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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.
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.
3.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
[Bottled] Cloudy brown, rich creamy head. Very sweet with spicy lingonberry aroma and near full body. Dominated by saccharine and gingersnaps. The mouthfeel is pleasantly soft, but the excessive saccharine sweetness creates a burning, inky sensation that overpowers everything else.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2006
at 10:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Bottled] Cloudy dark yellow, rich head. Ginger aroma. Very sweet with strong ginger/cinnamon gingersnap flavour. Medium to full bodied, Richm byt syrupy. Spicy and warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2006
at 10:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
BottlePours a slightly hazy deep crimson with a small but lasting light pink head. Awsome thick clingly lacing. Aroma id strong, up front raspberry. Sweet but a bit soapy or perfumy. Extract. Flavor is also sweet and very srong fruity. Cherry, raspberry and that perfumy soap that is on your gramas sink you have to use when you visit on summer vacation. Too bad too cuz I love these psudo-lambic/fruit beer/pancake syrup things. Soft very fine carbonation. Creamy somoth feel. Probly from the soap....
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2006
at 00:19
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle - Best before Sept. 22nd, 2010. Clear, deep blond body. Off-whte, fizzy to creamy head. Spare lace. Alcoholic aroma of grass and yeast. Lightly bitter, moderately sweet initial flavour. Moderately bitter, moderately sweet finish. Not well balanced at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2006
at 14:33
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Best before 6/10/09 bottle consumed on 6/20/06. Strong effervescence in the pour yielding a large amount of off-white head that slowly recedes to about one-finger of head, and light lacing. Sediment on the bottom, bottle conditioned. A medium-clear chestnut-mahogany brown beer with notes of burnished copper and auburn. Strong house character yeast in the nose gives me notes of plants. Plant roots, plant stalks, lettuce, cabbage, leafy vegetables, that sort of thing. I don’t think it’s DMS, but just some odd house character, perhaps from using a very old yeast. Dry, peppery, cracked grains and toasted malts border the astringent as light chocolate covered almonds do not add much substance to the aroma. Strong phenols and a touch of vanilla are at odds, as a light whiff of fusel alcohol throws the balance dry. Fruity and nutty, with soft vegetal character and easygoing malt sweetness that belies the dark color of the beer. Medium strength, with fusel alcohol apparent (only lightly so). The flavor is VERY reserved for a 10 abv beer, showing chewy caramel, well-attenuated and bits of dry raisins and soft walnuts that wash over the palate, soaked in light vanilla and pale sugars. Chocolate is an afterthought, much passed over by the vegetal return of the yeast on the finish and a strong dustiness from the unpasteurized, unfiltered nature. Fruity (estery) and overly attenuated, not quite to the point of being too dry. But the alcohol is mostly well-hidden, while the mouthfeel is lightly chewy, with light graham crackers and pinches of caramel. Soft carbonation takes a while to settle, and eventually is manageable. Still, I can’t get over that vegetal or old yeast character that is pervasive in all of their beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2006
at 22:10
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle Quite clear, orange body. Off-white head, mostly diminishing. Nose of flowers, citrus, apple, vanilla, ... Lightly sweet, lightly acidic initial flavour, somewhat salty aswell. Lightly sweet, lightly bitter finish, lightly salty. Lightly to medium bodied. Lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2006
at 16:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Pale golden, with some floaties in it, and a stable white head, leaving nice lacings. It has a fruity aroma, with banana and lemon, and some cloves. The flavor is lovely sweet, with candi and banana, and it also has some spices and alcohol. Sweet, lightly sticky body, and a spicy finish with some alcohol. It doesn’t hide it’s alcohol like it’s big brother Ultra Brune. (060516)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2006
at 14:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Dark reddish-brown beer with a beige head and floaties. Nice lacings. The nose has dried fruits, sweet malt, some hoppy spices and a lightly roasted note. The flavor has dried fruits, sweet maltyness, spices and green apples. The alcohol is very well hidden in this one. The finish has some caramelized maltyness and dried fruits. A pleasant 10 percenter. (060513)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2006
at 14:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Copper-red, with a medium-sized, creamy beige head. Lots of floaties. It has a malty and sweet aroma with some ginger and cardamom. Tastes spicey and sweet malt. The finish is sweet, with some well hidden bitterness, I think it is in generally too sweet, but nice anyway. Rating: 7-4-7-3-14-3.5. 060513
Bottle, 33cl. A clear, brown beer wtih a dense, beige head. Spiced nose, ginger mostly, with caramel, alcohol, dried fruits and cardamom. Spices and caramel does most of the flavor job, but has some company of dried fruits. Full-bodied and with a nice carbonation level. A quite nice beer, but too spice focused I think. 110311
Bottle, 33cl. A clear, brown beer wtih a dense, beige head. Spiced nose, ginger mostly, with caramel, alcohol, dried fruits and cardamom. Spices and caramel does most of the flavor job, but has some company of dried fruits. Full-bodied and with a nice carbonation level. A quite nice beer, but too spice focused I think. 110311
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2006
at 13:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Golden-orange with a huge, off-white head and lots of floaties. Looks delicious. The aroma has lots of citrus in it, some yeast and a fruity sweetness. In the mouth, it is fruity, refreshing, light spicy and with some yeast-notes. It has a full body, nice sweetness and a dry, bitter finish. (060513)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2006
at 13:52