Brouwerij Smisje

Microbrewery in Mater, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Smisje

Established in 2009

Contact
Driesleutelstraat 1, Mater, 9700, Belgium
Description
De brouwerij werd opgericht in 1995 door Johan Brandt en was tot 2008 gelegen in het West-Vlaamse Assebroek, een deelgemeente van de stad Brugge. Voornamelijk omwille van het gebrek aan de nodige ruimte voor uitbreiding (de brouwcapaciteit bleef beperkt tot 320 liter per brouwsel), verhuisde de brouwerij in 2009 naar Mater, een deelgemeente van Oudenaarde. Deze verhuis bracht ook de officiële naamsverandering van De Regenboog naar Smisje met zich mee. In 2010 werd beslist alle bestaande bieren behalve het Kerstbier te doen verdwijnen uit het assortiment en het nieuwe bier Smiske te lanceren. De oudere Smisje-bieren werden echter zo gewaardeerd dat een aantal mensen een Facebook-groep opzette om de bieren toch nog te laten brouwen. Op aanvraag van de regelmatige bezoekers besluit in 2011 de brouwer ook Smiske Bruin te brouwen.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Pours cloudy light brown with a tan head. Aroma of cheesy malt, butterscotch, caramel, Belgium yeast, toffee and slight mousy touch. Flavor is light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2015 at 15:45

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Creole-themed spice beer with chilli and cayenne pepper, curious about this. Heavy gushing, a fountain of beer erupted from the bottle neck upon opening. Clear, warm ’old gold’ colour with vivid fizz and tiny yeast bits here and there; irregular, off-white, bubbly head. Aroma of butterscotch, bubblegum, fried chicken, banana, fainter hints of dried apricot, dried sweet chilli peppers, wet cardboard, lime peel, bread, sundried tomato, sweet curry spices, soapy wheat - in all, rather unusual, but not necessarily unpleasant. Sweetish, fruity onset, very ’Belgian yeast’ profile, peach, banana and unripe redcurrant sourishness, spritzy carbo, grainy pale malt sweetishness while the yeastiness continues and gains a light spicy character, blending in with the mild chilli pepper flavour in the end; this feature, however, stays very subtle contrary to expectations: there is a very, very light ’tinge’ of chilli all the way at the back, but it does not provide any true heat, so lingering malt sweetishness and an earthy, mild hop bitterness make up the most of the finish. Interesting and more quaffable than expected, but a bit ’untidy’ and the gushing bothered me a lot; the label also created expectations of a far hotter chilli burn, but this is way too mild for a chilli beer, in my opinion at least.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2015 at 08:36

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Clear(ish) golden colour, white head. Mild gusher. Some small floaties (spices?). Malty aroma, spices (kipkruiden), yeast. Spicy flavour, light malts. Very fizzy. Finish spices. Don’t draw air, it doesn’t improve with air at all. Quite honestly I was expecting it to have some chili heat as well, there being a big chili pepper on the label, but it doesn’t.
(from 33cL bottle @ home)
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2015 at 16:36

8/10
Tried on 27 May 2015 at 17:48

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
From a 33 cl bottle. Pours a cloudy brown with a thick bubbly tan head. Somewhat herbal nose. Flavors of caramel. Lots of carbonation. Slightly bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2015 at 19:45

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from The Bottle Shop, Brugge shared with Kermis. Thick white head. Very cloudy light amber pour. Yeast malty. Slight bitterness
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2015 at 13:11

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Pours cloudy golden with a big off white head. Aroma of yeast, malt, dough, caramel, biscuit and very light fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2015 at 13:10

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Pours hazy amber. Good white head. Smell is weird. Spices, yes, but its hard to recognize mustard to be honoust. A sweet aspect, a plastic one as well... Taste is bitter, some sharp spices taste. Overpowering carbonation ruins everything once again.... The mustard aint clear, but it does have a specific touch to it. Its kinda OK , but so damn overcarbonated....
Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2015 at 21:36

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
How: Bottle.
Where: Dranken Geers, Gent-Oostakker.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, malt, yeast.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, yeast, fruit.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2015 at 12:41

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
How: Bottle.
Where: Dranken Geers, Gent-Oostakker.
Appearance: Amber colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, yeast, some spices.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, spices, some caramel, yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2015 at 07:06