Zenne Pils
Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
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7.11
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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.
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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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Foeders, Amsterdam, 23rd March 22. Pours a clear gold. Aroma is distinctive, yeast, grass, musty. Taste is bitter, mellow, aromatic, grass, lovely drinking
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2022
at 19:06
6.6/10
Still no czech pils. Fine emough beer. But instwad of having that czech charaxter it seems a but muddy to me. Foeders ams
Tried
on 19 Mar 2022
at 17:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pale blond colour with some haze from the yeast. Lots of sweet pale, cerealy malts. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2021
at 19:36
6/10
On tap. A clear yellow golden beer with a white head. Aroma of dry grainy malt, straw. Taste of dry grainy pale malt, straw, moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2021
at 15:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Süffiger, mild herber Beginn. Leicht bitter, weich, moderat hopfig getreidig, ansteigend bitter. Getreidig würzig, langer Nachhall. 10/11/11/11//11
Tried
from Draft
at
Craftbeer Corner Coeln
on 23 Oct 2021
at 15:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Slightly milky, orange golden colour with small to average, frothy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Slightly bready, minimally grainy and strawy, malty aroma, mildly grassy, minimally herbal, hoppy overtones, a weak touch of nettle, mint, minimally yeasty spicy overtones as well. Taste is sweet-ish, slightly bready, minimally grainy and strawy malty, moderately bitter, oily, grassy hoppy, minimally herbal, a touch of nettle, lemon balm, mint, weak, yeasty spicy overtones. Oily texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, soft carbonation. Very fine, multifacetted, harmonious composition, nice dirty aspects - top of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2021
at 23:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At Warsaw Beer Fest 2021, tap. Hazy golden-yellow a bit bright with a medium white foam. Nose: pepper spicy with some esters, yeast. Mouth: refreshing, slightly lemony, thirst quenching, lime. A bit sweet. A nice mix of a lager and a Belgian ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2021
at 12:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle in Ambasada and tap at the brewery taproom. Cloudy yellow, large white head. Malty, bit yeasty, bready, just a touch of bitterness. Smooth. Easy going. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brasserie de la Senne - Zenne Bar
on 21 Jul 2021
at 19:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml. -from Ambasada Zagreb. Pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, grainy and light grassy nose. Grainy and light cardboard taste with mild herbal and grassy notes. Rather strong bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2021
at 22:59
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2021
at 20:18