Vliegende Paard Brouwers

Client Brewer in Oedelem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Vliegende Paard Brouwerij

Established in 2011

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Beverhoutsveldstraat 33, Oedelem, 8730, Belgium
Description
For years we brewed beers in our basement when we read an article in October 2010 about the Brouwland beer competition.We decided to risk our chances and sent our version of a Trappist beer, a dark beer, full malt, of 10%.In March 2011 we were informed that we were selected for the final. Beginning in April 2011 was ultimately the final.The seven finalist beers were tasted by beer connoisseurs, Zythologists Rijckers Anne and Yannick De Cocteau and some Belgian brew masters like Paul Arnott (Dubuisson), and Jean-Marie De Rock (Orval). The first beers were tasted and judged one for one, much was noted. Mutually there was not much talk together ,until they started our beer (the final seven beers were tasted in order of alcohol). All jurors began to talk to each other and two of them even gave us a thumbs up. Then, we knew it was good. After fifteen minutes of deliberations they announced the winner … Vliegend Paard Brouwers from Oedelem with their Préaris Quadrupel.

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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle Pale golden color. malty citric aroma with a hint of salt. Malty slty yet fruity and dry flavor. Citric notes. Hint of soap. Shortish aftertaste. A pleasant beer.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:06

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
2013 corked bottle. Dark brown color. malt, caramel, nutmeg, cinnamon and cognac in the aroma. Roasty even smoky notes. Full bodied. Malty sweet, roasty smoky flavor. Cedarwood, cigars, cognac. Slight alcohol burn. Complex, sweet but delicious beer.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:06

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown color. Hints of malt and old coffee in the aroma. Malty caramelly sweet flavor with roast and just hints of coffee.Maybe getting a bit stronger in the aftertaste. OK, nothing more.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Golden color. Soft citric herbal aroma. Herbal citric hopbitter flavor. Earthy notes. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle. pale blonde. perfumed aroma and flavor with citrus and coreander. Slightly herbal. Sweetish and wheaty.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
2014 bottle. Deep dark brown color. Malt, candied fruit and bourbon in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor with vanilla and dominatinmg bourbon. Oaky, alcoholic. Dried plums. Nice!
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
2014 bottle. Dark brown color. Candied fruit and peat in the aroma. Ash. malty sweet flavor with warming alcohol, ash, iodine and peat. A bit too alcoholic, slightly out of balance.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Préaris Export Van Damme (by Vliegende Paard Brouwers):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5

21/VIII/19 - 33cl bottle from the brewery, shared @ home, BB: X/2020 - (2019-1314)
Clear pale blond to yellow beer, small creamy white head, unstable, non adhesive, leaving no lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, grains, sweet, some marzipan, reminds me of a Czech Republic lager, not bad at all! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty, sweet, grains, bit fruity, citrus touch, very soft bitterness. Aftertaste: malty, grains, bit sweet, soft bitterness, some banana, decent one!
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2019 at 22:11

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Préaris Grand Cru 2018 (Laphroaig Barrel aged) (by Vliegende Paard Brouwers):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5

18/VIII/19 - 37.5cl bottle from the brewery @ Gents Bierfestival, BB: n/a - (2019-1281)
Clear dark red brown to rusty beer, small creamy irregular beige head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very peated, sweet, caramel, malty, more peat, grains, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very peated, alcohol, little bitter, more peat, bit malty, grains, alcohol. Aftertaste: more alcohol, peated, caramel touch, more peated notes, soft roast.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2019 at 22:10

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Small off-white rim over dark brown beer. Marzipan & rosemary. As to Islay... ? Thick maltnose. In the mouth, smoke and oak appear, if very restrained, and in fact not for the worse. Very mild phenols, tarred poles, fusels. Medium bodied, alcoholwarming, long-lasting mild peat. Mild - but good.
Tried on 18 Aug 2019 at 10:33