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Showing posts with label BE. Show all posts

Sunday, 28 December 2025

Verhaeghe Barbe Noël

  • Name: Verhaeghe Barbe Noël, 10%, Belgium
  • Bought: ???, 330 ml, CHF ?.??
  • Score: 3.25
  • Info: 28/12-2025, BB: 7/2-2027

Saturday, 27 December 2025

Grimbergen Winter

  • Name: Grimbergen Winter, 7.5%, Belgium
  • Bought: ???, 330 ml, CHF ?.??
  • Score: 3.25
  • Info: 27/12-2025, BB: ??/??-????

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Eylenbosch Oude Lambiek

  • Name: Eylenbosch Oude Lambiek, 5.8%, Belgium
  • Bought: Les Trentenaires (Fribourg), 250 ml tap, CHF 6.50
  • Score: 3.00
  • Info: 20/11-2025

Friday, 14 March 2025

En Stoemelings FOSDEM 2025

  • Name: En Stoemelings FOSDEM 2025, 6.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Light brown, hazy to murky. Big, white head.
  • Aroma: Medium fruits, light caramel.
  • Taste: Some medium fruits, light caramel. Some yeast, light bitterness.
  • Bought: Gift from JC - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 14/3-2025, BB: ??/??-????

Monday, 23 December 2024

Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie Lucie (Lizzie) Antwerpse Tripel

New brewery:
  • Name: Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie Lucie (Lizzie) Antwerpse Tripel, 8.0%, Belgium 
  • Appearance: Orange golden, clear. Big, frothy white head.
  • Aroma: Sweet light fruits, tea. Some hops.
  • Taste: Good, light fruits. Some herbs and slight tea. Some honey sweetness.
  • Bought: Carrefour (Antwerp), 330 ml, €2.50
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 23/12-2024, BB: 13/3-2027

Saturday, 16 November 2024

Leffe Blonde / Blond 0,0 %

  • Name: Leffe Blonde / Blond 0,0 %, 0.0%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Light orange golden, clear. Small, fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Pale malt, some light caramel. Bit of medium fruits and yeast.
  • Taste: Medium fruit, pale malt. Some Belgian yeast, some grains. Pretty good N/A though.
  • Bought: Coop (Matran), 330 ml can, CHF 2.60
  • Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 12/20)
  • Info: 16/11-2024, BB: 17/4-2025

Thursday, 24 October 2024

Brixius Boenk!

New brewery:
  • Name: Brixius Boenk!, 10.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Medium golden. Huge white head.
  • Aroma: Honey, spices, Belgian yeast.
  • Taste: Pale malt, Belgian yeast, spices. Some decent fruitiness going on.
  • Bought: Galerie FRITS (Antwerp), 330 ml, €3.75
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 24/10-2024, BB: 28/2-2025

Vissenberg Viswijf

New brewery, brewery #1810 (2024 goal reached!):
  • Name: Vissenberg Viswijf, 7.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Medium golden, hazy. Small to medium white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, spices. Belgian yeast.
  • Taste: Medium fruits, Belgian yeast. Spices and some honey.
  • Bought: Galerie FRITS (Antwerp), 330 ml, €?.??
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 24/10-2024, BB: 30/4-2026

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Dubuisson Bush Triple Blonde

  • Name: Dubuisson Bush Triple Blonde, 10.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Medium golden, clear. Small, white head.
  • Aroma: Spices, fruits, pale malt, yeast.
  • Taste: Medium fruits, Belgian yeast. Pale malt, spices. Banana?
  • Bought: Pairi Daiza, 330 ml, €5.30
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 23/10-2024, BB: 9/10-2025

Dubuisson Cuvée des Trolls

  • Name: Dubuisson Cuvée des Trolls, 7%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Medium blond, hazy. Big, white head.
  • Aroma: Pale malt, spices, light fruits.
  • Taste: Light fruits, honey sweetness. Pale malt, Belgian yeast. Spices.
  • Bought: Pairi Daiza, 330 ml, €5.00
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 23/10-2024, BB: 1/2-2026

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Tall Poppy Bones Help Nobody

