.beer/brewery/vossen-met-de-meynen-16967.md) — 2.73, Limited — Mechelen, Flanders — 0.5 mi away
- [Brouwerij Schaepherders](https://finding.beer/brewery/brouwerij-schaepherders-28988.md) — 2.81, Limited — Mechelen, Flanders — 0.5 mi away
- [Brouwerij Misty Moon](https://finding.beer/brewery/brouwerij-misty-moon-19586.md) — 2.72, Limited — Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest — 0.7 mi away
- [Bearded Ape Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bearded-ape-brewing-29670.md) — 3.05, Poor — Mechelen, Flanders — 0.8 mi away
- [Batteliek](https://finding.beer/brewery/batteliek-29030.md) — 2.95, Limited — Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest — 1.4 mi away
- [BRUUR - Collectif Malunés](https://finding.beer/brewery/bruur-collectif-malunes-29666.md) — 2.92, Limited — Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest — 2.2 mi away
- [Brughuis Brouwers](https://finding.beer/brewery/brughuis-brouwers-23806.md) — 3.06, Limited — Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest — 2.5 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Brussels, Belgium](https://finding.beer/breweries/belgium/brussels.md)
- [Best breweries in Belgium](https://finding.beer/breweries/belgium.md)

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