Brasserie de la Senne Brussels Calling 2021

Brussels Calling 2021

 

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

  IPA - Belgian Winter Out of Production
Score
7.61
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 15
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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7.9
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.

Tried from Bottle from Beer & Wine Nation - Merrimack on 28 Jul 2025 at 12:08



7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Hazy blond with fluffy head. Nicely bitter with slightly spicy yeast elements. Fairly complex and so easy to drink.

Tried on 06 May 2022 at 17:25


7.5
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!

Tried from Draft at Dok Brewing Company on 01 Sep 2021 at 20:40


8
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
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
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
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


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Etregourmet. Pours hazy Golden with a White head. Yeasty, cereal, doughy, White bread and citrus and grassy hops. Smooth and dry with a pleasant bitterness. Quaffer

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2021 at 19:22


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle.Hazy yellow colour with large white head.Aroma of yeast and spices nice fruity and malty with nice not of herbs aswell well balanced and great beer.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2021 at 12:06