Koelschtrinker (42542) reviewed Bosprotter from 't Hofbrouwerijke 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Zurückhaltend fruchtiger, leicht säuerlicher Geruch. CO2-arm, gefällt mir weniger. Leicht fruchtiger, aber eher hopfiger und auch wässriger Antrunk. Im weiteren Verlauf etwas malzig, ein weiches Hefearoma ist zum Schluss des etwas laschen Bieres zu erkennen. Test vom 4.3.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 7,8,9,7,7,7 - 7,45
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Hofelf from 't Hofbrouwerijke 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Fully hazy orange-yellow beer with a small white head. Solvent, glue, plywood, yeast (very young, brewer admitted). Yeast , estery, solvent, nearly meaty, but typically chemically tasting. Retronasal fully glue. Typical worts slickness, body from unfermented worts. As such, it is horrible. I agree the beer deserves another try. But then again, it ought not to be served that unfinished.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Hofblues from 't Hofbrouwerijke 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dirty greige, dense head over black beer. Very stout-like nose with a touch of sweetness, saltiness, dark grains and hence roastiness. Sweet stout, not unlike a sweet version of Guinness, but much more lively. Ending on liquorice. Well-bodied, certainly for a 5.5% ABV beer. A nice light stout, (dark) grainy taste.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Hofdraak from 't Hofbrouwerijke 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dark brown; small yellowish head. Toilet soap nose, with dark malts, liquorice, sweet but dark chocolate. Wry-bitterish taste overlying a rather sweet background. Chocolate again, bit of cigarette ashes. Also some dark leaves flavour and - rubbery. Well bodied, slightly viscous but not thick beer. OK, but a bit too home-brew like: wants to be "interesting".
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Hofnar (9%) from 't Hofbrouwerijke 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught. Fully hazy orange-foxy beer with a yellowish tinted head of gargantuan proportions, leaving textbook lace. Very fruity/estery nose with oranges, strawberries, kakifruit. Coloured malts, ambréemalt. Again a vaguely strawberry reminiscence in the taste, going over in very fruity flavours. I seem to get quite some tannines. Citrus is still present. Certain mineral water quality; refreshing, slickness in the finish. Pleasing beer, if not really great, but IMO already the best from this young microbrewer. 9% - light in alcohol????
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Hoftrol from 't Hofbrouwerijke 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught Very white, fine head, gone fast; clear pale chestnut beer. Very little nose, a bit of caramel. Extremey discreet ale, typical "Spéciale Belge", but more in the Palm, than in the De Koninck way. More’s the pity. Retronasal a bit of greenery (parsley?), caramalt. Light bodied, discreet slickness. A wee bit disappointing. I keep thinking that microbrewers ought to strive for taste impact, rather than concurrencing the big ones...
diabel (1874) reviewed Hoftrol from 't Hofbrouwerijke 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Off-white, creamy head. Clear, amber body. Aroma of caramel, acid, bretts, wood, fruits, freshly mowed grass. Lightly sweet, lightly bitter initial flavour. Lightly sweet, lightly bitter finish. Lightly to medium bodied. Fruity flavour, well balanced and a bit sharp. Very decent.
diabel (1874) reviewed Bosprotter from 't Hofbrouwerijke 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Delirium Cafe, Brussels, Belgium
Cloudy, orange head. Off-white creamy head, which diminishes mostly. Good lace. The beer looks like crying: "drink me". Nose of intense vanilla, coriander, banana, citrus peels. Mmmm ... The aroma even cries louder: "drink me". Lightly sweet, moderately bitter initial flavour. Heavily bitter, lightly sweet (long) finish. Nice hop bitter. The flavour cries "buy a full crate of me". I really like this beer of this new brewery. I hope they can keep up making this good bee. I’m looking forward to taste their other beers.