# Vrijstaat Vanmol Brewing — Lennik, Flanders

> Vrijstaat Vanmol Brewing in Lennik, Flanders, Belgium scores 2.91 out of 5 — Limited, #424 in Belgium. 15 beers tracked, mostly Belgian Ale.

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Vrijstaat Vanmol Brewing is a brewery in Lennik, Flanders, Belgium. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.91 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #424 in Belgium. Of the 15 beers we track, 50% are Belgian Ale and 21% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 2.91 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #424 in Belgium · #22,025 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 15

## About

Vrijstaat Vanmol Brewing is a micro brewery located in Eizeringen.
The brewery was founded in May 2016 by the famous cartoonist and home brewer Erwin Vanmol. 
Jan Panneels has been the assistant brewer since the start. He eventually made the beer 'Janimal' when he was 15 and became the youngest professional brewer of Belgium. Jan became a shareholder of the brewery in 2017.
The brewery has a successful series of 'Gronckel' Beers and is specialized in Belgian Raw Ales, a new style invented by Erwin Vanmol himself.

## What they brew

- Belgian Ale — 50% of the beers we track
- IPA — 21% of the beers we track
- Saison — 14% of the beers we track
- Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Lennik, Flanders, Belgium
- Coordinates: 50.8327, 4.13687
- Website: https://www.vrijstaat.be/

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## 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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