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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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
På fat. Smak och doft av humle, belgisk jäst, päron, melon, gräs och örter. Fruktig, lagom sötma med fin och rund beska. Riktigt gott.
Tried on 13 Aug 2014 at 13:13

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught @ Hoppy Loft, Brussels. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, fruity hops, peach, melon, little citrus. Flavor is malty, grass, fruity hops, melon, peach. Medium body, lively carbonation, light bitter finish. 300714
Tried on 13 Aug 2014 at 10:29

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle thnx to the brewer . Pours very clear blonde, small white head . Smell is dry grainy, bit bitter . Taste is bitter , sharp , dry sweet, malty back . Balanced, intense taste, perfect carbo . Nothing to unusual , ’just’ a well-made tripel .
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2014 at 13:32

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle thnx to the brewer . Pours clear blonde . Ok white foam fades fast . Smell is sweet, bit aromahop . Seems very natural, too . Taste is pretty bitter . The unidentifies sweetness ( malts ? sugar ? Hop ? ) is also kinda intense ( soapy, almost , or perfumy ? ) Surprising beer , out of the ordinary ( as it should be ! ) Tasty stuff ! Very complex .
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2014 at 12:42

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Golden blonde Christmas tripel with light malty taste, some coriander in the aroma and yeasty spice notes in the finish along with noticeable alcohol. Genuine but low profile beer compared to most other Christmas ales and therefore a bit dull.
Tried on 10 Aug 2014 at 07:21

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Unambitious and old-fashioned ’regional pils’ from Gavere, snow white head, golden colour with a faint orange hue (a bit darker than usual for the style), soft malty character, sweetish and fruity pale malts in onset, finishing in a mild herbal hoppiness, more bitterish than usual in Belgian pale lagers. In this particular segment quite okay and genuine, and less cliché than what one would expect.
Tried on 10 Aug 2014 at 07:19

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ Moeder Lambic, Fontainas. Pours slightly hazy golden with a creamy white head. Aroma of malt, yeast, light sweet, fruit. Flavor is malt, yeast, little honey, fruity, some alcohol. Medium body, soft carbonation. 280714
Tried on 09 Aug 2014 at 13:00

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Tasted as Valeir Donker but also as Carlos, an aliased version for the former mayor of Asper. Light beige, creamy, thick and stable head, colour very dark brown with a burgundy hue. Soft sweetish aroma of chocolate, candied dates, pear, caramel, cinnamon, hazelnuts, whiff of coffee. Delicately dark malty taste, sweetish but not cloying, nutty, bit chocolatey, finishing in bitterish hops and a hint of toasted bitterness; the biggest downside for me is the rather thin mouthfeel, otherwise a fine dubbel.
Tried from Can on 09 Aug 2014 at 07:26

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
33cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Thin creamy off-white head. Hazy amber pour. Nicely done. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2014 at 10:21

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared. Pours dark brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of caramel, deal fruits, leather, tobacco and light soy. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2014 at 10:19