Brasserie de la Senne Zenne Pils

Zenne Pils

 

Brasserie de la Senne in Brussel / Bruxelles / Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Lager - Pilsener Regular
Score
7.10
ABV: 4.9% IBU: - Ticks: 79
Brussels formerly counted a fair number of famous pils breweries, with Wiels by Wielemans, Ekla by Vandenheuvel, Jager by Roelants, and many more. Brasserie de la Senne revives this tradition of Brussels pils and presents Zenne Pils, an unfiltered, unpasteurised craft pils. Eric Toft, brewmaster from Schönram brewery in Bavaria and one of the greatest masters of the style, has coached the Senne brewers about the traditional brewing methods of this peculiar bottom-fermented beer, iconic in Germany and in the Czech Republic.
Zenne Pils was brewed with the traditional method of decoction. This adds depth and complexity to its malty character, and makes it very nicely drinkable. It is neither pasteurised nor filtered, which makes it naturally hazy at low temperatures. It develops a fine bitterness, more pronounced than that of the “pils” we are used to drink in Belgium today. Moreover, it is generously hopped with old varieties of German hops that are considered to be the most noble ones, and which the Brasserie de la Senne brewmaster directly selected at one of the best hop growers’ of the South of Germany. 4,9% abv, keg only.
The logo was designed by the brewery’s resident artist, Jean Goovaerts. The Brussels pentagon recalls our national symbol, the Atomium, as well as -and most importantly- the imminent move of the brewery to its new site of Tour & Taxis, situated in the “1000 Brussels” commune.
 

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Tried on 09 Feb 2024 at 21:21


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at source, a mostly clear golden yellow coloured pour with a a sticky lasting white froth. Aroma is lovely cereal grains fresh grassy hop, biscuit.. Sweet malts. Palate is semi sweet, vanilla, moderate carbonation. Good pils.

Tried from Draft on 09 Feb 2024 at 21:11


7

Zenne beer tasting at Carlsens Kvarter. Crisp and clean, perhaps a little fruity and spicy.

Tried on 27 Sep 2023 at 17:33


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500 ml tap. Unclear yellow golden with a fluffy head. Zesty grapefruity notes, floral notes,herbal grassy hops, grain, hay, resin, stone fruit. Hoppy zesty bitterness, grainy sweetness. Medium bodied, oily texture, lively carbonated, hoppy zesty floral bitter finish. Nice hoppy flavourful Pilsner!

Tried from Draft on 09 Aug 2023 at 20:09


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Yellow-hazy pour with a decent white head lasting for quite some time. Flavour and aromas of malts, hops, minerals, grass/hay and citrus/lemons. Really nice pilsener.

Tried on 24 Jun 2023 at 18:04


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Beerlovers Bar, pours a hazy pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out grassy hops, light herbal notes and straw. Flavour is bright and grassy, with straw, grassy hops, light herbal notes, and straw. Crisp and clean, with good depth. Very good.

Tried from Draft on 17 May 2023 at 18:06


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

330mL bottled 9/29/22, drunk 5/4/23. Mostly clear, lemon-brass. Creamy, white head sits rockily atop. Yep, that's lovely and dainty and bright without being overdone in the hop category, yet full of fresh herb and lots of easygoing lemon. Plentiful honey-like malts to balance. Bright, clean. Quite malty, huge depth, lots of honey-like character with hops having faded from 8 months in the bottle. But still lovely and clean without too much bitterness (but enough). Super, super drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2023 at 00:09


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Draught at Brasserie de la Senne, Brussels, 22 Oct 2022) Pale golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty, hoppy nose with bread, cereal, grass and herbal hops. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of bread, cereal, grass, citrus and a balanced herbal bitterness. Medium body, dry. Fresh and tatsy pilsener. Nice one.

Tried on 29 Apr 2023 at 20:27


7

Magus, mõru, kuiv, puuviljane, linnaseline. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2023 at 21:03


7.5

Dry. And with that de La senne hoppiness. Easy going. Would love to slam it on tap.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2023 at 06:11