Contreras
Regional Brewery
in
Gavere,
East Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij Contreras
Established in 1818
Contact
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.
5.4/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle as Aakjærs Premium Pils 5.0 ABV. Maybe this is another beer? Frothy white good mstly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter straw flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2010
at 13:23
9.3/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Imported from my RateBeer account as Contreras Valeir Extra (by Contreras):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.6/5
Pours a little cloudy blond beer with a fine laced head. A lot of carbon is present in the glass. Smells like passion fruits and pineapple. Tastes very soft, fruity, spices. In the aftertaste again some fruityness and hops. Very complex and well balanced beer.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.6/5
Pours a little cloudy blond beer with a fine laced head. A lot of carbon is present in the glass. Smells like passion fruits and pineapple. Tastes very soft, fruity, spices. In the aftertaste again some fruityness and hops. Very complex and well balanced beer.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2010
at 08:05
6.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark -golde orange colour with a white head. Flavour is sweet, orange, yeast, spices, citrus, hop, malt, grass. OK beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2010
at 21:35
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Peach, orange and musty malt aroma. Slight hazy yellow color with small head. Sweet orange peel with lightly bitter finish. Solid enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2010
at 23:25
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Copenhagen Beer Festival 2010 - Golden in colour. Fresh aroma with hops, grapefruit and a hint of tea. Fruity, hoppy and bitter taste with grapefruit, tea and lemon.
Tried
on 20 May 2010
at 08:49
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl Bottle bought at Brugs Bier Festival. Clear copper golden colour, white head. Aroma of floral hops, fruity esters like unripe banana and sweet lemon. Flavour is light sweet, malty, fruity, floral, hoppy, nice dry bitter finish. Medium bodied, nice carbonation, dry mouthfeel. Subtle and nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2010
at 12:12
7.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Contreras' Especial Mars (by Contreras):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
33cl, aged 1 year. Pours a dark orange to amber coloured beer. Pretty cloudy. Solid creamy off-white head. Smells a little dusty, ripe banana, figs and caramel. Full malty flavour, hints of caramel and wood. Ends a little acidic, but this might be the age (1y). Aftertaste is mostly caramel and roasted malts. Very little bitterness, again a little acidic finishing touch.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
33cl, aged 1 year. Pours a dark orange to amber coloured beer. Pretty cloudy. Solid creamy off-white head. Smells a little dusty, ripe banana, figs and caramel. Full malty flavour, hints of caramel and wood. Ends a little acidic, but this might be the age (1y). Aftertaste is mostly caramel and roasted malts. Very little bitterness, again a little acidic finishing touch.
Tried
on 02 May 2010
at 03:11
7.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Marcus. Pours orange gold with a large foamy off-white head. Nice fruit and citrus aromas. Med. body; med. carbonation. Flavor is freshly fruity and finishes with a hint of yeast and a touch of citrus. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2010
at 16:45
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Amber beer with a big cream colored head. Malt and light spice aroma with light hay. Malt and light yeast flavor with light mineral tones. Medium bodied. Malt and mineral lingers with light spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2010
at 11:17
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Provdatum: 2009-08-01 Jaha, vad kan man göra om man inte får hänga med på U2 - jo pröva på en av Augusti släppen. Flaska 8 grader UTS: Molnig, hemgjord äppelmust, inte mycket till skum (var lite rädd för ev bottensats). D: Amerikansk humle, söt krusbärs soda, lite stickig i näsan. S: Amerikansk humle, jäst, citrusfrukter, medel men ändock påtaglig beska ES: Litet ekanande av den amer. humlen Ps. ytterst liten botten sats, besk ingen fröjd för smaklökarna... Anteckningar:
Tried
on 05 Mar 2010
at 06:12