Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck

Commercial Brewery in Emelgem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1900

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Brouwerijstraat 1, Emelgem, 8870, Belgium
Description
Emile Vanhonsebrouck and his wife Louise De Poorter founded the Sint Jozef brewery in Ingelmunster. In 1922 the brothers Paul and Ernest Van Honsebrouck take over the brewery from their mother. In 1953 Luc Van Honsebrouck (son of Paul) becomes director. Luc realizes that the small Sint Jozef brewery isn't able to compete with the large pils breweries. He therefore decides to concentrate on the production of an old brown beer, naming it Bacchus, and he changes the name of the brewery to Vanhonsebrouck. The St-Louis Gueuze and Kriek were officially launched in 1958. In 2009 Xavier Vanhonsebrouck succeeds his father Luc. In 2016 the doors of the old brewery in Ingelmunster are permanently closed. The new site in Emelgem is now home to a brand new, fully integrated brewery, with the equipment to produce all of the Vanhonsebrouck beers. In the meantime Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck becomes the new official name.

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5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
0.33 l bottle from 'DeBiersalon.nl', best before April 2025. Clear, very dark ruby with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, reddish white head. Intensely sweetish, rather fruity, slightly malty aroma of cherry juice, blackberry and some almond. Heavily sweet, slightly malty, very fruity and a bit artificial taste of cherry juice all over, blackberry, raspberry, some almond and a touch of sherbet powder, followed by a short, minimally bitter, a little tartish finish. Almost medium-bodied, smooth but quite effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Drinkable for sure, not even nearly as artificial as expected, still not much more than fruit juice.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2024 at 10:07

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 2 Overall 6.5
Gekocht bij de Delhaize van Dendermonde op 18-03-2024. En thuis geproefd samen met mijn smaakpapillen op 21-06-2024.
Kasteel Xtra wordt gebrouwen door brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck uit Emelgem.
Het verhaal van deze brouwerij begint reeds in 1811 bij Amandus Vanhonsebrouck. In 1930 volgt een eerste uitbreiding. Het kasteel van Ingelmunster wordt in 1986 aangekocht wat later de inspiratie vormt voor het kasteelbier. Met de regelmaat van een klok volgen er nieuwe bieren. Slurfke kan je zelfs in de soapserie Thuis zien. In 2016 wordt een nieuwe brouwerij in Emelgem in gebruik genomen, de modernste in Europa. We verwachten niet anders dan dat Vanhonsebrouck ons nog verder aangenaam zal weten te verrassen.

KASTEEL XTRA is een helder goud-kleurig bier dat een normale hoeveelheid wit schuim produceert in een moussige vorm. Het blijft sterk aan je glaswand kleven maar zakt nadien in elkaar tot er nog een fijn dun laagje overblijft. Je ziet een normale hoeveelheid CO2 belletjes van een normale grootte omhoog borrelen.

HET AROMA:
Zoetig, beetje banaan, citrus, mout.
DE SMAAK:
Licht zoetig, wat hopbitter, mout.
HET MONDGEVOEL:
Medium body, licht bitterdroog, glade textuur en een medium prikkelend koolzuurgas.
DE NASMAAK:
Het hopbittere vloeit lang uit, een kleine droge tint en wat mout.
HET TOTAALGEVOEL:
Een harmonieus bier.
HET VERDICT:
Niets wereldschokkends hier, Vanhonsebrouck heeft me hier niet weten te verrassen. Een zacht-bitter biertje dat goed gekoeld een perfecte doordrinker is voor warme zomerse dagen.
Meer info vind je samen met mijn befaamde sublieme foto’s vind je bij:
http://www.beersfrombelgium.eu/nl/Kasteel_Xtra-b-4663.html
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2024 at 14:18

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Limenka 0,5L iz požeškog Kauflanda - slatko, voćno i odlično izbalansirano. Za moj ukus odlično
Tried on 22 Jun 2024 at 22:16

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Big creamy head with some bubbles, clear and quite deep brown colour, aroma of raspberries and minerals, flavor of raspberries with a bit of caramel and toastiness, fruity sweetness with a bit of sourness and a hint of bitterness. Nice but nothing too special and the colour unappealing.
Tried on 21 Jun 2024 at 16:05

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Limenka 0,5 kupljena u požeškom Kauflandu. Višnja dominira i okusom i mirisom tek nakon što se pivo malo ugrije pojavljuju se sladne note. Odličan balans kiseline od višnje i slatkoće.
Tried on 20 Jun 2024 at 08:26

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Clear golden, white head. Aroma: Yeasty,malty, fruity esters. Taste: Yeasty, malty, fruity notes of stone fruit, light hints of banana. Hoppy backbone. Moderate bitterness, over moderate sweet. Medium body, average carbonation. Boozy hints. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2024 at 14:45

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Keg at L'Artiste, 20240612)The beer poured golden and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had honey, Belgian style yeast and spiciness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, Belgian style yeast, malts, spiciness and bitterness. Aftertaste was yeasty, sweet and bitter. Nice.
Tried on 12 Jun 2024 at 17:08

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can, 0.5l. Cloudy ruby pour, two finger frothy off-white head, long lasting, good retention. Sticky lacing on the glass. Sweet on the nose, raspberries, candy, caramel. Medium to full body, soft carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel and texture, soft, sticky chewy. Sweet taste somewhat balanced with mild tart notes in the background. Aroma of raspberry candy, sugar, syrup, molasses. Malty caramel notes, light yeasty notes, mild citrus tart. Medium lasting finish, sweet and sticky. Solid but a bit too sweet.
Tried from Can on 10 Jun 2024 at 17:58

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo. Cheers mate! Pours a dark mahogany, thin persistent off-white ring circling the glass. Boiled cherry sweets, cola cubes and leather forming the bulk of the character here, not too sour like I recall from trying this years ago. Aged vinous notes. Seems to veer towards oud bruin territory rather than kriek. Still rather nice.
Tried on 10 Jun 2024 at 17:39

8.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
On tap at the Kwak Inn, Riga, on 9:6/2024. Pours a deep dark amber with a medium head. Smells of chocolate snd caramel. In the sip, it’s more chocolate and caramel, along with tart cherry and raspberry jam. Fullish body with a lightly syrupy palate and moderate carbonation. A cracking easy drinking big bobber.
Tried from Draft on 09 Jun 2024 at 16:53