Brasserie de la Senne Brett Porter

Brett Porter

 

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

  Porter Special
Score
7.36
ABV: 5.7% IBU: - Ticks: 42
Brett Porter is inspired by the ancient London Porters, superstar beers of the 1800s preserved in giant wooden barrels in which Brettanomyces yeasts would develop. Our Porter is not barrel-aged, but rather co-fermented with our house Brettanomyces, and brewed with magnificent special English malts.
She is black with a ruby accent. Her foam is dark beige, fine and persistent. The Brettanomyces are well present in the nose and add a winy character with hints of ripe cherries, as an old kirsh, and a bit of leather. A roasted, slightly smoky touch completes the picture. We find these flavours back in the mouth, accompanied by notes of moka, cocoa powder, and prunes. Her body is mellow but light, which makes her surprisingly refreshing and easy to drink!
 

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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
330 ml, bottled 23 Nov 22. Dark brown body, with a medium, creamy, tan head. Aroma of toast, dark bread, roasty coffee, cocoa powder, some charred wood, dark berries, citrus, Brett from the background. Tastes similar, with a bit more hops. Quite creamy mouthfeel. Finishes medium roasty, toasty, wooden, hoppy, with Brett, some dark berries, slight citrus, with lasting pine. Very characterful, complex stuff! The Brett isn't too dominant, while still noticeable, leading to even more depth. Otherwise robust roasty and ashy notes, with quite a lot of fruits and hops, all perfectly balance. Quaffable, satifsfying! Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 5 / 17
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2023 at 21:02

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
33cl Fles bij In de Wildeman. Zwarte kleur, mooie beige kraag. Brett, aards, licht funky, licht kazig, droog, mokka, praliné, wat koffie, vrij hard, licht zuurtje. Lichte body, flink wat koolzuur.
Tried on 01 Sep 2023 at 15:36

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM> Pours deep brown with a lasting, foamy tan topping. Light-medium sweet flavour with sturdy roast, balanced brett funk, bitter cocoa, ash, background leathery berries, earthy bitterness, old rubber. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation and velvety texture. Great depth in the finish, a little sticky roast, burnt sugars, subdued brett funk, more dried dark fruit accents. The depth and balance is remarkable. Outstanding.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2023 at 16:38

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from Raynville Superstore. It pours darkest brown to black with with a thick tan head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, big hit of brett, farmyard, must, dark fruits, jammy berry, blackcurrant, raspberry, bramble crumble, red wine, cacao nibs, salted dark chocolate and fizzy candy/tangfastics. The taste is dry, rich roasted malt, some bitteness, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, charred oak, some burnt toast, spice, some umami/liquorice, deep funk, brett, barnyard, tangy berry, bramble, blackcurrant, raspberry, black grape, jammy vibes and tangfastics with a dry, bretty oak finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Nice deep funk and tangy berry. Interesting and quaffable.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2023 at 16:30

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Off black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are coffee and chocolate. Slight sweet floral. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2023 at 20:23

8.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bouteille 33cl, BB 11/11/2025, bottled 11/11/2022.
DLS signe encore très fort avec ce porter bretté qui au premier abord vient me rappeler un style Cascadian Dark Ale de l'Oregon - à l'époque où cela gardait encore son approche très classique tel que auguré par Deschutes.
Ici, une couleur ambrée/cuivrée sur un col bien mousseux rappelant un caractère 'stout' anglais qui oscille sur le café au lait.
Arôme sur de fins effluves chargés en malts - je retrouve un léger nez grillé, torréfié avec une note de chocolat. Ponctué par un fruité rouge/noir et en rétro-nasal un léger funk virant vers un côté un peu lambic.
Palais est léger à moins de 6% avec un excellent mariage entre un classique de la bière anglaise et le côté 'sauvageon' de DLS avec sa levure maison qui continue à produire des résultats plus qu'intéressant - et nettement plus goûtu que ce que d'autres brasseries arrivent à restituer avec une soit-disant 'levure maison'. Je ressens un petit côté anisé relevé par le brett avec un renfort chocolaté amer et fruits secs/noirs en fin de bouche, pointe un peu noix verte (style ratafia) amertume herbacée de sous-bois relevé par un côté infusion de café/thé (avec une fine amertume). Le tout est assez sec et repris en fin de bouche par de bonnes notes de houblons nobles anglais pour un léger fini terreux, mentholé.
Avec presque un an en bouteille, cette version reste solide.
Tried from Bottle from Malting Pot on 04 Aug 2023 at 18:45

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from House Of Trembling Madness. Dark brown body with a beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of dark chocolate, lemon and minerals. Flavour of chocolate and chocolate-lime sweets. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. It’s a tasty beer but I can’t help but think that Brett yeast lends itself better to non-dark beers.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2023 at 19:06

7/10
Great! Low alcohol, big taste!
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2023 at 22:10

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Dark brown/black pour with a lasting white/tan head. Aromas of coffee, cocoa, sour cherries, faint nuts. Taste is similar, adding some more complexity. Really good stuff.
Tried on 09 Jul 2023 at 22:18

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dark brown, almost black, beige foam. Medium carbonation. Roasty, coffee, light tart, Brett, some sweetness. Refreshing but also a full body. Great porter .
Tried on 06 Jul 2023 at 18:39