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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8/10
Tried on 06 Jul 2015 at 05:21

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Hoppy Loft, 17th June 15. Pours light straw coloured, medium carbonation, some hops, light and easy drinking straight forward IPA
Tried from Draft on 20 Jun 2015 at 01:39

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Clear, deep ruby red body with a big, lacing off-white head. Nice aroma of chocolate malt with a hit of dark fruit and yeast. Flavor is smooth, crisp dark malt, mild chocolate and moderate bitterness. Very smooth and balanced. Nice body with a fine balanced aftertaste. Tasty, smooth and pleasant all the way.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2015 at 15:48

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Ambar amarillenta, turbia. Aspecto de tripel con espuma efervescente blanca poco duradera. Bastante aromática, frutal. Melocoton. Lo mantiene en boca. Frutal y cremosa al principio. Con una base malteada muy agradable pero bien lupulada. Evolución hacia final carbonico, con aire de cava, seco y bastante amargo, aunque manteniéndo el recuerdo frutal, de melocoton. Bastante buena, especie de tripel afrutada.
Tried on 04 Jun 2015 at 15:54

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
14/05/2015 @home, 33cl bottle from Prik&Tik Edelare. Blond colour with nice head. A lot of fruit taste and smell, grains, hops, nice bitterness. Very refreshing and lots of taste.
Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2015 at 05:36

5/10
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Tried on 05 May 2015 at 21:17

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample at ZBF. golden beer with a small head, aroma is sweet malt, taste i the same some bitterness
Tried on 05 May 2015 at 13:54

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
at ZBF15. Thnx for sharing, people ! Pours clear blonde, smell is weak, some grains. Taste is bitter, intense lager, with a bitter MF on top. OK
Tried on 28 Apr 2015 at 16:09

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled @ Zythos Bierfestival 2015 Klare blasse goldgelbe Farbe, geringe weiße Schaumkrone. Geruch leicht hopfig, getreidig malzig. Geschmack ist der gleiche!
Tried on 26 Apr 2015 at 08:47

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled draft @ ZBF 2015. Clear orange amber, little head; Nose is sweetish dull, metallic, caramel, candy sugar, bit thin, iron. Taste is dull, thin candy sugar, caramel malts, bit empty,… Easy to drink. Nothing exciting but a good example of a Special Belge. (Thx! for sharing people!)
Tried from Draft on 26 Apr 2015 at 07:54