tderoeck (22711) reviewed Ferre IPA from Brouwerij Maenhout 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
24/VIII/21 - 33cl bottle from Beers@MovieFun (Brugge), shared @ summer holiday in France, BB: 4/III/23 (2021-957)
Clear to little cloudy orange beer, small creamy off-white head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: upon opening there’s quite some sulphur present, then after a while I’m getting more citrus notes, grapefruit and even some tropical fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: some sweet malts up front, followed by bitter hoppy citrus notes. Aftertaste: turns into bitter grapefruit, lemon grassy, very dry and bitter citrus finish. Not bad, not a great IPA either. At least it’s nice and bitter, but could have some more aroma to it.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Ferre Blond from Brouwerij Maenhout 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
24/VIII/21 - 33cl bottle from Beers@MovieFun (Brugge), shared @ summer holiday in France, BB: 4/III/23 (2021-956)
Slightly cloudy blond to orange beer, big creamy pillowy off-white head, stable, bit adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: yeasty, malty, some banana, sweet impression, spicy, bit herbal. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter start, very yeasty, lots of phenols, malty, spicy, some coriander notes. Aftertaste: banana, yeasty, phenols, bitter finish, hoppy, herbal, not too bad!
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Ferre Wit from Brouwerij Maenhout 4 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
24/VIII/21 - 33cl bottle from Beers@MovieFun (Brugge), shared @ summer holiday in France, BB: 29/I/23 (2021-955)
Little cloudy blond to yellow beer, big aery irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: citrus notes, wheat acidity impression, orange peel and coriander notes, no big surprises going on here, but also no disappointments. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: sourish start, very sour actually, bit yeasty, wheat acidity, bitter notes. Aftertaste: spicy, some cloves, bit sourish, some orange peel, bitter finish, slightly fruity, yeast notes, ok witbier.
Franclh (7477) reviewed Ferre Blond from Brouwerij Maenhout 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Bitter, kruidig, Belgisch gist, fruitig, hoppig, licht zepig, vrij stevig. (2-7-2021).
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Special version of Maenhout's quadrupel Ferre (named after a 17th century Flemish missionary), aged for half a year on oak chips and infused with whisky. Medium thick, moussy, large-bubbled, stable, somewhat creamy, pale greyish beige head on an initially crystal clear, reddish coppery-mahogany brown beer, turning hazy with sediment. Aroma of hard caramel, indeed whisky, raisins, brown sugar, a whiff of oak wood, bubblegum, soggy toast, pecan nut, tea, dates. Sweet onset, fig and raisin notes, some banana, fizzy carbonation with supple body - feeling considerably lighter than expected at this strength; a 'blonde' sugary sweetness remains draped over a caramelly and brown-bready maltiness, but does not become too sticky anywhere. Some herbal hop bitterishness in the finish, flanked by indeed an oaky wood flavour (vague vanilla - yet soft in tannins) and, as expected, quite some boozy whisky, heating the throat yet somehow managing to avoid unpleasant wryness. A toasty-bitter malt accent lingers alongside a sweet sugary remnant. Relatively well balanced and less in-your-face than I was fearing as I do not usually like liquor-infused beers; the very classic quadrupel profile of the basic beer is as good as intact and only a bit 'embellished' with boozy whisky and subtle oakiness. Not too bad, but not stellar either - like the regular.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Beers@Moviefun, Bruges. Variation on the regular Ferre with actual added whisky and American and French oak chips. Clear red-amber, thin, frothy, off-white head. Aroma of candied red apple, dried fig, dried orange peel, bourbon, vanilla, toffee, brown rum, burnt sugar. Taste has sweet fig, red apple, orange peel, sourish berry accent in a deep toffee & slightly nutty malty profile; bit herbal, woody & spicy in the middle. Herbal hoppy finish, pronounced vanilla & wood, lingering candied fruits and boozy bourbon alcohol. Medium body, oily texture, fizzy carbonation. Not an overly sweet Quad with sufficient woody notes, it's unfortunate the label fails to mention which whisky was used. I expected a bit more, a more 'rounded' experience, but Gouden Carolus Whisky Infused already set the bar high. Must have cellaring potential so might grab again...
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Experimental Fusion from Brouwerij Maenhout 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Golden colour with lasting lacy head. Aroma and flavour have a lot of floral hops. Some citrus too. Lime zest. There's a background sweetness to this one giving a kind of key lime pie or lemon meringue feel to it too. Nice and interesting.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Mémé from Brouwerij Maenhout 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Medium, dense & fine, just off-white head; clear, finely carbonated old golden beer. Caramel, Petite Beurre, biscuit, dust, Café Noir coating. Sweet, maltsyrup, even honey-like. Finish has a cigarette ash vector. Feels better carbonated than it looks. Slick, medium bodied. Ho-hum. Mémé is a bit too sweet, the old hag. Thanks to Stef!
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Mémé from Brouwerij Maenhout 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33cl bottle from ABS Drinks near Herent. F: medium, off-white, quick gone. C: gold, hazy, semi-transparent. A: malty, sweet fruity, bit bready, banana, tangerine, bread touch. T: medium malty base, bit higher carbonation, watery banana, bit bready, bit orange, light soapy mouthfeel, bit warming alcohol, ok, drinkable, enjoyed.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Hoppa Hontas Amarillo from Brouwerij Maenhout 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle from ABS Drinks near Herent. F: medium, white, average retention. C: orange gold, hazy. A: malty, orange peels, honey, bit herbal, floral, yeasty, grapes. T: medium malty base, herbal, orange, grapes, caramel, bit spicy, medium carbonation, not bad for Belgian IPA, enjoyed.