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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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

10/IX/22 - 33cl bottle @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering (Gent), BBE: 2025, bottled: IX/2021 (2022-1127) Thanks to Bierridder for sharing the bottle!

Clear light brown beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: yeast, banana, caramel, yeasty, dried fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, oxidized, caramel, yeasty, alcohol, fruity. Aftertaste: red wine tannins, gentle roast, a little bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2022 at 13:45


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33cl bottle at Belgian Beergeeks/Brewver summer tasting at Tim's house. Thanks Siegfried. BB end/2025, bottled 09/2021.
Cuivre, col fin crémeux blanc-cassé.
Arôme sur une base belge assez marquée, fruité en rétro-nasal, caramel, grillé avec ce bouquet de sucre caramélisé.
Palais sur une base classique belge, sucre de canne, amertume houblonné noble belge avec une petite pointe épicée en fin de bouche, sec, caramel et grillé qui reviennent en retrait.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2022 at 13:00


6.5

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2022 at 10:06


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

6/VIII/21 - 33cl bottle from the brewery, shared @ home, BBE: 2030, bottled: Pi-day (14/III) 2020, brewed: 9/II/20 (2021-732) Thanks to Bierridder_S for getting me the bottle!

Clear orange blond beer, small creamy bit irregular beige head, unstable, falls down quickly, bit adhesive. Aroma: very oxidized, some orange peel, swimming pool, fruity, sugary, smoky. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, very oxidized, bit sugary, earthy, tobacco, leathery, some honey. Aftertaste: little bitter, oxidized, honey, alcohol, phenols, ripe fruits, more oxidized.

Tried from Bottle at Smisje on 06 Aug 2021 at 20:00


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

19/VI/21 - 33cl bottle from a trade, shared @ Arno & Meggy’s place, BB: n/a, bottled: 14/IV/19 (2021-516) Thanks to Bierridder_S for the trade!

Clear orange beer, small creamy dense white head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: bit sweet impression, malty, caramel, grains, banana. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit metallic, sourish touch, pretty fruity, yeast, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: banana, bit metallic, more yeast, slightly sweet, little oxidized, good old school Belgian ale.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2021 at 10:30


7.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

19/III/21 - 33cl bottle from a trade, shared @ home, BB: 2023, bottled: 2/IV/18 (2021-208)

Pretty clear deep red ruby to red brown beer, big fizzy irregular rust brown beer, unstable, dissipates immediately, non adhesive. Aroma: nice, lots of cherries, very fruity, some tannins, yeasty, wood notes. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: soft acidity up front, very fruity, lots of cherries, bit lemony, bitter touch, some yeast. Aftertaste: more acidic, lots of sour cherries, some tannins, pretty dry, rather oxidized, juicy, cherry juice, bitter finish, wood tannins, some almonds, very nice stuff.

Tried from Bottle at Smisje on 19 Mar 2021 at 21:00


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Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2020 at 23:48


5

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2020 at 23:47


4.5

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2020 at 23:44


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Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2020 at 23:43