Struiselensis
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.36
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This slightly sour blonde is the result of a unique experimental combination of Brettanomyces Bruxellensis and Pediococus Cerivisae from Wyeast Laboratories.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
22 November 2025. GBV Tasting: Struise en kaas feat. Tim DR (Jan Yoens). Cheers to the whole crew!
Clear golden, thin, off-white head. Aroma of green apple, rhubarb, sorrel, hay, barnyard, sourdough, oak. Taste has sour green apple & sorrel in a sourdough-like, bread-crusty malt base with lactic acid and funky hay notes. Old grassy hops in the finish, lingering green apple & oak. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Solid Sour Ale with spicy notes; complex yet restrained; more than anything, a striking reminder of what Struise was capable of.
Clear golden, thin, off-white head. Aroma of green apple, rhubarb, sorrel, hay, barnyard, sourdough, oak. Taste has sour green apple & sorrel in a sourdough-like, bread-crusty malt base with lactic acid and funky hay notes. Old grassy hops in the finish, lingering green apple & oak. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Solid Sour Ale with spicy notes; complex yet restrained; more than anything, a striking reminder of what Struise was capable of.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2025
at 09:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. The aroma is very lambic like, some wet hay, and some nice crisp hops with a good amount of sour funk. Flavour is again sour, but there is a sour apple juice like finish. Ends quite tart, and interesting take, some nice hops, and a very tripel type beer, but sour, i like it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Backlog August 2011. Pale golden body under a fading off-white head. Aroma is funky, fruity and acidic. Taste is also funky, fruity and acid, like a gentle geuze. Nice and refreshing without pushing the limits.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2023
at 19:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (2008 vintage). Clear gold with small white head. Hint of citrus pith and fungal notes, sharp funk. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2023
at 14:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml shared with Ryan and two other regulars of Kulminator. Vintage 2008. Appearance: almost clear golden with a white head. Aroma: malty, white lemon peel, some funk and a bit of apples. Taste: along the same lines, bready, slightly sour, some cherries. Overall: passed its prime, but still deserves attention as an experience.
Tried
on 12 May 2023
at 14:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Ebenezer's Pub, summer/fall of 2008, I believe. Mildly hazy, pale straw-to-brass with a thin, somewhat dense, white head showing moderate retention. Nose is spicy phenolics with bone dry malts behind it showing plentiful cracker. Lemon, tangerine almost and some softer fruits with a very deep, subtle Brett character. Not going to mistake this one for the fresh Brett nose of, say, aged Orval. In the mouth it's malty, very dry, with cracker and biscuit-like malts and the Brett and Pedio adding varying degrees of tartness with a bit of stronger, cherry and acetic-like character. Slightly abrupt finish, fading in to the blander malt notes, though with hints of citrus, pepper and a touch of band aid lingering.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2022
at 16:21
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Ughsmash. Thanks! Orange blonde color. Grapefruity, leathery aroma. Sour flavor with pear, pineapple, grapefruit, fresh muscat grapes, leather and rubber. Maybe a bit thin, but a very good sample of well controlled use of brettanomyces. Complex, lively and very tasty. Thanks, Jason!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, courtesy of Koelschtrinker, thanks! Vintage 2008. Pours unclear amber. Aroma is candy, phenols, oxidation, leather, metallic rust. Body is medium, flat, candy sour, tart, fruity too. Still alive. Brett, yes. Clearly goes gueuze, does not quite get there. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2018
at 21:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
750 ml bottle, I guess I can thank AdamJackson? Vintage is 2011. Aroma is is Brett, barnyard mild poop notes, dusty yeast and pale grain.
The flavor is wants to have some citrus but is just intensely sour, massive pucker that hurts my taste buds. Rotten grapes, funky, bad Brett. For me it’s entirely to sour. Overly tart.
The flavor is wants to have some citrus but is just intensely sour, massive pucker that hurts my taste buds. Rotten grapes, funky, bad Brett. For me it’s entirely to sour. Overly tart.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2015
at 23:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Poured from bottle thanks AdamJackson. Pours light orange with a thin white head. Aromas of sour citrus and yeast. Taste is overly tart with lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2015
at 23:25