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BrewTous' in Bütgenbach, Liège, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
Score
4.97
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2.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
17/1/2026. Bottle at ITFC Beer share. From the Norwich Arts Centre fundraiser following the World Beer Awards. Almost clear pour. Stewed, sulphur, chalky, sour citrus. Really grim and surely an infected bottle and not as the brewer intended?
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2026
at 16:24
2/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2026
at 16:23
4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2026
at 16:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The basic 'Pilsener' by this Büttgenbach microbrewery, with a name referring to a Rolling Stones song like most others in their range - clearly the brewer is a huge fan. Foamy, snow white, very thick, membrane-lacing head slowly thinning over a misty yellow blonde robe with lively sparkling - clearly unfiltered. Aroma of wet white bread, clear DMS (overcooked broccoli), field flowers, watercress, spoiled cucumber, cold vegetable soup, cooked onion, sourdough and a very vague 'fishy' note of not really fresh seafood. Restrainedly sweetish onset, vague hints of apple and pear, prickly carb with still soft, even somewhat 'fluffy' mouthfeel; white-bready middle, cereally and round, with extra bready yeast effects but also something slightly 'dirty', plus the DMS which returns retronasally; mild floral hops bring some soft bitterness, while the bready yeastiness or yeasty breadiness continues. There is something 'fishy' about this - almost literally, with the cooked vegetable DMS effect not bringing any redemption - frankly I was not expecting such clear off-flavours in a style normally aiming for sleekness and cleanness (though I saw the brewing equipment and am almost sure that this is a top-fermented blonde rather than an actual lager, in which case it is perhaps more accurately referred to as a 'pseudo-Pilsener'...). Too bad.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2025
at 13:31