01 · BREWERY & TAPROOM
Brewed, mere metres from the bar
Small, adventurous batches served straight in the taproom. Meet the brewers, ask what went into your glass and discover something you have never tasted before.
Brew our next chapter | Kaapse Crowdfunding
Kaapse Brouwers · Rotterdam · Crowdfunding 2026
Independent beer.
A permanent home.
Twelve years of brewing, building and bringing people together. Help us create the next chapter of Kaapse Brouwers on Rotterdam’s waterfront.
Our brewery is already up and running at the Kaapse Kaai. Now we are building our taproom next to it: a place for great beer, good food and awesome people who make it all worthwhile. With more than twenty years ahead of us at this location, we want to get it right.
Explore the crowdfunding campaign →Crowdfunding loan · Campaign and investment documents in Dutch · Via CrowdAboutNow: Dutch bank account and iDEAL. Unable to use iDEAL? Arrange participation directly with us.
Can’t pay with iDEAL? You can also arrange your participation directly with us. Contact Tsjomme →
3.5%Stated annual interest
5 yearsLoan term · 60 months
€500+Reward tiers start here
10%Discount in all three of our bars and our webshop
This is a loan, not an equity investment. Interest and repayment depend on our ability to meet our obligations. You could lose some or all of your investment.
From the Fenix to our next chapter
Kaapse began in 2014 at the Fenix Food Factory on Katendrecht, among Rotterdam’s cheese makers, coffee roasters and bakers. We brewed crazy beers, invited other brewers over and built a place where there was always something to discover.
We bring that same spirit with us to a former peanut butter factory on the Nassaukade, beside the river Maas. We already brewed our first beer at De Kaai on the 7th of August 2026. The brewery is operational and construction of the taproom is under way.
We intend this to be our last move. The brewery and taproom will be built regardless; the crowdfunding helps us finish and equip our long-term home to the highest possible standards.
Watch the plans take shape
The campaign film is in Dutch. The English story and practical information are set out on this page.
More room to brew. More reasons to stay.
02 · FOOD & COMPANY
A place to get together
A taproom and restaurant for long evenings, tastings, brewery tours, celebrations and events, with a kitchen inspired by Mediterranean and Levantine flavours.
03 · INDEPENDENT ROOTS
Rotterdam to the core
A long-term home for an independent brewery: rooted in the city, open to the world, and free to choose what we brew and who we work with.
What your loan helps us build
Minimum campaign target
€250,000Further completion of the brewery and the construction, fit-out and furnishing of our new taproom.
Our full ambition
€500,000Expansion of our canning line and a more fully equipped taproom, including a kitchen ready for larger groups and the sound system we have been dreaming of.
Alongside the loan, the campaign offers rewards. The €500 Kaapse Bouwer tier includes a four-pack of crowdfunders’ beer and a 10% discount in our webshop and at Kaapse Fenix, Kaapse Maria and Kaapse Kaai. Explore the full reward tiers and conditions on CrowdAboutNow.
Good beer starts at the farm
Through Gerse Gerst, we work with farmers using regenerative and nature-inclusive principles on Voorne-Putten and in the Hoeksche Waard. Together with Rotterdam de boer op!, Hof van Heden and maltster The Swaen, we are building a direct trade route.
We buy barley directly from the farmer and have it malted in Kloosterzande. At the Kaai, we want you to see and taste that connection: from grain to glass.
Taking part, in plain English
How does the crowdfunding work?
You lend to Kaapse Brouwers through CrowdAboutNow. The campaign states 3.5% annual interest and a 60-month loan term. Read the repayment schedule, Essential Investor Information (“Essentiële beleggersinformatie”), reward conditions and risks on the official campaign page before deciding.
Can I take part without iDEAL?
CrowdAboutNow’s FAQ states that investing through the platform requires a Dutch bank account and payment through iDEAL. If you cannot use iDEAL, you can also arrange your participation directly with us. Contact Tsjomme to discuss your question with the platform and us.
Can you help me in English?
Absolutely. Our campaign page and investment documents are in Dutch. Email Tsjomme with questions about the plans or the process, or to discuss a larger contribution. We will gladly talk you through the project in English.
Talk to Tsjomme →This page is an English introduction. The official Dutch campaign documents and agreement set out the terms. Crowdfunding carries a high financial risk, including loss of your investment. Only invest money you can afford to lose.
Brew the next chapter with us
A home for Kaapse.
A place for you.
Come for the beer. Stay for the stories. Help us build a place where both can keep flowing for years to come.
View the campaign, terms & rewards →Questions first? Email Tsjomme — we are happy to help in English.