Henky

Henky Bier is a Dutch craft brewery based in 's-Hertogenbosch, founded in 2020 by Koen Pijnenburg. The brewery focuses on accessible, easy-drinking beers, with a preference for Belgian and German styles. What began as a small-scale home-brewing hobby in a shed in Bokhoven grew into a commercial brewery. Henky Bier brews its beers in its own brewery located in Empel. According to the brewery's own website, the brewhouse has a batch size of 10 hectoliters (1,000 liters). Fermentation capacity consists of three 20-hectoliter fermentation tanks and two smaller 3-hectoliter tanks, providing room for both larger production volumes and small-scale batches. The brewery has earned recognition at the Dutch Beer Challenge. In 2023, Henky Bier won a silver medal with Heavy Henky, finishing ahead of established names such as Hertog Jan. In 2024, Heavy Henky was again recognized, taking a bronze medal in the "Donker: Zwaar donker" (Dark: Heavy Dark) category at the Dutch Beer Challenge. In 2025, Henky Bier won again: Speciale Henky received a bronze medal in the "Amber Ale Pale ale/Speciale Belge" category. As a small, privately held Dutch brewery, Henky Bier operates primarily in the Netherlands and sells its beers under its own brand name.

Henky Bier was founded in 2020 by Koen Pijnenburg in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Pijnenburg began brewing beer on a small scale in a shed in Bokhoven, and what started as a hobby grew into the establishment of the current brewery. The brewery is based in 's-Hertogenbosch and brews its beers in its own facility in Empel. According to the brewery's own website, the brewhouse has a batch size of 10 hectoliters (1,000 liters). Fermentation capacity consists of three 20-hectoliter fermentation tanks and two smaller 3-hectoliter tanks, providing sufficient room for both larger production volumes and small-scale batches. Henky Bier focuses on accessible, easy-drinking beers, with a preference for Belgian and German styles. The brewery has gained recognition at the Dutch Beer Challenge. In 2023, it won a silver medal with Heavy Henky, finishing ahead of established names such as Hertog Jan. In 2024, Heavy Henky was again recognized, earning a bronze medal in the "Donker: Zwaar donker" (Dark: Heavy Dark) category at the Dutch Beer Challenge. In 2025, the brewery won again, with Speciale Henky taking a bronze medal in the "Amber Ale Pale ale/Speciale Belge" category.

• 2025

  Speciale Henky won bronze in the "Amber Ale Pale ale/Speciale Belge" category at Dutch Beer Challenge.

• 2024

  Heavy Henky won bronze in the "Donker: Zwaar donker" category at Dutch Beer Challenge.

• 2023

  Won silver medal at Dutch Beer Challenge with Heavy Henky.

• 2020

  Henky Bier founded in 's-Hertogenbosch by Koen Pijnenburg.

Accessible, easy-drinking craft beers with a preference for Belgian and German styles.

• Heavy Henky

  A dark, heavy beer that won silver at the 2023 Dutch Beer Challenge and bronze in the "Donker: Zwaar donker" category in 2024.

• Speciale Henky

  An amber/pale ale-style beer that won bronze in the "Amber Ale Pale ale/Speciale Belge" category at the 2025 Dutch Beer Challenge.

1. 1Leeftijdscontrole - Henky Bierhenkybier.nl
2. 2Henkywikidata.org
3. 3Henkynl.wikipedia.org