In the period after 1850, the De Meester-Boelens brewery was founded at the current address in the Kerkstraat. in 1897 the name changed to Boelens-De Meester. Brewing stopped during World WarI, after the war the family continued the business as a bottling and beer enterprise. In 1978 Kris Boelens took over the beer business from his father. He reintroduced beer brewing in Belsele in 1993. In 2016 his son Yannick Boelens joined the brewery.
Dedollewaitor (22132) reviewed Balzello from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle @ Delirium Cafe, Brussels. Pours a unclear amber with a creamy white head and lacings. Nose is sweet of fruit, yeast and malts. Raisin and hops. Medium and smooth palate. Good.
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Pa-Gijs Boerenkrijgbier from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cloudy deep amber with a medium off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and hoppy notes. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel and rotten fruits.
kappldav123 (9211) reviewed Heerenbier from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Gift from DHVL. Bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass also. Starts great - notes of raisins and liquorice, nicely spicy. Finish a bit weeker, modest spicy, a bit washy. All in all a good beer!
MoritzF (10566) reviewed Kerstbier from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(33cl bottle, as Santa Bee) Hazy, deep amber colour with a huge off-white foamy head. Sweet cara-malty and distinctively fruity aroma with notes of redcurrant. Surprisingly burnt bitter flavour, also minimal tart with a light to moderate malty sweetness, medium to full bodied with a rather soft carbonation. Toasty and fruity taste with notes of caramel and licorice; the sweetness gets stronger towards the vinous-fruity and light alcoholic finish. The components do not fit very well together but it works for me anyway (02.VI.09).
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Kerstbier from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Hazy brown with a medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel notes. Falvour was sourish with malty and overripe fruits. Finished sourish. Clearly infected.
Pinball (15907) reviewed Kerstbier from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
cloudy brown, small white head. slightly sour, but also spritty and spicy aroma very sour, cherries, quite fruity.
diabel (1874) reviewed Tripel Klok from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
At ZBF 2009, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Haxy, yellow to orange body. White, creamy head. Aroma of oranges, hops and a bit yeast. Quite a lot of carbonation. Nice, but not perfectly balanced.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Laakdalse Bruine Ne Waleman from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a lazing white head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel as well as light notes of rotten fruit. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of rotten fruit and dusty hops.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Laakdalse Bruine Ne Waleman from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of joergen/MiP/yespr. Slightly hazy orangey brown with floating impurities and a creamy off-white head. Spicy, lightly roasted malt aroma. Medium body with some roasted malt and fruit. Dry and lightly bitter finish. 200309
MiP (20366) reviewed Laakdalse Bruine Ne Waleman from Boelens 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle, 6.5%. Weak vinous and farty aroma. Muddy dark brown colour. Small head. The flavour is also muddy, OK malt, some yeast.