voor een baby uit de Filipijnen die direct na de geboorte bij familie van Carine is achter gelaten.
Na haar scheiding heeft ze Hans Wierts getroffen waarmee ze op 04/06/2010 is getrouwd.
Ondertussen bleek dat Tibor, ons adoptiekindje een ernstige erfelijke aandoening had,
waardoor dat de factuur voor zijn verzorging sterk opliep.
Pogingen om hem naar België te halen mislukten,
dus we stonden voor de keuze om onze spaarcenten stilaan naar ginder te sturen
of om ze te investeren in iets waar we geld mee konden verdienen.
Vanwege die situatie ginder hebben Carine en Hans op 07/04/2010 DijkWaert opgericht.
Op 3 oktober 2011 is het dan toch eindelijk gelukt om Tibor in België te krijgen,
na onderzoek bij de KU Leuven bleek dat hij de ergst mogelijke vorm van Hemofilie te hebben.
Waarop we de procedure om hem te adopteren in gang hebben gezet.
Op 28/06/2013 heeft de jeugdrechtbank in Turnhout de adoptie toegekend.
Na een aantal jaren heel hard werken bleek de belasting van drie jobs elk, te groot.
In augustus 2012 hebben we Maarten, de ondertussen op een na jongste zoon van Hans gevraagd
om vrijwillig mee te stappen in ons familie bedrijf.
Ondertussen groeit DijkWaert gestaag en zijn we toe aan een nieuwe grotere locatie met ditto brouw installatie
Alengrin (11675) reviewed Goud Vuur from DijkWaert 11 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Dijkwaert’s first, or one of the first, since 2010. Loose, yellowish white head, colour golden blonde if from tap, but clearly darker and almost brownish peach blonde if from bottle. Aroma of green apples, bitter orange, jute, bread, walnuts, caramel; dry taste with some vague lactic acidity, caramel malts, citrus peel, long hop bitter finish, not very well-balanced or particulary appetizing. Seems a Duvel-inspired ’edelbier’ but if that is the case, there is still a lot of work to do.
mike_77 (15880) reviewed Goeie Koffe from DijkWaert 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
75cl bottle from ABS in Winksele - Gusher, almost unpourable. Aroma of wood, cardboard, glue and a hint of roasted malts. Flavour is far too sour and overpowers the coffee. Extremely gassy. Each sip turns into a mouth full of foam. Really undrinkable.
77ships (14509) reviewed McThals Oaked from DijkWaert 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Thanks. Sampled @ ZBF 2014. Hazy blond, creamy white head. Smells of sweet peated earth with some malt, sweet bread, creamy. Tastes of little else than basic sweet peat, sugar, bread and malt. m/m body. Not a big enthusiast of beers that have little more than peat going on as far as flavour is concerned.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Xmas in Thals from DijkWaert 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
06/2015 best by Dark brown, reddish brown 3 finger tan head. Fades slowly with sticky left overs Nice nose. Sweet like cherry wine. Taste is sweet with plums and figs. Peated cereal candy and musty oak finish
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Xmas in Thals from DijkWaert 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as DijkWaert Xmas in Thals (by DijkWaert):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
30/IV/14 - 75cl bottle from Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) @ home - BB: VI/2015 (2014-447)
Shared with AdamJackson.
Little hazy red brown beer, creamy beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: fruity, overripe fruits, pretty smoky, wood, red berries, sour, weird. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sourish start, pretty bitter, wood tannins, grape peel. Aftertaste: bitter, red fruits, little sour, spicy, smoky notes, bitter, red berries. Weird but not bad.
SVD (7213) reviewed Goeie Koffe from DijkWaert 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample glass at ZBF 2014: Black beer, dark brown head, roasted coffee aroma, coffee taste, bitter a bit watery
beerhunter111 (50837) reviewed Thalse Witte from DijkWaert 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Trübes goldgelbes Bier mit ordentlicher Schaumkrone. Geruch fruchtig, Gewürze, säuerlich. Geschmack säuerlich, holzig, muffig, bitter, Kräuter.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed McThals Oaked from DijkWaert 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as DijkWaert McThals Oaked (by DijkWaert):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
26/IV/14 - 75cl bottle @ ZBF 2014 (Leuven) - BB: n/a (2014-426) Thanks to the Belgian Ratebeer crew for sharing today's beers!
Note: when I asked if the beer was aged on oak barrels, they answered me no. When I asked what the "oaked" then meant, they responded with "brewer's secret". Dafuq is that supposed to mean? Clear amber beer, creamy rocky off-white to light beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots and lots of peat, bit chemical, bit sweet, caramel, smoky. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: bit chemical bitterness, pretty sour, sour apples, smoky, very peated. Aftertaste: bitter, dry, very peated, sourish, lemony, watery ending though.
Kraddel (15872) reviewed McThals Peated from DijkWaert 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle Pours clear blonde nearly no head Sme is metalic , earthy frainyness . Taste has peat , but more xubtile than expected . Nice Earlier Rating: 9/9/2013 Total Score: 3.5pours blonde, good white foam not much smell nor taste. suposed to be brewed with whiskey malts, yet i dont get much whiskey in this ..
Kraddel (15872) reviewed Thals 1886 from DijkWaert 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pours clear blonde Good white head Spicy , minty , spices Taste is bitter , herbal , complex bitterness .