Brussels Calling 2021
Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
IPA - Belgian Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.60
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Brussels Calling is our anniversary beer. The base is always a blonde, 6,5% abv, but we change the hops every year. The result is a very balanced “Belgian IPA”. The bouquet is intensely exotic and floral. These flavours get longer and more intense in the taste, paired with a nice malt base, and they are structured by an intense but elegant bitterness, that reinforces the freshness of the beer. In the end the fruity character merges with a long and dry bitterness.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Hazy pale amber colour with frothy, tan head. Fruity nose with apricots, crisp-bread, spices, grapefruit and earthy hops. Fruity, floral taste with notes of apricots, grapefruit peel, crisp-bread and a generous citric/spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Rich and hoppy with a good spicy Begian character. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2026
at 19:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled Feb 18, 2021, drunk Jul 27, 2025.
Clear, soft, brassy-blonde with a large, dense, white head that recedes steadily to cover.
Lovely Brett mixing with earthy and funky Sacch. in the nose. Hops still present showing fresh herb and floral accents. Rich malt below it shows white bread and light caramel. Comes together pretty well and certainly highlights the hops, even if the malt is a bit too present for my liking.
Similar in the flavor, with a caramel flavor that they seem to always keep in the beer every year. Floral hops with some unripe stone fruit, fruity Brett and interesting Sacch. Brett hasn't over-attenuated the beer, which is nice.
Clear, soft, brassy-blonde with a large, dense, white head that recedes steadily to cover.
Lovely Brett mixing with earthy and funky Sacch. in the nose. Hops still present showing fresh herb and floral accents. Rich malt below it shows white bread and light caramel. Comes together pretty well and certainly highlights the hops, even if the malt is a bit too present for my liking.
Similar in the flavor, with a caramel flavor that they seem to always keep in the beer every year. Floral hops with some unripe stone fruit, fruity Brett and interesting Sacch. Brett hasn't over-attenuated the beer, which is nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Beer & Wine Nation - Merrimack
on 28 Jul 2025
at 12:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
1/IX/21 - on tap @ DOK Brewing Company (Ghent), BB: n/a (2021-990)
Clear gold blond beer, small creamy white head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit spicy, malty, sweet, floral notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit malty, nice, fruity notes, some banana, gentle bitterness, juicy, hoppy, spicy touch. Aftertaste: some alcohol, malty, fruity, yeasty, herbal bitterness, bitter and dry, some alcohol noticeable, nice one!
Clear gold blond beer, small creamy white head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit spicy, malty, sweet, floral notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit malty, nice, fruity notes, some banana, gentle bitterness, juicy, hoppy, spicy touch. Aftertaste: some alcohol, malty, fruity, yeasty, herbal bitterness, bitter and dry, some alcohol noticeable, nice one!
Tried
from Draft
at
Dok Brewing Company
on 01 Sep 2021
at 20:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle, bottled 18 Feb 21. Amber, moderate hazy body, with a big, stable, frothy, lacing, off-white head. Aroma of citrus, pine, lemon candy, stone fruits, melon, grass, yeast, some biscuit. Tastes pretty similar. Medium, oily mouthfeel with a quite fizzy carbonation. Finishes bitter, medium dry, piney, citric, fruity, yeasty, a bit sweet. Tasty as every year. Very hoppy, with just enough sweet body, lovely yeasty notes and a refreshing bitterness towards the finish. Complex, characterful, balanced and quaffable at the same time. Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2021
at 18:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Hazy yellow with medium white head. Hoppy, yeasty, malty, fruity, bitterish finish. Medium carbonation and body.
Tried
from Draft
at
Brasserie de la Senne - Zenne Bar
on 07 Aug 2021
at 21:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 330ml. -from Ambasada Zagreb. Hazy golden coloured, mdium sized white head, spicy, yeasty and mild fruity nose. Spicy, yeasty, light fruity and herbal taste with notes of grass and quite strong bitter finish. Rather strong carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2021
at 23:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Bit hazy golden with big creamy white head. Lots of grapefruit, wheat, marmelade, light berries. Under medium sweet, solid bitter. But creamy medium bodied with full carbonation. Maybe a bit much carbonation but it works. I love it, great use of hops in here, again a great entry in this series.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2021
at 18:25