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.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Waase Wolf from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. Amber colour, white mediumsized foamy head. Aroma is caramel, yeast, slight metallicness and a bit of sugar. Flavour is very much the same, but the metallicness is not so strong, instead there is an underlaying tone of fruits.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Pikkeling from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled as "Pikkeling Tripel", bottle says Gebrouwen door Brouwerij Boelens, 9111 Belsele. Hazy deep orange colour with mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is toffee, coriander, citrusy notes and also some honey. Flavour is yeast, coriander and some other spicy notes. Big toffeeish aftertaste.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Pa-Gijs Boerenkrijgbier from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cloudy brown color. The aroma is malty, with caramel and delicate roasted malt. Very good body structure; malt flavor, caramel, roasted malt, with sweetness and a hint of liquorice. It ends very balanced, with caramel and chocolate, good bitterness and some alcohol warmth. Very good.
TBone (30139) reviewed Kerstbier from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled as Santa-Bee (BBE 2009)
Loads of yeast in the bottom of the bottle. Muddy nut brown color, small off-white head. Spicey nose, cardamon, raisins, grapes, dates and licorice. Medium-bodied, slick, toffeish palate, especially when it warms up. Flavor is sweetish, there is some fruity notes like dates but also spices - cinnamon at least. Spiceyness continues in the aftertaste. Hides alcohol very well. Interesting, but "one time only" -beer.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Waaslander from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle at home ... Light Golden orange ... lovely belgian spiced hop nose ... flavour doesnt match the nose ... with some spicy hop ...little malt ... but no real balance to it. Flavour drops badly on sitting out.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Bieken from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Hazy orange colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is alcohol, yeast and slight hints of wheat, caramel malts and hops. Flavour is fruity, yeasty, caramel malts and a bit fudgeish.
Irishboy (4674) reviewed Bieken from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750 ml bottle; Nose of sweet grainy yeast and orangeesters; slightly hazy orange gold with a bog, very long lasting, yellowish head; flavor is grainy and woody with some spices, breadiness, and orange-citrus notes; interesting and flavorful; different from other Belgians I’ve had!
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Bieken from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Slighly hazy golden coloured body with a very thin white head. Aroma of honey, wheat, yeast, oranges and coriander seed. Medium-bodied; Sweet flavour up front fading to a wheatie & yeastie flavour all coupled with a spicey finish. Aftertaste is mellow, but still shows a lot of character. Overall, a very good belgie with tons of character and isn’t as strong as a tripel. I’m not sure why this one doesn’t have a higher ranking - this is a great belgian beer for the summer...which is when I’m enjoying it! I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on 21-April-2007 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Koelschtrinker (42542) reviewed Kerstbier from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Süßer, etwas bananiger Geruch. Malziger Antrunk, minimal süß, mit deutlich herbem Ton. Im Mittelteil wird’s dann etwas würziger und malziger, immernoch ist es aber für 8,5% sehr mild. Der Nachgeschmack wird bitter, das nussige Aroma ist angenehm. Besser als die 2 anderen von mir getrunkenen Boelens Biere, aber das ist nun auch nicht wirklich schwer. Test vom 17.3.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 9,9,8,10,13,9 - 9,20
Koelschtrinker (42542) reviewed Waase Wolf from Boelens 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
Sehr würziger, fruchtiger und süßer Geruch. Milder Antrunk, das Bier startet eigenartig, absolut nicht, wie man es bei dem Geruch erahnt. Holzig, etwas kräuerartig, sehr trocken. Im Mittelteil kommt ein säuerliches Aroma hinzu, das auch im Nachgeschmack nicht weicht. Was ist das für en Zeug??? Test vom 17.3.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 9,4,5,4,8,4 - 4,85