Craft Beer · De Pijp · Amsterdam
Brouwerij Troost
A 1920s nunnery on Cornelis Troostplein where the kettles sit behind glass, the beer never travels farther than the tap, and the burgers earn their place.
The Pitch
Beer That Never Left the Building
Brouwerij Troost has brewed inside a preserved 1920s monument on Cornelis Troostplein since 2013, a building that once ran as a nunnery and school. The kettles stand behind glass at the back of the room, so the pilsner in your hand was made meters away.
Barts Boekje files it among the De Pijp essentials, and Tripadvisor reviewers rate it the best of Amsterdam's craft breweries to actually sit in.
Who would hate it? Tickers chasing rare guest taps. Troost pours Troost, plus burgers, bitterballen, and a weekly pub quiz; it is a neighbourhood brewpub, not a bottle share.
The Room
A Nunnery Rebuilt for Drinking
High ceilings, long communal tables, and the brewhouse glowing behind glass where the altar logic used to run. The courtyard terrace is the warm weather move, and iamsterdam lists it among the city's essential brewery visits.
The Drinks
Drink the Tank, Eat the Burger
The house range spans a crisp pilsner, an IPA, a weizen, and seasonal one offs, mostly around 6 euro and never fresher than here. Yelp reviewers praise proactive, fast service, a genuine outlier note for Amsterdam.
Order the IPA with the house burger; the kitchen runs above beer hall standard per Tripadvisor. Skip cash, the bar is card only.
The Crowd
De Pijp at Its Most Relaxed
Neighbourhood couples at dinner, after work tables sprawling toward the terrace, and quiz night regulars midweek. Foursquare logs thousands of visitors with the beer and the building as the repeated highlights.
What regulars say:
- Tripadvisor reviewers call it a super craft beer pub and the best brewery visit in the city.
- Barts Boekje recommends both locations but rates the De Pijp original as the room with character.
- Yelp notes kind, fast, proactive staff and card only payment.
Who it is for:
- Dinner and fresh beer without leaving De Pijp
- Groups that need long tables and a terrace
- Avoid if you want fifty taps from everywhere; BeerTemple in Amsterdam stacks that wall
The Verdict
Where It Lands
The brewpub Amsterdam measures the others against. Take a tank fresh pilsner on the terrace, order the burger, and stay for the quiz if your Dutch can take it.
Good to Know
Visit Information
Getting there: Cornelis Troostplein 21 in Nieuwe Pijp; trams 12 and 24 stop on the square.
Timing: Lunch through midnight daily; book dinner on weekends, the terrace fills first on sunny days.
Cost: House beers 5.50 to 6.50 euro, burgers around 15; card only.
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