Scåssenes (previously Ecaussinnes)

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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4.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

330 ml. bottle sampled @ VBF 2017. THX! for sharing Kraddel. Orange, way bigger head than the Violette version, huge massive soapy white head. Nose is metallic soap, rubbish extremely sweet, soap, worst sweet flowers,extremely sweet artificial sweeteners, so chemical, sweet soap, so much artificial sweeteners,... Body is artificial sweeteners & soap,... Yikes this stuff is stupidly chemically sweet much like the other version. Also this tastes nothing like raspberry.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2017 at 13:33


4.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

330 ml. bottle sampled @ VBF 2017. THX! for sharing Kraddel. Orange, little white head, far less head than the Rosé version. Nose is metallic, ditch water, rotting flowers, extreme amount of artificial sweeteners,.. Taste is extremely sweet, metallic, huge on artificial sweetener, extremely sweet flowers chemicals, sugar, extremely sweet soap,... Stupidly, insanely sweet,... Body is stupidly sweet artificial sweeteners,... Yikes,...

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2017 at 13:29


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle at Fat Cat in Norwich, kindly shared by Grumbo. Hazy golden body, filmy white head that laced well. Sweet smell of biscuit. Spiced biscuit flavours, sweet fruit cake impression. Prolonged ending. Okay in smaller amounts. Way too sweet in the long run (18.02.2017).

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2017 at 00:44


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 330ml. @ Delirium Café, Impasse de la Fidelite 4, Brussels, Belgium 1000. [ As Ecaussinnes 1830 Le Roi - Brune ].Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, sweet malt, moderate to heavy yeasty, belgium yeast, dark fruit, raisin, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, dark fruit, dark malt, belgium yeast, fennel notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160916] 6-3-7-3-13

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2017 at 10:45


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 330ml. @ Delirium Café, Impasse de la Fidelite 4, Brussels, Belgium 1000. [ As Ecaussinnes 1830 La Liberté - Ambrée ].Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, caramel, sweet malt, caramelized, light to moderate yeasty, belgium yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, belgium yeast, caramelized, caramel, bread. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160916] 6-3-6-3-13

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2017 at 09:31


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at the Fat Cat, Norwich. Pours amber with a lasting white head and lots of sediment. Aroma of biscuit and cinnamon. Medium to heavy sweetness and light bitterness. Medium body and sticky texture, carbonation is average. Like a liquid lotus biscuit. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2017 at 13:53


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Fat Cat, Norwich. Hazy golden with a white head and loads of floaties. Aroma is sweet, malty, orange peel and spicy. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 180217

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2017 at 10:07


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle @ Fat Cat, Norwich. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, cinnamon, cookies. Flavor is very sweet, bread, cookies, spice, cinnamon. Medium body, soft carbonation, sticky sweet finish. 180217

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2017 at 09:55


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Pours rather clear blone, small white head. Smell is yeasty, rather sharp, mild bitternessm taste is rather bitter, some hops, rather malty. Very yeasty. Ok at best. Very simple.

Tried on 12 Feb 2017 at 08:01


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Ultra Blonde 6% (by Scåssenes (previously Ecaussinnes)):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.8/5

18/I/17 - 33cl bottle from Willems (Grobbendonk) @ Akke & Fem's place - BB: n/a (2017-62)

Little hazy blond beer, lots of chunks floating under a big aery white head, unstable, dissipates quickly, non adhesive. Aroma: malty, grains, sweet, almonds, fruity, very oxidized. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, oxidized, orange peel, bit sugary, cookie dough, little sourish.. Aftertaste: spicy, little bitter, dry, orange peel, very oxidized.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2017 at 17:00