Contreras

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

Established in 1818

Contact
Molenstraat 110, Gavere, 9890, Belgium
0032 9 384 27 06
info@contreras.be
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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cagarvie

7.8
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Valeir Extra from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap @ Erasmus ... hazy orange ... zezty fruity orange ... big zezty fruitys ... piunk grapefuit ... little soapy ...

Tried from Draft on 12 Aug 2009 at 03:45

TBone

4.6
TBone (30139) reviewed Contra Pils from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Draught@The White Horse. Golden color, small white head. Light sweet malty. Crisp carbonation. Sweet malty flavor - almost like drinking sweet perry. Harmless. Not much flavor, but at least lacks cardboard and such things :)

Tried on 07 Aug 2009 at 13:00

BrogenDaniel

6.9
BrogenDaniel (4420) reviewed Valeir Extra from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours golden with a light white head. Lots of citrus and oranges. Very clean for a saison.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2009 at 16:47

pilsnerrogge

7.1
pilsnerrogge (4763) reviewed Valeir Extra from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled:
Pours hazy golden with a pretty big head. Aroma is loaded with tropical fruits and gooseberries. Flavour is somewhat fruity and quite dry with alcohol bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2009 at 12:55

gnoff

6.8
gnoff (11188) reviewed Valeir Extra from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

33 cl bottle from August 1, 2009 special release at Systembolaget On August 3, 2009 - BB 2011.06.09 Cloudy yellow color, fairly big lasting white head. Apricots, citrus, hoppy scent. Hoppy, bitter, dry, citrus taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Some notice of alcohol in aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2009 at 05:37

hirigalzkar

7.6
hirigalzkar (4345) reviewed Valeir Extra from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Ap: Golden hazy with big white head. Ar: Spciy yeast character with a citrus touch. Fla: Spicy and fruity with a small sweet and sour citrus touch. Quite hoppy. Ov: Thirst quenching! Simple complexity...

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2009 at 14:18

Harrisoni

2.8
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Tonneke (Speciale Belge) from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2

25cl bottle from Dranken Geers. Either this is supposed to be really toffeeish or this is a diacetyl bomb. Awful. Hate it and can’t drink it.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2009 at 15:54

Anders37

6.6
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Valeir Blond from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ Erasmus, Brugge. Pours a slightly hazy golden color wit ha small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy aroma with some yeasty hints. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2009 at 08:35

mjs

6.5
mjs (11994) reviewed Valeir Blond from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Bottle at Treskillingen, Stockholm, on 2009-07-28) Golden and hazy. Medium sized white head. Honey and fruitiness in aroma. Medium bodied and dryish palate with medium carbonation. Honey, fruitiness, sweetness, lightly grass, bitterness and hint of saltiness in taste. Fruity and bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2009 at 08:06

Beertalk

6
Beertalk (16424) reviewed Especial Mars from Contreras 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cloudy dark golden with a medium sized off-white head. The aroma has a lot of unfermented wort or heavy, bready malt. I’m not a fan of that. Flavour is sweet and fruity, with spicy yeast notes, but a little on the cloying sweet side. A real shame since it’s such an inviting yeast character.

Tried on 18 Jun 2009 at 21:44

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