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.
6.5/10
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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
6/10
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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
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cloudy golden with a big white head. Very inviting aroma of tropical fruits, peach and pineapple in particular - makes you wonder, yeast esters or American hops? Flavour has both yeast and hops. Spicy and fruity, especially with that special saison yeast pepper note, but also a nice hop flavour and firm bitterness. This is right up there with Dupont. One of those beers where you just want another right away. And one more.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2009
at 19:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
oro buona schiuma media persitenza note maltate leggero erbaceeo un tocco di biscotti in bocca poco amara tendente al dolce un poco fruttata
Tried
on 16 Jun 2009
at 18:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle, trade with Skinnyviking. Pours a fluffy, white head over an unclear, golden-orange body. Fine glass-lacing. Mild floral-fruity aroma. Mandarin and lemon in flavour. Quite well hopped. Clean and foamy in the mouth. Refreshing to the start of a new day in wonderful Copenhagen (Absalon Hotel, 17.05.2009).
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2009
at 14:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Örsted, Copenhagen, 23 May 2009) Hazy yellow colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with apricots, lemon and fresh citrussy hops. Fruity taste with notes of citrus, grass and fresh hops in the finish. Medium body with balanced sweetness. Nice and spicy beer with a fresh hop character. (7/3/7/4/15=3.5) Rerate: (Bottle, 3 May 2020) Golden amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, spicy nose with apricots, orange, honey, spices and clove. Fruity, spicy taste with notes of apricots, orange peel, honey, hay, herbs, clove and a balanced spicy bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and well made. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2009
at 11:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle from Dranken Geers. Orange gold slight haze with a lasting thin white head. Interesting hoppy aroma. Fresh hoppy. Bit of orange fruit. Some Belgian yeast in the mouth, some fullness from a quite juicy fruity malt base and then a bit of sting on the finish. I thought that this was pretty good. Good refreshing interesting saison. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2009
at 09:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
33cl Bottle. Hazy milky yellow colour, thick white head, lots of yeast. Aroma is yeasty, some dung, citrus, hops. Gets more citrus notes when it warms up. Flavour is malts, citrus, flowers, with a hoppy bitter finish. Dry mouthfeel throughout. Medium bodied. Really good and refreshing beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2009
at 06:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle @ VinensVerden, Odense. Pours cloudy orange with a small creamy white head and lacings. Nose is pleasant and inviting of yeast, excotic fruits, spices and hops. Sweet and spicy. Orange peel and coriander. Full bodied. Smooth and quite sticky. A fine drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2009
at 13:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle - pours a cloudy gold, a substantial, lasting, frothy head - complex, earthy nose, with notes of herbs, wildflowers, spicy hops, lemon zest, white pepper, wheat, light funk and acidity - spicy, hoppy and herbal up front - this is followed by some wheat, tangy citrus, wet grass/hay - some husky character - gains a little bit of sweetness near the finish, which is tempered by warming spices and a light peppery quality - there are better belgian ales out there, but this is quite solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2009
at 22:09