About
Brasserie du Bocq was set up in 1858 by Martin Belot. The Brewery was incorporated into a limited company in 1949. Independent of any Belgian or foreign brewer, it still beholds its own family nature. Located in the heart of the Condroz, wonderful tourist region, this dynamic company still uses the traditional manufacturing process of top-fermentation beers with secondary fermentation in the bottle.
In 1983, Brasserie du Bocq abandons the exploitation of Central Brasserie Marbaix -La-Tour, to bring all the beer production back to Purnode where the production tools have been radically modernized on the basis of equity. Today in Purnode, although the Belot family has sold its assets to the Keersmaekers family who has been producing the Corsendonk at the Brasserie du Bocq for over 30 years, and even though the brewery has far exceeded its regional framework, nothing has changed and the values of the company remain intact.
In 1983, Brasserie du Bocq abandons the exploitation of Central Brasserie Marbaix -La-Tour, to bring all the beer production back to Purnode where the production tools have been radically modernized on the basis of equity. Today in Purnode, although the Belot family has sold its assets to the Keersmaekers family who has been producing the Corsendonk at the Brasserie du Bocq for over 30 years, and even though the brewery has far exceeded its regional framework, nothing has changed and the values of the company remain intact.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Reddish amber colour, big off white head. Sweet alcohol, caramel and weak malts and rye in aroma. Flavour is sweet caramellish malts with some soapish hints. Weak plum with hops in finish. Semi-oily palate. Lovely label on the bottle...
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2005
at 17:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Beautiful, clear light brown beer with a creamy cappuchinoish head. Nose full of roasted malt with a typical Belgian spicyness - I bet there’s some coriander in there somewhere. Fairly dry body with notes of roasted malt and spices with a surprisingly hoppy finish. Nice, harmonious brew. Presumably produced for a Dutch children’s festival?? 251205
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2005
at 06:19
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 1.5
Bottle. Citric, spicy aroma. Almost milky white colour with a little yellow. Cloudy. Smells nice, and I guess it tastes all right too, but not really a beer to me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2005
at 02:30
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Red brownish ale with a thin off-white head. Light malt and non descript caramel. More intense nutty caramel with good initial hop bite. But overall, very plain and unidimensional, astringent, becoming cloying as it warms up. May 2005. 81 eurocents.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2005
at 21:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Slightly hazy reddish amber with a fine and pretty solid beige coloured head. A bit too plenty CO2. Spicy, malty and very "Belgian" nose. Lovely soft with lots of roasted malt, caramel and brown sugar - and then a touch of spices. A very classical Dubbel. 191205
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2005
at 16:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled (BB 09/2006)
Hazy orange color, huge cloudy head, good lacing. Aroma is lemony, a bit fruity and with dry grassy/cardboard notes. Saaz-hops (or alike) dominate in the sweetish triple-enviroment. Semi-sugary, bitterish in the edges, found some coriander too. Personal enough, but not awesome.
Hazy orange color, huge cloudy head, good lacing. Aroma is lemony, a bit fruity and with dry grassy/cardboard notes. Saaz-hops (or alike) dominate in the sweetish triple-enviroment. Semi-sugary, bitterish in the edges, found some coriander too. Personal enough, but not awesome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2005
at 12:56
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
(Bottle 25 cl) Hazy and very pale with a creamy and almost chemically white head - appearance is a bit like a Belgian Wit. Fruity, perfumy nose. Sweetish, fruity with distinct notes of apple. This is just one step up from apple juice. 031205
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2005
at 15:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Hazy amber with a small, off-white head. Spicy, malty nose. Flavours are sweetish malty with some hard to define spicy notes. 031205
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2005
at 15:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (BB 06/2006)
Clear amber brown color, decent off-white foamy head. A bit Orval-like citron/horseblanket/hops/yeast in the nose - some mango sweetness too. Malty, some licorice and fruity sweetness in the flavor. Hoppy aftertaste, also slightly alcoholic.
Clear amber brown color, decent off-white foamy head. A bit Orval-like citron/horseblanket/hops/yeast in the nose - some mango sweetness too. Malty, some licorice and fruity sweetness in the flavor. Hoppy aftertaste, also slightly alcoholic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2005
at 11:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
A hazy red-orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of coriander, while the flavor is sweet with notes of both alcohol and coriander.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2005
at 16:12