Vaertlander Winterbier
De Blauwe Kuip in Niel, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: Leroy BreweriesBelgian Style - Dubbel Regular
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Score
6.08
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Launched in 2012 as the winter version of Vaertlander and also brewed for drinks store De Troetsel in Niel.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8
Pours between red and brown No head at all Smells a bit sweet Good carbo Very sugary . Dry , sweet . No complexity .
Tried
on 15 Dec 2013
at 07:57
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(bottle, 25cl) Hazy, ruby amber colour with a big and tanned foamy head. Yeasty and slightly fruity dark malty aroma with notes of caramel and a tinge of maple syrup. Moderately sweet flavour, medium bodied with a lively, a bit sharp carbonation. Slightly sugary dark malty taste with caramel and a mildly spicy touch; moderately sweet and slightly spicy cara-malty finish with muted alcoholic strength. Plain. 10.I.13
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2013
at 13:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
25 cl. bottle sample @ 18th Christmasbeer festival in Essen. For whatever mysterious reasons, Benzai really wanted to try this one. Dark amber with no head. Smell is caramel, doppel-bock like to me, metallic, sugar, speculaas, herbs. Taste is sweet speculaas, caramel, toffee, iron, bitter herbal with brown sugar. Body is a bit fizzy. Not that bad, there are things to enjoy here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2012
at 02:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle sample @ 18de Kerstbierfestival, Essen 2012. Cuivrée, col beige moyen. Arôme présente ce profile typique belge, note de malt carapils avec en retrait un bouquet quasi presque imperceptible d’épices. Houblon arrive en retrait en profil rétro-nasal sans vraiment contribuer au développement du nez. Palais est malté caramel, haute effervescence avec une pointe d’épice aussi dans le fini. Houblons sont un peu à la ramasse ne venant que dans un subtil profil de fin de bouche. On se retrouve devant une version banale comme souvent pour des bières venant de chez Leroy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2012
at 13:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at OBER Kerstbierfestival 2012. Hazy autumnal orange color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly herbs or spices, lightly grains, lightly alcohol, slightly butter. Medium carbonation, medium body.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2012
at 06:36
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Vaertlander Winterbier (by Leroy):
Aroma: 3/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 9/20, MyTotalScore: 2.2/5
15/XII/12 - 33cl bottle @ Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2012-1374) Thanks to the Belgian/Dutch ratebeer crew for sharing our beers!
Clear red beer, no noticeable head. Aroma: bit sweet, caramel, almost no aroma, and no, not because it's too cold. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: little bitter, nutty, malts, grains, hoppy, hint of caramel. Aftertaste: bit nutty, caramel, grains, bitter ending, alcohol warming the throat.
Aroma: 3/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 9/20, MyTotalScore: 2.2/5
15/XII/12 - 33cl bottle @ Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2012-1374) Thanks to the Belgian/Dutch ratebeer crew for sharing our beers!
Clear red beer, no noticeable head. Aroma: bit sweet, caramel, almost no aroma, and no, not because it's too cold. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: little bitter, nutty, malts, grains, hoppy, hint of caramel. Aftertaste: bit nutty, caramel, grains, bitter ending, alcohol warming the throat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2012
at 10:11