Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck
Commercial Brewery in Emelgem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Established in 1900
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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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Hops, Crewe. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy tan head. There’s malts, figs and cherries in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet and smooth with a creamy texture. Pale cherries to the fore in the flavour, plus malts, raisins and cake with hints of figs and chocolate. Some sharpness later leading to a fruity finish. This is decent – the cherries act as a calming influence rather than a sour one.
Tried
from Draft
at
Hops
on 14 Feb 2026
at 15:35
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2026
at 10:45
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(sample, bottle) Dark red. Medium pink head. Sweet, cherries, light tart. Medium body. Ok fruity NA beer, similar to alcoholic version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 19:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Backlog November 2009. Unclear golden body under a dense white head. Aroma feels actually sweet, malt, spicy and less alcoholic than expected for this. Taste is sweet, mild malt, dry fruit, herbal and alcohol a bit more in the expected range for a 11% beer. Nothing extraordinary, but quite likeable anyway.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2026
at 12:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Hops, Crewe. Pours a dark mahogany with a small frothy cream head. There’s an aroma of dried fruit along with traces of alcoholic strength and ginger. In the mouth there is a bitter covering stretched over a sweet slightly viscous body. Plenty of variety in the flavour – hazelnuts, dark fruits, Belgian yeast, figs and hints of raisins and spice. Even some traces of soaked bread crusts later. Finish is fruity and slightly dry. This is nice – certainly hides its strength well !
Tried
from Bottle
at
Hops
on 01 Feb 2026
at 13:05
3/10
A clear golden yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of sweet tropical fruits, passionfruit. Taste of intense sweet tropical fruits, passionfruit, pineapple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2026
at 15:49
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2026
at 19:29
8.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2026
at 21:50
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 4.5
Marrón casi opaca. Espuma ocre de tamaño y retención medias. Aroma ligeramente ácido. En boca la acidez se incrementa dominando claramente el conjunto. A medida que avanza el trago aparecen tonos de maltas tostadas y especias, pimienta sobre todo. No es mala pero difícil para paladares poco acostumbrados al estilo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2026
at 21:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 30cl. @home poured into a teku glass. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, good frothy white head, good retention, light lacing. Fruity aroma, pale malt, orange, mango, pineapple, canned peach. Taste light light heavy sweet, almost no bitterness, candy sugar, stone fruit, peach, canned fruits, bubble gum. Light to medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation, juisy sweet and a bit bitter aftertaste, artificial feel, too sweet, drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Landmarkt
on 09 Jan 2026
at 17:25