Bruin
Beerdevelopment Viven in Sijsele, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: De ProefbrouwerijBelgian Style - Dubbel Regular
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Score
6.75
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Viven Bruin is an improvement of the original recipe. The fine balance between malt and spices creates a surprising aftertaste. Brown ale with an aroma of chocolate and caramel.
This beer is the perfect meal companion. Properinge hops.
This beer is the perfect meal companion. Properinge hops.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein trübes rötlichbraunes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch nach getrockneten Früchten, Hefe, Karamell. Geschmack hefig, Karamell, Früchte, leicht gewürzig.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2014
at 09:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle sampled at home. Pours clear reddish brown with a small tan head. Aroma of caramel, overripe dark fruits, malt and biscuit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2014
at 07:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy White good mostly lasting head. Brown colour. Moderate malty and hoppy and yeasty aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2013
at 10:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cl. bottle shared with Kraddel on the train ride to Borefts 2013. BBF 07/11/2013. Drank straight from the bottle, procured from Willems. High carb. soy, slight smoke even, way more restrained than the porter but does remind me a little bit of that beer. Also getting sweet malt & thick brown sugar, high spices, some roast, caramel & serious dark bread. Pretty character-full & interesting dubbel. Nice brew, Viven is good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2013
at 04:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Re-rate at a blind tasting , anno 2017. Black glassware, wrapped bottle. Deleted earlier rating since it became very irrelevant. Smell is malty, but not overly fresh. Stale, old white bread. Taste is sharp, bit bitter. rather high carbo. Bit creamy body. Pretty lager-like, but a more full body than what i?d expect from a lager. Also has got more sweetness. Bit of chemical backside to me as well ( not overly clear, but mostly retronasal ) . Seems like I totally missed the ballpark here, but Thats simply what I tasted. Strange thing is that I gave the exact same score years ago, as I did today.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2013
at 02:25
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled, BB 05-02-14, large sample. Clear ruby color, medium frothy light brown head. Aroma of spicy belgian yeast, lots of caramel, hint of dark bread, Poperinge hops which give a hint of melon and pear. Taste has some sweetness, caramel again, medium dry, quite high on carbonation. Although it’s only 6% it does give some sense of alcohol. Finish is a bit thin and watery, that’s disappointing actually. Quite typical belgian double styled beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2013
at 13:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Bier Tempel. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are rich malt, dried fruits, caramel and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2013
at 13:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Amber colour with a beige head. aroma is dry, alcohol, caramel. flavour is dry, sugar, hop, caramel, alcohol, dried fruit. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2013
at 00:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Nice lacings left as the creamy off-white head sinks with the constantly lower level of unlcear, dark amber beer. Prunes, dark sugar, some grassy, peppery hops, and some pastry hints. Prunes, dark sugar, grassy hops and some spiced notes. Full body, very dry on the palate, with soft and pleasant carbonation. Bitter, yet malty sweet finish. A quite pleasant one, but it sort of lacks the balance one normally expect from Belgian beer. 130516
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2013
at 12:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear amber/brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, chocolate and dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear amber/brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, chocolate and dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2013
at 12:30