Jessenhofke

Contract Brewer in Kuringen, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2010

Contact
Simpernelstraat 17, Kuringen, 3511, Belgium
Description
The organic brewing project of Gert Jordens, official since 2010 but active as a home brewer since 1999. Originally the beers were made at the Proefbrouwerij but production moved to Anders (and sometimes Strubbe) in 2013. One of the very few Belgian brewing companies which produce only organic beers; hops are exclusively sourced from Joris Cambie's organic hop farm in Poperinge. Exports 22% of its production, primarily to the Netherlands.

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6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Oud Arsenaal Antwerpen. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is yeast, caramel, malt. Flavour is sweet, caramel, malt, alcohol, yeast. Ordinary beer.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2011 at 00:44

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Re-rate February 4th 2013. [Original rating: 8-3-8-4-15=3.8] Hazy yellow color, small to medium sized white head. Smell and taste have something weird in it that reminds me of rice and corn. Probably a mix of those herbs and spices somehow. Lightly bitter in the end. Medium carbonation, medium body.
Tried on 04 Jul 2011 at 06:10

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Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is malts, spices, mild alcohol as well as some slight yeasty and herbal notes. Flavour is spices, yeast and some mild earthy and malty notes.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2011 at 16:13

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Bottled 750ml (PBF, BB 09/2012)
Slightly hazy yellow color, small white head, some lace. Fruity, sweetish, herbal aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Pepper, peach, grassy hops, orange peels, alcohol. Not very herbal. Kind of lame.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2011 at 16:09

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Shared a bottle with benzai. Pretty good, fresh and easy taste. Lovely mouthfeel, full bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2011 at 13:01

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33 cl bottle @ home. Pours a golden color, a bit hazy, with a white head that lasts throughout. Aroma’s of candy sugar, some sweet fruit, hints of spices and hopbitterness. Flavor is slightly sweet. Body is on the thin side. Mild bitterness in the finish. I expected a horribly herbal/spicy beer, but this is actually quite a pleasant blond beer, albeit not very special.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2011 at 13:48

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Rerate: hazy yellow to orange colour with a medium white head. Smells herbs, spices and pretty weird to be honest. Smells like dough boilies used for fishing. Tastes herbs, spices, grassy, malts, sweet. Medium body, big carbo bubbles.
Tried on 14 Jun 2011 at 11:49

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Pale golden beer, with a pillowy white head, though rather quickly receding to some floating fluffs of foam. Malty aroma, yeasty, notes of spices, fennel, pepper and light paprika. Nose is resembling a good Belgian Tripel. Flavour is nicely malty, fruity, quite hoppy. Also reminding of a Belgian tripel. Some anis. Rather sweet, especially when the initial flavours subdue.
I was rather surprised by this beer, it seems a very decent and balanced brew, even though it contains seitan, herbs and cane sugar. Only flaws seem that the cane sugar sweetness is a bit too hard and unbalanced at times, and the beer leaves a rather prickly feeling on the tongue.
(from 33cL bottle)
Tried from Can on 09 Jun 2011 at 04:07

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750ml bottle shared by Travlr. Pale yellow, interesting oily head. The garlic doesn’t dominate, rather adds an interesting herbal earthiness. Quite unique, more balanced than I’d expect from a garlic beer. Floral, herbal, and interesting twist. Soft and creamy, a little odd.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2011 at 22:40

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bouteille 33cl dorée, blanche; Arôme malté, note épices, herbes avec un nez qui est dominé par le grain, blé/seitan. En bouche, simple bière blonde, touche de sucre de cane, palais épais/grains, houblon reste discret tout comme le malt, épice donne ce côté fenouil. Bière qui reste faiblarde et dont le fini reste relevé par les épices.
Tried from Can on 18 Apr 2011 at 07:25