Brouwerij Cornelissen

Regional Brewery in Opitter, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1859

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Itterplein 19, Opitter, 3960, Belgium
Description
Sixth generation headstrong Belgian true craft and traditional brewery, established in the early 1800's and on the same exact location were we are still today since 1859! Call us stubborn. But we are still a family with strong values. We still brew all our beers ourselves. We still use the original copper kettles. And we can guarantee our quality for at least another 150 years! We're headstrong. True craft brewers. And we're from Belgium!! These beers were not made in someone's garage as a hobby. For six generations, brewing is our family's passion. We do not follow hypes. We stay true to the craft. Without compromises on quality. And in this respect, you can call us stubborn.

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5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draught Very huge, slightly yellowish head, leaving textbook lace; golden beer. Very dry, grainy smell, pinch of sweetness in the nose that makes it adjunct-like. Quite sweet, with yeasty and meaty touches, bit of pale malt. Light MF, slightly cloying feel. Bit boring pilsener, bit sweet, though nothing wrong.

Tried on 09 Mar 2006 at 16:08


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(bottle) Clear ruby coloured with a small but stable foamy off-white head. Sweet caramel aroma with a light fruity (raisins, figs) note. Sweetbitter flavour, medium body, almost creamy mouthfeel. Initially medium sweet malty with dried fruits and caramel, medium dry and bitter finish with a lasting aftertaste, slightly alcoholic.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2005 at 15:28


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

A yellow beer with a white head. The aroma is primarily hoppy, while the flavor is sweet malty. Average pils.
Earlier Rating: 8/7/2005 Total Score: 2.5
A yellow beer with a small white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy, while the flavor is slightly malty combined with strong notes of hops, giving it a dry end. The body is thin, and all in all its a boring beer.
Earlier Rating: 2/5/2004 Total Score: 2.3
An orange beer with a small diappearing head. The aroma is of malt, oranges, and hops. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of fruit - especially oranges. Very fruity for a pilsener - but still average.

Tried on 30 Oct 2005 at 08:31


3.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

(Can 33 cl) Pilsener golden with a small, white head. Weak notes of malt, but mainly dominated by an unpleasant, metallic tang. Some tartness in the finish. 300705
Earlier Rating: 7/30/2005 Total Score: 1.3
(Bottle 25 cl) Pilsener golden with a decent, creamy head. Weak, malty nose. Very thin-bodied and watery. Main flavour is iron.... Nothing else comes to mind. 280705

Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2005 at 12:56


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

(Bottle 25 cl) Red coloured beer with a pretty, full, pinkisk head that collapses rather fast though. A strange, indefinable scent. Not very sweet, actually more - and rather unusually - bitter. Unusual but not unpleasant. Don’t really know what the base beer is for this - neither Lambic nor Flemish sour. 080599

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2005 at 14:33


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Bottle 25 cl) Surprisingly pale amber (for a "Speciale") with a tall, pretty head. Slight perfumy touch, with a pronounced maltiness. High drinkability - will also appeal to pils-drinkers. 171297

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2005 at 13:30


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Bottle 25 cl) In my version simply called "Limburgse Witte" - no Pax here. Is tagged "Duo-brouw" mentioning the two breweries Martens in Bocholt and Sint Jozef in Opitter. Apparently a beer brewed in co-operation, I don’t know if it still is - Joris? But a very classical Wit. Pale, hazy yellowish with a small, bubbly head. Usual spiciness, light in body, no bitterness, very quenching. 170597

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2005 at 17:13


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(Bottle 25 cl) Dark golden with a small, beige head. Clear and filtered. Some sweetish caramel and very malty flavours. Only a mild bitter finish. Yummy stuff. 211096

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2005 at 16:59


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

(Bottle 25 cl) My version was 4,5% ABV. Pale red colour, pretty much like a traditional kriek actually. Tall, pretty, pinkisk and almost velvety head. Some underlying sweetness from the blueberries but not overwhelmingly so. On the contrary this is rather dry and never cloying as with some of the more pop-like fruit-beers. Based on pils, which is fairly unusual. 130795

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2005 at 05:47


5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottled, 25cl, alc 4.5 % (BB 09/2005)
Ruby red with creamy violet head, lace. Aroma of leather and blueberry. Artificial sugar and blueberry flavors. Dry, slightly bittersweet aftertaste. Artificial, just drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2005 at 11:12