About
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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
A 375ml. bottle in its charming paper wrapper, purchased online from Beers of Europe while home on holiday, and drunk at my place here in Taipei. Aroma: nice, sourness is discreet. Appearance: opaque cola, 2-3mm. creamy tan head. Palate: light-bodied and a little bit tart, softish carbonation; a not unpleasant yeasty aftertaste edges out any sourness. Taste: lightly sweet with sour notes, very well balanced. Quite sessionable, I could drink this by the pint on a hot summer’s day.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2026
at 10:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flasche 0,33l: Golden, deutliche Trübung, sehr kräftiger + sehr stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; sehr frische + fruchtige Nase, malzig-fruchtige Süße, florale Hopfennoten, helle/exotische Früchte, etwas Mango, Aprikosen, kräftig Malz, Karamell, kräftige Hefearomen, belgische Ale-Hefen, grüne Bananen, malzig-fruchtige Bitterkeit; fruchtiger + eher trockener Körper, kräftige florale/grasige Hopfenaromen, leichte trockene Zitrusnoten, Malz, Getreide, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, kräftige Hefearomen, belgische Ale-Hefen; malzig-trockener Nachgang
Tried
from Bottle
from
Britische Biere (Brauart)
on 28 Jun 2026
at 08:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.33l can from Drinkshop.sk. Aroma of passion fruit, pineapple and stone fruit. Pours clear pale golden color with thin soapy white head and soft visible carbonation. Taste starts with sweet pineapple, a bit refreshing mango and even sweeter malt, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is very mild bitter. Medium body, oily texture and soft carbonation in palate. Sweet tropicalia…
Tried
from Can
from Drinkshop.sk
on 25 Jun 2026
at 20:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark ruby-red beer under a huge, pale pink, very dense and lacey head. Sweet smell, artificially aromatic, childrens' raspberry gums, Jell-o. Sweet, with a condensed raspberry flavour, no doubt raspberry concentrate rewatered. I get some wheat as well. Finish sports some acidity - citric-like. Faint acidburn, disguising syrupy feel, especially backthroat. Good carbonation. Gawdelpus.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2026
at 19:43
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Ruby tinged brown with a light tan head and a cherry and chocolate malt aroma. Fresh and fruity, some brown sugar and almond, dark malt underneath and a slightly tart bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2026
at 19:30
4.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 3
Overall 3
330 ml bottle, from Dutchshopper. ABV is 7%. Clear and pale golden colour, large white head. Aroma of passionfruit and other tropical fruits. Sweet and artificial flavour of some "tropical fruit" essence. Here we have a good and traditional brewery, apparently trying to be fashionable, and failing miserably. Won't be buying this beer again, that's for sure. .
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2026
at 19:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from a local supermarket. Deep red appearance. Good deep cherry flavour, perhaps even be better than the original in that it's less sickly sweet and rich, much more balance and drinkability to this without coming across like an alcohol free beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2026
at 08:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from a local supermarket. Nicely tropical, flavoursome pineapple and other sweet tropical fruits.. refreshing in the 🌞
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2026
at 08:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Blonde colour, large white head. Aroma and flavour of Belgian ale yeast, mild spices, alcohol and fairly distinct hops, reasonably bitter finish. A certain "sting" of alcohol (8.5%) and bittering hops only make the beer moreish. Will gladly have again.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cardinal
on 10 Jun 2026
at 01:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Sommeravslutning på Mi2 Cardinal juni-26, og seremonimester Melberg klinker til allerede i det vi forlater startblokkene med denne gode og farlig lettdrikkelige belgiske røveren. Klar lys gylden med fiunt skum som varer. Moden citrus, krydret belgisk gjær, litt banan og humle. Topp stemning allerede etter 10 minutter.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cardinal
on 08 Jun 2026
at 16:10