Petit Boulba

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

Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Special

Score

7.18

ABV: 2.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 29

And here is our second attempt at an ultra-light beer, the PETIT BOULBA! The story behind the name is amusing: Brewing in our very first brewery in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw was entirely manual and really exhausting. For lunch, we dreamed of a light and flavorful table beer to quench our thirst... One day, Bernard had the idea to mix a Taras Boulba with an equal amount of sparkling water to make a "small beer". A super refreshing beer that wouldn’t prevent us from getting back to work in full shape! And we decided to call it the "Petit Boulba"...
We reused the name as a reminder of the early days, but of course we made the beer according to a specific recipe. Petit Boulba is a blond beer with only 2.8% alcohol, with a blonde and cloudy appearance due to the use of wheat and oats. Its aroma is very floral, with notes of fresh cereals. On the palate, these aromas develop further and blend with notes of white fruits and fine herbal touches. Petit Boulba is slightly bitter and has a very dry and super refreshing finish

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7.9

Saeglopur (4005) reviewed Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 1 month ago

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

330 ml, bottled 07 Aug 24. Straw coloured body, with a medium head.
Aroma of fresh herbs, grass, flowers, pine, dough, citrus, some stone fruits. Tastes similar.
Lighter mourhtfeel, with a lively carbonation. Finishes dry, bitter, herbal, floral, piney, citric.

Very easy to drink, but also very crisp and characterful, with beautiful hop notes. Simply outstanding for the low ABV, even over a year after bottling!

Tried from Bottle from Etre Gourmet (webshop) on 05 Nov 2025 at 21:31

7.8

CraftBeerNick (10783) reviewed Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 3 months ago

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

Bottle at home from De La Senne Brewpub, 7th September 25. Pours clear. Aroma is citrus and grapefruit. Light spice and some malts. Taste is clean, grapefruit, citrus, grass,,mellow, bitter and very good flavour for the ABV especially

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2025 at 17:29

7.9

Werckmeister (8037) reviewed Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 5 months ago

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

0,33l bottle at home courtesy of Saeglopur, big thanks. Bottled 07. August 2024. BB 07. May 2025. straw yellow cloudy color, small white head. Smells grassy, earthy, leathery, some brett, peppery, some spices. very nice smell. light body, soft carbonation. Tastes citric, earthy, flowery, peppery, some brett, leathery, tobacco, some herbs. Finishes lightly dry and light to medium bitter with notes of brett, pepper and leathery notes. very nice one, great complexity, easy to drink yet quite enough going for it. finish trails away a bit, but this could be related to freshness. Overall very good one.

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Rerate from tap at Billies Kafeteria, Antwerp. 08.11.2025. earthy, grassy, Brett, citric, peppery. Good and very easy 7.8

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2025 at 13:13

7.5

Bierridder (4160) ticked Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 6 months ago

Tried from Draft on 28 May 2025 at 13:30

7.5

Maakun (16495) reviewed Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Hazy light yellow with white head. Wheat, doughy, soft lemon balm, bitter leafy hops, zesty. Light sweet and a bit more bitter. Body is surprisingly thick and creamy. Very nice for a low abv beer.

Tried from Bottle from Etre Gourmet (La Cave à Bières - physical bottle shop) on 16 May 2025 at 16:41

7.4

Sloefmans (15338) reviewed Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 8 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Very stable, thick snowwhite head over veiled, greenish yellow beer. Herbal, herbs, grains, young leaves. Bitterish herbal, bit citrussy, citruspeel, with hints at light acidity. Light, but feeling absolutely nowhere empty, nor tastewise. Mild carbonation, refreshing. Amazing session IPA. Or table beer, if you prefer old belgianisms! Txs to Stef!

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2025 at 07:57

6.8

HenrikSoegaard (21914) reviewed Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 8 months ago

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

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Pale yellow colour. Light malty and modetate hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2025 at 07:48

6.8

Borresteijn (12358) reviewed Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 9 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

33cl Fles van Etre Gourmet. Mistig lichtgele kleur, hagelwitte kraag. Bloemig, licht grassig, licht moutig, vrij waterig maar wat wil je met slechts 2,8%, heeft toch die karakteristieke De la Senne-smaak. Goed, droog, fris, licht.

Tried from Bottle from Etre Gourmet (webshop) on 15 Mar 2025 at 22:01

7.3

Vignale (8348) reviewed Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 9 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Grumlig lite mjölkig ljusgul vätska med högt skum. Lätt och frisk men inte tunn. Lite vi session IPA med citrus, gräs och örter. Men också lite typiska Senne-drag med mycket smak trots låg abv. Gott

Tried from Bottle from Etre Gourmet (webshop) on 08 Mar 2025 at 11:48

tokyobeerdrinker (9006) ticked Petit Boulba from Brasserie de la Senne 9 months ago

It’s nice, but you can really taste, or should that say not tatste the strength. It’s fine and quite nice, but lacking something. But maybe that’s just how I’m feeling right now.

Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 04:02