VBDCK Brewery

Microbrewery in Tielrode, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2015

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Antwerpse Steenweg 12, Tielrode, 9140, Belgium
Description
The Verbeeck-Back brewery has been around since the end of the 19th century, when it became one of the most beloved independent breweries in the northern region of Belgium. The brewery was, is and remains a family affair: no monks or big corporations in sight. The secrets of its successes were passed on from father to son until they became fathers themselves... and so on. However, the sons of the sixties-generation had other plans. In 1966, the brewery dozed off for a short nap.

In 2015, a new generation has risen and so has the brewery. The Verbeeck-Back family bloodline was reinforced by the De Cock family. Together, they have formed the formidable, reassuringly Belgian-sounding name Verbeeck – Back – De Cock. VBDCK. This new crop of VBDCK heirs to the family tradition of Belgian quality and craft has literally been digging up history by its roots. They are ripping through the nostalgic silence with KEREL, the beer that says it all, and the transformation of the original brewery and family residence into a new place to stay.

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5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5
bottle @ drink station (budapest) yellow colour, normal body, average carbonation, weak body, white head, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy, yeasty, decent bitterness
Tried on 18 Nov 2025 at 19:05

6/10
Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2025 at 01:20

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
330ml bottle. Minimally milky, yellow-ish, golden colour with average, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Slightly grainy, pale malty, minimally wheaty malty and mildly funky, yeasty spicy, slightly grassy and minimally citrusy fruity hoppy aroma, hints of emmer, old lemon peel, a touch of lime peel, some white pepper. Taste is citrusy fruity and slightly herbal-grassy hoppy, pale and wheaty malty and slightly yeasty spicy, hints of lemon, old lemon peel, lime peel, some white pepper.
Minimally oily, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium, foamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Light, mild, very refreshing - very nice.
Tried from Bottle from Craftbeer Shop on 28 Oct 2025 at 20:35

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Minimally milky, yellow-ish, golden colour with average to huge, frothy to macropore, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy fruity (hoppy) aroma, pale malty background, notes of grapefruit, some lemon. Taste is zesty bitter, citrusy fruity hoppy, pale malty basis without residual sweetness, notes of grapefruit, grapefruit peel, a touch of lemon, lots of zesty bitterness, minimally perfumed fruitiness.
Oily-watery texture, very dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Quite dry and bitter, minimally perfumed fruitiness - OK.
Tried from Bottle from Mr. Hop (webshop) on 25 Oct 2025 at 20:07

5/10
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2025 at 19:19

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Lys gul klar med hvitt skum. Lukter karamell og alkohol. Fyldig. Smaker alkohol, fløtekaramell og brød.
Tried on 06 Sep 2025 at 16:05

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Dunkler, karamellig röstiger Beginn mit alkoholischen Tendenzen. Malz, Rosinen, etwas Whiskey, cremig. Würzig, holzig, langer karamelliger Abgang. 9/11/12/12/8/11
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2025 at 19:16

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
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Clear, Slight Cold Haze Cloudiness, Yellow Straw Color, Huge White Foam Head, Wet Cream Top, Good Retention, Thin Soapy Rings and Dashes of Lacing. Slightly Fruity, Citrus, Lemongrass, Faint Belgian Yeast Aroma. Juicy, Lightly Sweet, Fruity, Citrus, Lemongrass, Mellow Belgian Yeast, Dusty Hops. Juicy, Lightly Sweet, Fruity, Citrus, Lemongrass, Belgian Yeast, Light Spiciness, Dusty Hops Aftertaste. Light And Easy Going. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2025 at 16:48

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
A slightly hazy orange golden beer with an off white head. Aroma of dried fruits, caramel, raisins, wood. Taste of dried fruits, boozy malt, caramel, rye, raisins. Strong body.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2025 at 13:41

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
16/IV/25 - 33cl can from Albert Heijn supermarket (Oostakker), shared @ holiday in France, BB: 12/II/26, L4256B5? 10:02 (2025-362)

Clear light blond to yellow beer, big aery irregular white head, unstable, dissipates quickly. Aroma: malty, grains, hay, cow fodder. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: gentle bitterness, grains, a bit sourish, bitter hops, some sweet malts, grains, corn flakes. Aftertaste: sweet malts, grains, a bit yeasty, some banana. Weak excuse for a lager.
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2025 at 20:30