Scåssenes

Commercial Brewery in Ecaussinnes, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1999

Contact
Rue De Restaumont 118, Ecaussinnes, 7190, Belgium
Description
The Brasserie d'Ecaussinnes was founded in 1999 by the Bruges couple Isabel & Hugues van Poucke. In 2012 the Chinese importer Xiaoning Yu bought the Brasserie d'Ecaussinnes from the Van Poucke's. Together with his friend and beer aficionado Michel Simon, he decided to invest in the former Brasserie d’Ecaussinnes. Substantive work was done to update the production and refresh the image of the brewery. In 2014, the introduction of a new team gave a young and modern dynamic to the brewery and the name was changed into Brasserie Scåssenes. In 2015, the brewery launched its own revolution….the 1830.

In 2020 after years of setbacks (the existing installations of the brewery turned out to be too old or too large; while co-investor Michel Simon left the firm) a new manager was appointed to put things in order. Brewmaster Jerôme, a medical biologist, keeps an eye on the fully automated brewing process.

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Fantastic powerrfull nice hoppy aroma with strong orange notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Long fantastic bitter complex finish. Creamy palate. Good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2007 at 11:32

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Brown unclear colour. Light malty moderate hoppy aroma. Powerfull bitter/sweet flavor with plumb/prune-notes. Oily palate. Ok beer but not my style.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2007 at 11:30

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep opaque brown color ale with a huge dirty white color foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma is comprised of candi sugar and doughy yeast with maybe some subtle note of maple syrup. Taste is a mix between candi sugar, doughy yeast some dry fruits and subtle maple syrup. Body is full with some great carbonation and no alcohol was detectable. I must admit that I enjoyed that one even though the maple syrup was not overly dominant.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2007 at 09:18

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a bright golden color ale with a big pure white foamy head with god retention and good lacing. Aroma of sweet malt with some spices and some yeast. Taste is also comprised of a balance mix between some spices (maybe from yeast?) and some sweet Belgian malt with a slightly hoppy dry finish. Body is quit full with some great carbonation. I though this was well conceive and very refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2007 at 13:54

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Rich mahogny beer with a big tan head. Rich malt, caramel, yeast, and big plum/dark fruit aroma. Big fruity (plum/date) flavor with lots of caramel and yeast. Medium body. Alcohol noticeable, but complements. Lingering fruit and malt. Nice complexity. Fruitier than expected, but nice.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2007 at 15:07

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a deep brown color ale with a huge foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of candi sugar and Belgian malt is quite enticing. Taste is a well balance mix between some huge Belgian malt, candi sugar and some fruit cakes notes which is quite interesting. Body is full with some great carbonation and no alcohol was discernable. Very well done overall apart from being a bit too sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2007 at 12:35

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
33 cL bottle. ($3.65 at Ledgers Liquors - go there - take money) Deep aroma of dark fruit and candy sugar. Sort of an overall musty tone. Might be wood. Dark brown, nearly opaque, color. Tan head that laced strangely. Medium to full bodied. Creamy carbonation. Starts sweet, dark fruits, candy, and a background of something like concord grape - not strong, but suggestive. Then it’s all sweetness, except that flavor is in the back of the mouth. The finish is dark fruits passing to caramel. Some heat. Minimal hop bitter. Finish turns sort of dry. Very smooth. Suggestions of wood at the very end. This is really interesting ale.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2007 at 00:14

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a deep amber/orangey color ale with a big foamy head with some good retention and lacing. Aroma of Belgian malt with some light spices. Taste is somewhat bland with some semi-sweet Belgian malt with some light spices and a subtle yeasty finish. Body is fuller then average with some great carbonation. Overall, I thought this was OK for an amber ale but definitely lacking some complexity for me to come back to this one again.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2007 at 09:57

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
molto fruttata tendente al dolce in bocca particola sapore di prugna che non stanca da assaggiare
Tried on 24 Jul 2007 at 18:07

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Aroma of spicey yeast and stone fruit. With something else, perhaps floral hop. Dark golden amber color with a frothy white head that really persists. It sticks to the glass so strongly that it arguably laces. Thin to medium body. Very mild carbonation. The flavor is fruit, stone, seeded, a bit of dark. However, there is a strong overarching flavor that is a melange of caramel malt, floral hop, confusing spice. Bready, peachy, things I don’t know the names for. The finish is fruity, but dry. There’s not a lot of bitter in the end, but just enough. There’s metallic or mint or something of that sort of taste, but not enough to interfere with the enjoyment. Complex it is. Very good.
Tried on 23 Jul 2007 at 23:09