Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Kerstbier from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
[Vintage 2003 - sampled December 2005] A deep red beer with lots of sediment floating around and with a nice thick light brown head. The aroma is sweet spicy and berry - I pick out cowberries and black currant as well as some wood and yeast, and hints of alcohol. The flavor is sweet but well balanced with a fruity acidity like red currants - a lovely mixture. The flavor also contains notes of wood and yeast, and the alcohol cannot be tasted, but hides in the background and gives You the warmth on a cold winters night.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Waase Wolf from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle
Dark sugary berry (blackcurrant) and orange aroma. Dark chestnut, tanned, slightly grey head. Sugary, berrynotes again, apples, minerals, some dead yeast. Relatively light body and a bit fizzy. Wooden aftertaste.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Kerstbier from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle
Chestnut brown, low tanned head. Somewhat muddled aroma: Raisins, wood, citrus, caramel. Flavor has a berrylike note as well, dusty dry yeast, oranges and strawberries in the aftertaste. Fullbodied and warming.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Waaslander from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
An unclear orange beer with a huge light orange head and lots of yeast sediment floating around. The flavor is sweet spicy with notes of citrus, and the flavor is very Belgian with notes of yeast and lots of citrus - especially lime coming thru.
TBone (30139) reviewed Den Damper from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled 33cl (BB 12/2005)
Hazy nut brown, good creamy tanned head. Strong nose of raisins and sugar. Carbonated, smooth mouthfeel. Sweetish, slightly yeasty - raisins, plums. Very trappist-like excellent dubbel.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Heerenbier from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(Bottle 33 cl) Well, the alcohol alone calls for this to be labelled a Belgian strong, doesn’t it? Reddish brown beer with a fine head and the usual Boelens murkiness. Nice, scented nose. Very sweet, full body with a lot of caramel in the flavours. Some spiciness although I believe none are added. Another great Boelens beer. 300499
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Pa-Gijs Boerenkrijgbier from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Cloudy, orangey golden with a pretty small head. Fruity, honeyish nose and a bit low in carbonation. Very full-bodied with the honey spilling into the flavour. Sweet indeed but not cloying and actually the (official) alcohol is surprisingly low considering the sugar - I bet it’s actually higher. A very well made artisanal brew. 081098
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Witte Kerst from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 33 cl) "Witte Kerst" means White Christmas, but in this case I guess it also refers to this this being a Witbier (at least quite some wheat in here) - although a very strong one. Christmas wheat beers are rare, I only remember one other "Du Bocq Blanche de Noël". Honey golden but extremely unclear (like most Boelens beers) making it almost grey. Huge, uneven head. Very full-bodied and a lot more bitter than the typical wheat beer, but still refreshing. 090698
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Heerenbier from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark and muddy chestnut brown - end of bottle full of UFO’s; tan thick head, reasonably stable. Cake, chocolate, dark leaves - and strawberries. Smoked taste, chocolate again, as in chocolate truffles, cinnamon bark and cardamom; dry-sweet. Well bodied; slightly empty finish. Rather excellent. Again, one of the "old" Boelens types. WHY, why, why can a brewery that used to make a rist of these regular winners, feel need to turn out an unending list of new tries at brewing faults? Anyway, this is lovely. Sometimes draught at the "Heeren van Liedekercke".
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Waasbier from Boelens 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Greyish, hazy beer with a tall, frothy head. Lightly tart nose. Very dry, tart citrusy flavours and perhaps some coriander although the label doesn’t mention that. It does however mention wheat, and this is very close to being categorized as simply a Belgian witbeer - although a not so typical one. 120498