Clarkvv (16523) reviewed BBBourgondier from Brouwerij Smisje 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
AOBF 04. 2003 Bottle. Medium dark brown with some light cherry reds and duller browns. Small off-white head. Aroma was not terribly interesting, somewhat dry spices (whatever it is, it adds too much astringency) and some light caramel notes. Flavor is dry, lightly toasty and astringent. Body is only medium and the big belgian yeast character I’m looking for never really comes out. Some light hints of dark fruit and a dry, almost bitter finish with some mildly pervasive alcohol. Not terribly impressed. Sweetness only seemed moderate at best. Mouthfeel is pretty flat and uninteresting.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Vuuve from Brouwerij Smisje 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Fully hazy (end of bottle is pure yeast) orange-gold; no head. Citric nose, lemonbalm, slightly lactic, something vaguely medicinal. Spritzy acidic, overlying a very spicey-medicinal taste (mannah? paradise seed?) - not quite sweet, faint orange peel. Bit musty. Light, spritzy mouthfeel. Refreshing notes from the acidity are counteracted by the rather dull-musty medicinal flavours. I’ll never dig the witbier style. This one’s uncharacteristic (it’s Regenboog after all!), but it still isn’t my cuppa tea.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Wostyntje from Brouwerij Smisje 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Copper color; poor head. Strange aroma: light sourness, earth, common grass, light mustard. Common ale, a bit harsh. I can't see the point…
diabel (1874) reviewed Wostyntje from Brouwerij Smisje 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Clear, amber body. Off-white, fizzy head. Mostly diminishing, good lacing. Lightly hoppy (citrus) and lightly yeasty (aerth) aroma. LIghtly bitter initial flavour. Moderately bitter, moderately sour (long) finish. Watery and lively mouthfeel.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
This Belgian Strong reminded me of an English Old Ale. Poured a dirty copper-brown, with abundant yeast sediment. No head. Bourbon, a touch of apple peel, and vinous notes characterize the aroma. Flavor of bourbon and wood, muting the vinous, slightly fruity character of the underlying malts. Alcohol is strong and warming. This beer was also flat. Interesting and tasty despite its flaws.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 22 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Muddy dull brown - looks dreadful in the glass. No hiss upon opening and no carbo visible. Aroma has apple, alcohol and rich malts - caramel and concentrated amounts of pale malt. Flat body, but alcohol arrives quickly and forcefully to minimize oiliness. Of course, this is merely replaced by heat. It carries alongside it an apple accent as well as slightly caramelized pears and peaches. Strongly alcoholic finish. I find the overall product too hot and the beer component too one-dimensional (read: dominated by the calvados). Decent at best.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Vuuve from Brouwerij Smisje 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cloudy colored but in the good way, not cloudy like a Bud. This is probably the most distinct belgian white I have ever tried, definitly worth a try by any beer lover. It has a strong citric kick. I wouldn’t drink this on a regular basis but I do recommend everyone to try it. Rerate 5/5/06 - oh boy, I compared this to a bud. Well this is definitly more sour than I mentioned. Liek citrus mixed with sourness. Medium nobody, feel that sourness for a while. I am lowering my rating just a bit.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 22 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Hazy brown coloured with ugly red highlights. No head at all, even with a quite vigourous pour! Aroma of plums, raisins, cranberries, malt, earth and alcohol. Medium-bodied; Still; Sweet, musty, mushroomy maltiness, mixed with some oak tannins and the ever present alcoholic burn. Aftertaste was fairly lacking, only a bit of the caster sugar sweetness comes out, and the malt bitterness lasts for an unpleasurable amount of time. Overall, this one needs some time, I guess? Perhaps it will get some carbonation, but the pour doesn't show too much sediment, so all with this batch might be screwed? I bought this 33 cL bottle at Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York and sampled it on 08.December.2003.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed BBBourgondier from Brouwerij Smisje 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cloudy amber color. Strong malt aroma, Barley Wine style. Strong mouthfeel, sweet in the front, strong character: a lot of malt, caramel, light liquorice, hop, some spices. Ends very bitter and quite long. Very well brewed, quite hiding the alcohol, incredible strong flavor.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Wostyntje from Brouwerij Smisje 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
I like this beer it is distinct yet not disgusting like fisher for example. One does taste a hint of mustard seed at the end and i liked it.