Last month saw the final Borefts Beer Festival at the De Molen brewery in Bodegraven. I first visited here in 2007 and attended the festival most years since 2011. The brewery was sold to Dutch brewing giant Swinkels in 2019, its founder Menno Olivier departed subsequently, and earlier this year, the owners decided the site needed more investment than they were willing to give it, and the brand isn't selling in the quantities they want it to, so this is the end of the line. It was a surprise ...
