About
Eylenbosch comes back to life in 2019, after almost 30 years of hibernation. Founded in 1886 by Emile Eylenbosch in Schepdaal, the Eylenbosch brewery grew into one of the most important producers of lambic and geuze in the last century, with an absolute high point at the 1958 world expo. Advantage of the industrial lager, and also Eylenbosch closed its doors and stopped production in the early 90s.
But luckily that wasn't the end of the story for this historic brewery. In 2018, Erik De Keersmaeker decided to focus on his passion after a number of other challenges. As the fifth generation of a brewery family from Kobbegem, De Keersmaeker brings the Eylenbosch brewery and its iconic beer back to life. He does this together with the young brewer Klaas Vanderpoorten and study friend Jeroen Lettens. The new Eylenbosch Brewery is dedicated to tradition and authenticity, and will brew its lambic using the traditional method and recipes.
But luckily that wasn't the end of the story for this historic brewery. In 2018, Erik De Keersmaeker decided to focus on his passion after a number of other challenges. As the fifth generation of a brewery family from Kobbegem, De Keersmaeker brings the Eylenbosch brewery and its iconic beer back to life. He does this together with the young brewer Klaas Vanderpoorten and study friend Jeroen Lettens. The new Eylenbosch Brewery is dedicated to tradition and authenticity, and will brew its lambic using the traditional method and recipes.
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gushing to huge, very dense light-cream head over furiously carbonated hazy orange-golden beer. Herbal nose, garden weeds, and a sharp, spicy-peppery aroma. Wild hops-like, if intense, almost insectoid. Hard bitterness, vegetable/weeds. Not very sophisticated bittering hops. Despite the huge carbonation, seems pretty attenuated, almost thinning the brew - too much sugar added? Crude.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2022
at 17:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Poured as if roping, devoid of any head; deep cardinal red beer. Coffee (???), Sachertorte, cherry cream, full carpet and finish is fruity/cherry. Sour cherries, juice-like, not much lambic character. In combination with food, the cherry flavour gets suddenly more intense, but hardly any of the classic farmyard/horseblanket vectors. Light, acidthinning and (light) acidburn; undercarbonated. If I read the label right, it ought NOT to be called Oude Kriek following the registered European rules, as the weighted average of the lambics is too low. But it is quite allright tastewise. Thanks to Stef!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2022
at 10:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22/I/22 - 37.5cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared @ home, BB: 4/VI/30, bottled: 4/VI/20 (2022-94)
Clear deep bright ruby red beer, small creamy pinkish white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: little funky, fruity notes, some cherries, pretty faint... MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty sour, little fruity, some sour cherries, bitter touch, some tannins. Aftertaste: sourish, dry, wood notes, cherry pits, fruity, very acidic. Not very fruity, rather faint cherry notes, lacking depth and complexity, despite the bitter finish.
Clear deep bright ruby red beer, small creamy pinkish white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: little funky, fruity notes, some cherries, pretty faint... MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty sour, little fruity, some sour cherries, bitter touch, some tannins. Aftertaste: sourish, dry, wood notes, cherry pits, fruity, very acidic. Not very fruity, rather faint cherry notes, lacking depth and complexity, despite the bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Bierhalle Deconinck
on 22 Jan 2022
at 21:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22/I/22 - 37.5cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared @ home, BB: 4/VI/30, bottled: 4/VI/20 (2022-93)
Clear gold blond beer, small aery irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty fruity, apples and pears, bit dusty, wood notes, bit peppery, apple cider. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sweet in the start, fruity, bit sourish, lemony, funky, lots of sour apples, a bit dry, nice but lacks some character... Aftertaste: fruity, apple, a little woody, funky touch, citric acidity, not bad, but rather “clean”, and lacking some complexity, despite having aged over 18 months in the bottle.
Clear gold blond beer, small aery irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty fruity, apples and pears, bit dusty, wood notes, bit peppery, apple cider. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sweet in the start, fruity, bit sourish, lemony, funky, lots of sour apples, a bit dry, nice but lacks some character... Aftertaste: fruity, apple, a little woody, funky touch, citric acidity, not bad, but rather “clean”, and lacking some complexity, despite having aged over 18 months in the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Bierhalle Deconinck
on 22 Jan 2022
at 21:00
8/10
Loads of great flavor. Tons of head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2022
at 21:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Small white head, rather stable over old golden beer. Saddlesoap, horseblanket, old wood, woodliner, even I putteke /I, sulphur, green apples. Dry, woody, horseblanket, but more lambic-y than gueuze, the classic blending result is a bit missing, to the detriment of complexity. Lemon, and a flavour not unlike sage. Sour, dried fruit forgotten on the three/shrub, rhubarb. Thinnish, better carbonated than it looks, bit slick. Make no mistake, this is good stuff. The De Troch thumbprint is all over it, yet subtly different. But a true great gueuze can be more than this. Txs to Stef!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2022
at 10:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Bottled 09-02-2021. Color: Clear golden to amber, white head. Aroma: Funky, lightly tart, fruity notes. Taste: Quite crisp and clean. Notes of straw, farmyard funk, moldy cellar, some gooseberry, citrus fruit, hints of wood and old hop. Floral, earthy. Dry-ish mouthfeel. Light tart, very light sweet and bitter. Ok but lacking complexity and excitement in my opinion. A bit too crisp.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2021
at 15:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 37,5 cl, bottled 04 june 2020 so first batch of Oude Kriek form Eylenbosch. Color: Clear lightly purplish red, thin pink head. Aroma: Cherry, Cherry syrup, cherry pit. Taste: Moderate tart cherries, light hints of vinegar, some chery pit and wood. Dry-ish mouthfeel. Tannins. Just over medium body, just below average carbonation. Nice, not that complex, Oude Kriek/
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2021
at 19:44
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
from
Streekproductencentrum
on 01 Nov 2021
at 21:02
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
from
Streekproductencentrum
on 01 Nov 2021
at 21:01