Contreras

Regional Brewery in Gavere, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij Contreras

Established in 1818

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Molenstraat 110, Gavere, 9890, Belgium
Description
110 years of Contreras in a 190 year old brewery. In 1818 Brewery Latte was founded as a typical farm-brewery. In the second half of the 19th century the company was led by Valère Latte who sold the brewery in 1898 to René Contreras. In 1920 René Contreras chose to sell his brewery to his nephew Marcel Contreras. it was Marcel who would transform the brewery into a modern 20th century company. He shaped the buildings as they currently still remain. In 1982 Marcel's son Willy became the sole manager of the brewery. At the start of the 21st century Ann Contreras, the only daughter of Willy Contreras, and her fiancée Frederik De Vrieze gradually took over the daily management of the brewery.

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6/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2016 at 16:51

6/10
Tried on 20 Aug 2016 at 15:06

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Geers. Hazy amber colour, beige foam. Nose of caramel, toffee. Malty. Light fruitiness. Light sweet, bit metallic. Not very bad.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2016 at 06:33

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Pintenaer (6.2%) (2016 - ...) (by Contreras):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5

25/VII/16 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: 16/X/17 (2016-785) Thanks to JefVerstraete for the trade!

Little cloudy dark blond to amber beige beer, creamy off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, cow fodder, little fruity. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, grains, little sweet, a bit of a chemical bitterness, some ripe banana. Aftertaste: bitter touch, very malty, grains, hay. Decent belgian style ale.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2016 at 16:03

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
F: big, white, creamy, stable. C: amber to orange, hazy. A: malt, citrus, tonic, orange peels, grapefruit, grassy, light floral, hint of caramel. T: fruity, citrus, tangerine, hint of mineral, floral, hint of sticky, caramel, biscuit, medium body, good carbonation, very good drinkable and enjoyable good balanced beer, 0,33l bottle from Carrefour in Brussels
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2016 at 13:41

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
F: light off-white, creamy, good retention, big. C: amber to light orange, hazy, a lot of yeasty debris floating in. A: malty, citrus, tangerine, peach, biscuit, floral, pineapple, caramel. T: malty, fruity, caramel, pineapple, orange peels, hint of white sugar, tangerine, floral, medium body, good carbonation, good balanced nice citrusy beer, quite unusual in Belgian ale, 0,33l bottle from Carrefour in Brussels.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2016 at 13:19

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from a holidaying friend. Pours clear red brown with a thick beige head. Aromas of demerara sugar, cream, hazelnuts. Taste is light sweet, nutty, light liquorice. Sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2016 at 05:53

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared. Hazy amber with an off white head. Aroma of toffee, malt, yeast, ripe dark fruits and light herbal notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2016 at 11:29

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
33cl bottle shared with kermis & Maakun. Thin white head. hazy amber pour. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2016 at 11:29

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle bummed in the street from two guys named kermis and deanso. Slight hazy amber with cream colored head. Caramel, marzipan, light spicy yeast, cloves, honey, light paper and grass. Nice sweet Indian desert or something. Over medium sweet and light bitter. Medium bodied with a bit sticky feel.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2016 at 11:28