Brasserie Lupulus
Commercial Brewery
in
Gouvy,
Luxembourg,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Les 3 Fourquets
Established in 2004
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Description
In the beginning, in 2004, the Lupulus brewery was built to brew beers for the tavern next door. In 2007, the brewery decided to create a new beer, in kegs and in Champagne bottles.
The brewers wanted to offer a traditional beer with its own unique flavour, using modern equipment. The region where the brewery is based gave the brewers the inspiration they were looking for.
The brewery is housed in a magnificent old 19th century farm, a part of Ardennes heritage. The installation is based in the middle of surrounding green fields, beside a freshwater stream.
The historical record is sketchy, but we know that wolves populated the Ardennes landscape in olden times. Some say that these wolf-packs came from Slovenia, where the best hops in the world are cultivated...
True story? In any case, the wolf was behind the creation of a new beer: Lupulus. The name derives from the Latin name of the hop plant Humulus Lupulus, which means Small Humble Wolf.
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Les Neipa ne sont pas le style que les belges maitrisent encore parfaitement. Cette Lupulus en est la preuve. Elle en est cependant agréable, mais si on compare aux standards du genre, elle manque quelque peu de fruits, de vivacité et d'amertume (37 d'IBU) avec un alcool, à 7 % qui ressort relativement. L'ensemble reste donc à perfectionner. Le visuel est sur un blond paille quasi limpide avec une effervescence peu soutenue et une mousse blanche peu présente à la surface. Le nez est principalement sur le pamplemousse et les herbes avec en complément ananas, mandarine, citron et mangue. Celui-ci est plaisant, sans plus. L'attaque présente une relative bonne vivacité avec des herbes et un pamplemousse bien présents. Les autres arômes se perdent davantage et c'est d'ailleurs davantage le cas en seconde bouche où l'alcool vient troubler le fruit sans être désagréable toutefois. L'arrière bouche est dans la continuité avec une vivacité qui perd de son panache. Le final, d'une bonne longueur manque cependant de brillance avec un fruit qui continue à s'estomper. Il y a encore du travail sur les NEIPA, mais la direction est la bonne. Mais ce style n'est pas dans la tradition belge. Ne vaudrait il d'ailleurs pas mieux pour les brasseurs belges de réinventer le style en se basant sur cette tradition?...
Tried
on 02 Nov 2022
at 08:36
Tried
on 01 Nov 2022
at 10:50
Tried
on 31 Oct 2022
at 17:49
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2022
at 21:24
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2022
at 19:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Fles op vakantie gekocht in Luxemburg, geprobeerd met JeroenvH. Het is een troebel geel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van hop en iets van druif. De smaak is vol, fruitig, hoppig en licht wrang.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2022
at 20:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
14/X/22 - 33cl can from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: 28/VII/23 (2022-1373)
Version with Idaho 7, Citra & Mosaic.
Clear blond beer, small creamy bit irregular white head, unstable, falls down quickly. Aroma: nice, very fruity, lots of citrus, juicy, a little grassy, some tropical fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, good strong bitterness, citrus notes, some tropical fruits, a bit fruity, grassy, dry. Aftertaste: a little medicinal, very bitter, dry, a bit spicy, fruity notes, citrus, grapefruit, some peaches, nice!
Version with Idaho 7, Citra & Mosaic.
Clear blond beer, small creamy bit irregular white head, unstable, falls down quickly. Aroma: nice, very fruity, lots of citrus, juicy, a little grassy, some tropical fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, good strong bitterness, citrus notes, some tropical fruits, a bit fruity, grassy, dry. Aftertaste: a little medicinal, very bitter, dry, a bit spicy, fruity notes, citrus, grapefruit, some peaches, nice!
Tried
from Can
from
Dranken Geers
on 14 Oct 2022
at 18:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
8/X/22 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: 26/I/27 07:53:11 (2022-1360)
Clear dark brown beer, big solid creamy bit irregular light beige to yellowish head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, lots of grains, cow fodder, hay, gentle roast, caramel, cookie dough, sweet impression. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, caramel, malty, mocha, pretty bitter, more malts, grains, some chocolate notes. Aftertaste: a little sourish, good roast, bitter, more chocolate, nice!
Clear dark brown beer, big solid creamy bit irregular light beige to yellowish head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, lots of grains, cow fodder, hay, gentle roast, caramel, cookie dough, sweet impression. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, caramel, malty, mocha, pretty bitter, more malts, grains, some chocolate notes. Aftertaste: a little sourish, good roast, bitter, more chocolate, nice!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Dranken Geers
on 08 Oct 2022
at 19:00
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2022
at 14:22
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2022
at 22:57