Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Thanks Luigi for this bottle that I have tried at Bonfol during this summer/winter that it is too hot. This one is good, classical Belgian beer, boozy but it is discreet, smooth and bready at the palate, a bit fruity, classical hop. 25.02.2021
blackisle (5698) reviewed Thrive Peak from De Proefbrouwerij 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4
Can 33cl. from AH XL Muiden @home poured into a shaker. Hazy pale golden colour, good lasting frothy white head, good lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, lemon, some wort. Taste above medium sweet, light bitter, lemon, candy sugar, lactose, light herbal notes. Light body, watery texture, sweetbitter aftertaste, quite metallic, refreshing but hardly a beer, pfff.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Pain de Minuit from De Proefbrouwerij 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Blonde ale brewed from leftover bread (a trusted formula that has been applied in several countries already, usually with ecological intentions), in this case the bread that is left over from the catering services on the Eurostar trains, among others. Though the can does not mention it, the guy who came up with this idea says somewhere on his LinkedIn profile that it is actually brewed at the Proefbrouwerij in Lochristi, Belgium, so I will accept that as the physical ‘source’. Thanks tderoeck for sharing. Thick and moussey, snow white, large-bubbled, frothy head on a lightly hazed pale yellow-golden blonde robe. Aroma of dried out white bread, withering grass, green pear, herb crackers, unripe apricot, dried field flowers, white pepper. Fruity, crisp but straightforward onset, some green pear and unripe banana, sweetish with lively carbonation adding a lot of minerality; smooth white-bready and bit cracker-like pale malt core under mild herbal spiciness (vague thyme, probably phenolic) and a late but effective, floral hop bitterness that balances out the sweetness and lasts a bit. As stereotypical as it gets for a Belgian style blonde in spite of bread being an actual ingredient here, deliberately kept simple and to the point – but technically well executed, which is the least one can expect from Proef, if that is indeed the executive brewery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2017 - 330ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, raisin, toffee, bread, honey & malt. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Pain de Minuit from De Proefbrouwerij 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
8/III/25 - 33cl can as a gift, shared with Alengrin @ home, BB: 24/IV/26, L4298B35 10:56 (2025-259) Thanks to Kristine V. for the can!
Clear orange beer, small creamy white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: malty, grains, banana, yeasty, bread. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty, a bit sweet, grains, banana, yeast, metallic bitterness, sugary. Aftertaste: sweet, malty, grains, some banana, herbal touch, a bit unpleasant, meh.
kangareuben (5049) ticked Bloemen Bier from De Proefbrouwerij 1 year ago
Thank you for bringing this Dee C.! This is nice and sweet
labeerinthum (8508) reviewed St. Gregory from De Proefbrouwerij 1 year ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 12
Bottiglia. All'olfatto si esprimono sentori di sottobosco. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e la maniera in cui permane è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana medio-fine. Il liquido si presenta opalescente. Il colore è ambrato rossiccio carico tendente marrone. Il corpo è rotondo. L'amaro non è invasivo. La forza gustativa è elevata e la permanenza è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Al palato prevalgono impressioni di caramello, miele, cereali, liquirizia, resina, agrumi, frutta secca, erbe aromatiche, frutta passita e alcol presente.
labeerinthum (8508) reviewed Bloemen Bier from De Proefbrouwerij 1 year ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 12
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso viene attratto dall'orzo e dal floreale. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e il modo in cui permane è sufficiente. Il manto birroso superiore è caratterizzato da una schiuma dalla buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine, con carbonazione abbondante. Il liquido si presenta velato. Bollicine medio-fini costituiscono anche la forma della frizzantezza, con carbonazione persistente. Il colore è ramato. Il corpo è pieno. Il dolce è pesante. L'amaro è di media potenza. La forza gustativa è elevata e la persistenza è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pronta beva. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. L'aroma in bocca porta i segni di miele, frutta secca, pane cotto di recente, fiori, erbaceo, agrumi, arancia ed erbe aromatiche.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed 't Ambtenaarke from De Proefbrouwerij 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12/II/25 - 33cl bottle @ De Trollekelder (Gent), BB: n/a (2025-131)
Pretty clear amber orange beer, big creamy off-white head, stable, a bit adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very yeasty, herbal, a bit malty, some ripe banana, quite some bubble gum, coriander, spicy touch. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: pretty bitter, spicy, lots of coriander, a bit malty, grassy, sweet touch, ok. Aftertaste: a little bitter, malty, some caramel, soft acidity.