Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck

Commercial Brewery in Emelgem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1900

Contact
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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5.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

0.33 l bottle from 'Mr. Hop', best before October 2026. Clear, golden with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, rather fruity, slightly artificial aroma of pineapple, passion fruit, peach and candy. Fairly sweet, moderately bitter, a little sourish, rather fruity and slightly artificial taste of pineapple, passion fruit, peach, candy and traces of grains, followed by a short, hardly bitter, minimally tartish finish. Almost medium-bodied, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Drinkable but way too sweet and artificial.

Tried from Bottle from Mr. Hop (webshop) on 06 Aug 2025 at 17:31


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Helder goudgeel bier met schuim. Smaak is fruitig zoet met duidelijk iets van ananas passievrucht en mango. Heel verrassend en erg goed.

Tried from Bottle from De Caigny Dranken on 01 Aug 2025 at 13:49


6.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(tap 0,25l @ Malt Worm (Brno))
* Ok berry-flavored. Sweet and a bit sour. *
Clear brown-ruby. Huge pink-ish head. Sweet, raspberry, light berry-sour. Medium body.

Tried from Draft at Malt Worm on 31 Jul 2025 at 20:16


7.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(tap 0,25l @ Malt Worm (Brno))
* Good. Tropical fruity and sweet. *
Clear golden. Huge white head. Tropical fruits, mango, passion fruit, sweet, sugar. Medium body.

Tried from Draft at Malt Worm on 31 Jul 2025 at 20:15


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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Fles op vakantie in Luxemburg geprobeerd met LiekevdV en JoepvW. Het is een helder bleekgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van tropische vruchten, ananas en mango. De smaak is vol ananas achtig, zoet en zacht zuur.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2025 at 18:25


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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle from Vanuxeem. Clear gold pour, medium white head. Not too shabby. In the UK this would be weak and thin, but this packs a punch. Pineapple and passion fruit party. A hint of booze, but generally ok.

Tried from Bottle from Vanuxeem on 28 Jul 2025 at 14:55


2

Lääge, feik ananass ja asjad, õllega seost on raske näha. Suht joodamatu.

Tried from Can on 26 Jul 2025 at 20:25


5

Barva tmave medena, lehce zakalena. Pena je a vrstvicka drzi. Vune hadr, ovoce. Chut trocha ovoce, trocha funky. Dojezd mirne dokysela, suchy mineralni. Telo plnejsi. Neni to zly, neni to skvely. Moc lambicove to nechutna. Pry tam je nejakej sweetener.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2025 at 18:34


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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Color castaño rojizo, opaca, espuma cremosa de persistencia media alta, con buen encaje. Aroma agradable conteniendo notas de levadura caramelo y frambuesa. Dulce, ácida y afrutada en boca, sedosa, rica y placentera.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2025 at 16:42


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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4

Aus der Flasche (bbe 30.04.2027) im 2025-07 getrunken. Dieses klare, messigfarbene Ale kommt mit kurzweilger weißer Schaumkrone daher. Die Südfrucht-Aromen sind deutlich erkenntbar und es ist weniger süß als die 0.0% Version. Ein recht einfaches und süffiges Ale, wo man die 7% nicht bemerkt.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2025 at 21:14