Saison / Farmhouse - Dark #6, new brewery:
  • Name: Tall Poppy Bones Help Nobody, 8%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Brewed 24/10-2021. Dark brown, tiny light tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark fruits, prunes. Some malt and earthy.
  • Taste: Dark, tart fruits. Some malt, warming. Tart aftertaste.
  • Bought: Galerie FRITS (Antwerp), 330 ml, €?.??
  • Score: 3.1 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 22/10-2024, BB: 31/10-2025

Vleesmeester Stoute Proost

New brewery, Belgian beer #300:
  • Name: Vleesmeester Stoute Proost, 10%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Big, dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, well roasted. Chocolate. Hint of dark fruits.
  • Taste: Very dark malt, heavily roasted. Coffee and chocolate notes. Warming.
  • Bought: Café Pardaf (Antwerp), 250 ml tap, €6.50
  • Score: 4.1 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 17/20)
  • Info: 22/10-2024

Struise Robert the Great

  • Name: Struise Robert the Great, 10.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Small, tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Dark fruits, cherry?
  • Taste: Dark malt, nicely roasted. Dark fruits, slightly vinous. Cherry? Some Belgian yeast.
  • Bought: Café Pardaf (Antwerp), 200 ml tap, €6.90
  • Score: 3.9 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 16/20)
  • Info: 22/10-2024

Monday, 21 October 2024

Kettu Pumpkin Spice Porter

New brewery:
  • Name: Kettu Pumpkin Spice Porter, 6.5%, Finland
  • Appearance: Dark brown, fizzy light tan head.
  • Aroma: Mostly candy sugar and pumpkin spice.
  • Taste: Dark malt, candy sugar. Quite a bit of pumpkin spice.
  • Bought: Galerie FRITS (Antwerp), 330 ml can, €4.75
  • Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 12/20)
  • Info: 21/10-2024, BB: ??/??-????

Perkament Bruin

New brewery:
  • Name: Perkament Bruin, 9%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Dark brown, nice medium dark head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, some dark caramel.
  • Taste: Dark malt, brown sugar. Toasted. Dark caramel sweetness. Slight alcohol.
  • Bought: Elfde Gebod (Antwerp), 330 ml, €5.99
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 21/10-2024, BB: ??/??-????

Saturday, 28 September 2024

Duvel Tripel Hop Citra

Skype tasting with Nordcore:
  • Name: Duvel Tripel Hop Citra, 9.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Light orange, clear. Big, frothy white head.
  • Aroma: Good hops, citrus. Belgian yeast.
  • Taste: More citrus and hops. Belgian yeast. Pretty good.
  • Bought: amstein.ch, 330 ml, CHF 3.24
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 28/9-2024, BB: 28/2-2023

Monday, 29 July 2024

28 Triple

  • Name: 28 Triple, 9%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Dark golden, clear. Small, white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, citrus. Some alcohol.
  • Taste: Fruits, some bitterness. Belgian yeast. Some alcohol. Not great.
  • Bought: Atto Primo (Fidenza), 330 ml, €3.20
  • Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 29/7-2024, BB: 30/6-2025

Friday, 8 September 2023

Chouffe Sans Alcool / Alcoholvrij

  • Name: Chouffe Sans Alcool / Alcoholvrij, 0.4%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Pale golden, slight haze. Big, creamy white head.
  • Aroma: Citrus, wheat, grains. Floral.
  • Taste: Light fruits, citrus. Floral. Wheat, some grains.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 3.20
  • Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 8/9-2023, BB: 31/1-2024

Friday, 25 August 2023

Koelschip #8400 Beer - De Nie

  • Name: Koelschip #8400 Beer - De Nie, ?%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Dark yellow golden, hazy to murky. Huge, white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, yeast, brett. Spices.
  • Taste: Light fruits, yeast. Spices. Light brett, but also some sweetness. 
  • Bought: Brewery, 330 ml, €3.00
  • Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 25/8-2023, BB: ??/??-????

Thursday, 10 August 2023

Bourgogne des Flandres Blonden Os

New brewery:
  • Name: Bourgogne des Flandres Blonden Os, 6.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Golden, clear. Decent, white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, floral hops. Some Belgian yeast and spices.
  • Taste: Light fruits, some light caramel sweetness. Floral. Light spices, some Belgian yeast.
  • Bought: Hotel bar (Mons), 330 ml, €5.00
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 10/8-2023, BB: 12/2-2025