Belle-Vue
Commercial Brewery
in
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw,
Flemish Brabant,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Established in 1927
Contact
Bergensesteenweg 144, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, 1600, Belgium
Subsidiaries
Description
The Belle-Vue brewery is a story of more than 100 years of craftsmanship. Philémon Vanden Stock started as a so-called ''gueuze steker'' as early as 1913: he buys lambic from local brewers and uses it to create "Gueuze". In 1927 he took over the Belle-Vue café in Anderlecht, which was also the start of the Belle-Vue brand. When he took over the Vos Kina brewery in Molenbeek in 1943, he changed its name to the "Belle-Vue" brewery. He transforms from a gueuze steker into brewer. Under the leadership of son Constant Vanden Stock, the brewery grows strongly, partly through numerous acquisitions in the 50s, 60s and 70s. In 1975, the brewery moves into the old site of the Timmermans brewery in Zuun (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw). Belle-Vue has been part of AB InBev since 1981. Within AB InBev, the Belle-Vue brewery also functions as a pilot brewery and plays an important role in the Belgian network.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Beer Hawk Advent Calendar. Pours clear golden with no head. Aromas of sour apple, sharp lemon, funk. Taste is sherbet, white wine, lemon, oak. Sour finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2020
at 17:38
8/10
6.2% 2019 edition from beer christmas advent kalendar. A really world class gueuze. Spot on in every way. Very tart, very good, clean and neutral.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2020
at 19:01
5/10
Tried
from Can
on 05 Nov 2020
at 21:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
330ml can. Pours clear dark red with a small white head. Aroma is sour cherries. Taste is medium sweet followed by medium sour, cherry juice, sugar. Good sourness. Decent enough.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2020
at 11:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
25 cl bottle as 'La Becasse Kriek'. Dark red colour with a creamy pink-ish head. Sweet aroma with cherries, marzipan, red berries, only a slight tartness. Taste is sweet. Medium bodied. Sweet finish with cherries and sugars. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2020
at 15:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle. Clear dark orange with a lovely small white head. Aroma and taste of wheat, yeast, apples, apricots, coriander and vinegar. Pretty sweet and slightly sour. Tart finish. Medium carbonation. Lambic lemonade.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2020
at 21:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Rating overgezet. Het is een diep donkerrood bier met weinig schuim. Het heeft de geur van kersen en cassis. De smaak is zoet en fruitig. Het is gewoon een frisdrank, maar drinkt wel lekker weg.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2020
at 12:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Served at home from PerfectDraft. Thin off white head left a spotty cover on dark amber still body. Big fruity aroma. Medium, smooth over the tongue with a sharp back. Bitter tangy citrus, pithy, pine & hoppy tastes with a malt backbone. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2020
at 16:35
3/10
from earlier years
Tried
on 16 May 2020
at 23:01
3/10
from earlier years
Tried
on 16 May 2020
at 22:58