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4, Rue de Bertinchamps, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
Description
The Humblet family was in search of a site to build a new brewery & continue their tradition and long list of beers brewed by their father, Benoit Humblet.
In 2011, they discovered the farm of Bertinchamps, dating back to 1343, situated not far from Gembloux.
Although extremely old and decayed, the farm had stunning character, situated in an environment that equals its prestige. It was time for some rejuvenation and the renovation project began immediately. Almost 2 years of remarkable work and finally in March 2013 the brewing system was installed in the old barns. Ultra modern fermentation tanks of a capacity of 6.000HL, an astonishing contrast of modern technology and the farm dating back more than 7 centuries.
In 2011, they discovered the farm of Bertinchamps, dating back to 1343, situated not far from Gembloux.
Although extremely old and decayed, the farm had stunning character, situated in an environment that equals its prestige. It was time for some rejuvenation and the renovation project began immediately. Almost 2 years of remarkable work and finally in March 2013 the brewing system was installed in the old barns. Ultra modern fermentation tanks of a capacity of 6.000HL, an astonishing contrast of modern technology and the farm dating back more than 7 centuries.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 9
at gents bierfestival pours clear yellow, almost no foam . smell is sweet, typical tripel . taste is very sweet, sugary . grainy ( a bit ) not that diffrent at all ...
Tried
on 17 Aug 2013
at 16:48
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Small white rim over clear coppery-golden beer. Little nose, sweetish garden herbs. Sweet-syrupy, caramel, spiced, garden herbs, medicinal. Rather well-bodied, but syrupy, long lasting stickiness. Another dull, superfluous brew. Maybe the Bertinchamps Blonde before watering down?
Tried
on 17 Aug 2013
at 13:28
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Small disappearing head over bright coppery-golden beer. Bit oppressive herbal-grassy nose, with not much behind. Some meaty esters. Dull sweetish-peppery-spicy. But even that sounds better than it really is. Traces of maltsyrup, but watered down. Apt carbonation. Dull, dull... is this the future of Belgian microbrew?
Tried
on 17 Aug 2013
at 13:25
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
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Texture 6
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Bottle @ home shared by Joes. Clear orange color, small white head that diminishes almost instantly. Don’t get a lot of aroma. Taste lightly malts, fruits, orangepeel, lightly sweet. Medium body and carbonation. Hmm ok beer, nothing special though. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2013
at 13:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Bertinchamps Blonde (by Brasserie de Bertinchamps):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
12/VIII/13 - 50cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte) @ home - BB: 18/VII/15 (2013-761)
Note: probably one of the first times I was obliged to drink a beer and absolutely didn't feel like having one. But we needed my tasting notes for the 4de Gents Bierfestival. Ok then. :p
Clear orange beer, big creamy off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: quite a lot of banana, dusty, sugary, some citrus, a bit off. Mf: ok carbon, light body. Taste: a lot of banana, sugary, lots of yeast, bit metallic, hoppy touch. Aftertaste: more banana, metallic, sugary, grains, some citrus, grassy hops, bit of bubble gum.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
12/VIII/13 - 50cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte) @ home - BB: 18/VII/15 (2013-761)
Note: probably one of the first times I was obliged to drink a beer and absolutely didn't feel like having one. But we needed my tasting notes for the 4de Gents Bierfestival. Ok then. :p
Clear orange beer, big creamy off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: quite a lot of banana, dusty, sugary, some citrus, a bit off. Mf: ok carbon, light body. Taste: a lot of banana, sugary, lots of yeast, bit metallic, hoppy touch. Aftertaste: more banana, metallic, sugary, grains, some citrus, grassy hops, bit of bubble gum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2013
at 11:08
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Personal contribution. 50 cl. bottle sampled @ RBBSG II. BBF 29/06/2015. Pours a clear golden with little white head. Nose is heavy on the spices, citrus, lightly sweet with some yeast, touch fruity & bitter herbs. Taste is bitter up fronts, spices, white peer, bitter herbs, touch citrus, restrain bitterness balanced by fruits, toffee and BE yeast sweetness in the back. Easy to drink, good carb. An excellent triple which is a style that has a lot of clunkers in my opinion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2013
at 04:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Bertinchamps Triple (by Brasserie de Bertinchamps):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
10/VIII/13 - 50cl bottle @ RBBSG II, my place - BB: 29/VI/15 (2013-723) Thanks to 77ships for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange beer, small irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: banana, bit herbal, grains, hay, bit grassy, citrus. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: citrus, some banana peel, pretty bitter, orange peel. Aftertaste: orange peel, bit sweet, hay, grains, bitter touch. Correct, yet pretty boring. Could use a bit of a hop kick here...
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
10/VIII/13 - 50cl bottle @ RBBSG II, my place - BB: 29/VI/15 (2013-723) Thanks to 77ships for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange beer, small irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: banana, bit herbal, grains, hay, bit grassy, citrus. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: citrus, some banana peel, pretty bitter, orange peel. Aftertaste: orange peel, bit sweet, hay, grains, bitter touch. Correct, yet pretty boring. Could use a bit of a hop kick here...
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2013
at 11:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ benzai. Clear golden yellow to orange with a minimal head. Smells fruity, malts, herbs. Tastes fruity, fresh.. Nice beer. Medium body, nice carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2013
at 14:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl @ 9ième fête de la bière namuroise. Split with the Gambrinus crew. BB 17.07.2015. Dorée, col blanc fin. Arôme est houblonné frais, note de drêche, malt subtile approchant un fumé léger. Palais présente un houblon amer léger dans un style européen noble. Levure d’abbaye avec une influence directe de Val-Dieu. Note de grains-levure, je note aussi qcq esters fruité, fini sec et houblonné. Solide, comme les deux versions, et on voit bien l’influence et l’expérience d’un ex-brasseur de Val-Dieu.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2013
at 01:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Cuivrée-ambrée au col blanc assez fin qui s’estompe assez rapidement. Arôme présente un bouquet qui surprend avec une signature très belge et assez unique. Je note une influence conséquente de fruits noirs; entre prune et raisin sec, suivi par un sucré et malt qui ajoute une certaine complexité. Rétro-nasal offre une influence subtile rappelant un pomme-caramel. Palais est malté, caramel, léger sucré sur un petit ester fruité et une levure signature très belge, possible Val-Dieu? L’amertume se ressent dans l’usage modéré de malt pâles-cara qui laissent néanmoins percer un profil biscuité agréable agrémenté par un fruité noir de prune, date et raisin. Le fini oscille sur des notes herbacées pour une amertume des houblons qui arrive en fin de bouche et donne une pointe subtile de citronné houblon-neutre. Quoique restant dans une influence typiquement belge, cette bière à l’avantage de se distinguer des autres nouvelles par une signature assez unique.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2013
at 05:43