Bios Vlaamse Bourgogne
Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.86
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Classic 'versnijbier', discontinued in 2006 but sometimes brewed on occasion with different labels / names after that.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Certainly one of the best beers of Van Steenberge. Brown/red colour with a sour, sweet taste. Beer in the same family as Rodenbach. Very nice
Tried
on 09 Apr 2012
at 07:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
"Acquired at Lebanon Co-Op (Centerra Pkwy) for $3.50 a bottle Purchased in December 10th Label reads: 17FJ 15:26 (Not sure what this means) Poured into a Riedel Snifter Glass Pouring Temp - 39 F Drinking Temp - 45 F A - Two finger head produced. Dark ale but, against the light you see a bold amber color showing through with lots of floating bits of yeast. I wasn’t aware this was bottle conditioned until after pouring it. Head subsided in 20 seconds to a thin layer of foam S - Smell is very Belgian. I’m mistakenly thinking this is a cross between Golden Draak and Kriek Boon! I smell a lot of cherries and that great Belgian yeast. I think the Kriek smell I’m picking up is the similarity to a very sour Lambic which this is not. T - Bland. That’s the only way to put this. It’s close to an unflavored Lambic but so distant that it’s not. I get the notes of sour but no fruitiness comes through. I’m not a fan of the taste. Too bitter with almost no body at all. The first drink is like that of hard water from a tap and then finished with a sour punch on the way out. Not very good. M - The carbonation flares up as soon as I do one swish and overtakes all liquid in my mouth. Basically, the beer transforms from liquid to bubbles with a single swish. This is still a very light beer and the bubbles are super tart! O - The bottle looked promising, the smell and appearance got me excited but the taste was a big let down. I love Lambic beers and I sort of love unflavored Lambics but this is just not a beer for me. I can’t give it over a 3 and that’s disappointing."
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2012
at 15:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Säuerlicher Antrunk mit leichten Kirschnoten, eindeutig gesüßt. Die Süße wird leider stärker, trockener Abgang mit angenehmer Kirschnote. Geringe Komplexität. 9/8/10/7/9/8
Tried
on 22 Dec 2011
at 15:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Bottleworks, pours a hazy orange amber with a medium white head. Aroma is very sweet for a sour, with no shortage of sour fruits. Flavour is cloyingly sweet for a sour (more than from the bottle apparently), subtle tart fruits and sugar. Not a big fan, but I'd be willing to retry from a bottle.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Dec 2011
at 22:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle pours dark cherry to brown with a big initial head that fades to a finger thick white head. Aroma is tart acidic funk. Barrel elements as well, damp wood, leather. Flavor is pretty mellow, lots of moldy wood, oak, big cherry notes. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2011
at 18:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ home. Dark maroon appearance with a very lively tan head. Tart, cran raspberry, lightly acetic aroma. Mildly tart, cherry, light cranberry, lightly sour flavor. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2011
at 19:07
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle as Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Ale. Malt vinegar aroma.Cola brown with a quickly dissipating beige head. Sour fruity flavor with a sweet finish. I’m just not a fan of sour beers so far.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2011
at 19:28
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Not a bad sour, but one that grows much too sweet on the finish. Looks awful as well, pouring like flat Cheerwine; good thing the nose is tart and sour with the mildest hint of funk. But the taste, while good and tart and oaky at first, grows saccharine as it warms, cloyingly so, until you’re left wishing the beer didn’t taste so much like a soft drink. A proper training sour, but one that grows quickly tiresome. Drank as "Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Red Ale."
Tried
on 23 May 2011
at 19:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty funky aroma with weak yeasty hints. Fruity sweetish and slightly sour flavor. Has a fruity sour funky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2011
at 08:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On draught at Vintage Estate in Boardman, served in a snifter. The beer is a reddish-mahogany color with a minimal off-white head that disappears quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of sour cherries and yeast. Medium body with a moderately tart fruit character and flavors of sweet yeast and a touch of oak. The finish is fruity with a tart cherry aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2011
at 14:10