Petit Boulba
Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Rotating|
Score
7.24
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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
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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7.4/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
7.3/10
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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
7/10
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
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 3
Overall 7
(Draught at Moeder Lambic Fontainas, Brussels, 20 Oct 2024) Hazy golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, grass and grain. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, grass, grain and a generous citric/herbal bitterness. Light body, dry. On the thin side, but refreshing, with a generous hop presence. Nice one.
Tried
from Draft
at
Moeder Lambic Fontainas
on 14 Jan 2025
at 21:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml Bottle - Hazy yellow with a foamy white head. Lemon, grass and hints of sherbet in the aroma. Grassy and floral taste with hints of lemon, spice and sherbet detected. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2024
at 16:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle (bottled: 7AUG24, BBF: 7MAY25) from Dolma Magasin Natural goods store in Brussels. F: medium, white, long lasting. C: straw, hazy. A: citrus, lime, fresh pineapple, bit lemongrass. T: light malty base, citrus, orange, lemongrass, pineapple, dry grassy on the palate, nice balanced long lasting bitterness, very refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2024
at 19:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Malto, Riccione, Italy. Pours hazy pale gold, with fine white foam. Aroma is weak citrus. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium bitter. Final is average.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2024
at 21:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cl draft at Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, Belgium. The pour is a hazed white yellow with a foamy lasting one inch head with pretty lace. The aroma is soft delicate grain, floral, straw and a hint of herbal. The taste is very much a lighter version of Taras Boulba with great flavor integration, of the malt grain and the floral hop notes. Earth and mineral carry the finish. The palate is light bodied with soft natural carbonation and remarkably great body despite the low abv. This is expertly made and delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Nov 2024
at 15:21