Contreras

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

Established in 1818

Contact
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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7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Ørsted. Look is yellowish golden with a white head. Aroma was dominated by citrus with a bitter undertone. The beer starts off fruity and builds to a nice bitterness. Very enjoyable.

Tried from Draft on 07 May 2009 at 14:43


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of joergen/MiP/yespr. Hazy golden with a tall, dense and lively off-white head leaving laces. Spicy coriander nose. Medium body with exotic fruity accents, some yeastiness and a fairly bitter finish. 200309

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2009 at 11:58


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

At ZBF 2009, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Hazy blond body. Creamy white head which becomes soapy after a while (like the soap that floats around on the water in your sink when doing the dishes). Good lace however. Well balanced aroma of citrus, orange, hops. Heavily bitter, lightly sweet flavour. Longlasting, bit watery finish. Also the hoppy bitterness is somewhat astringent. Overall quite nice.

Tried on 17 Apr 2009 at 02:39


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft. An unclear dar golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet with a slight tart note and light notes of fruit. The flavor is sweet with a nice acidic edge and fruity notes of citrus, some yeast, and herbs, leading to a quite tart finish. Lovely flavor - surprisingly boring aroma.

Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2009 at 14:44


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

draught at ørsted ølbar. apprears cloudy yellow, white head. ar:flowery faint spicy, hoppy - fantastic aroma flavor: very hoppy yet also a bit brett like flavor, refreshing and dry.

Tried on 04 Apr 2009 at 05:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

[330 ml bottle] Aroma is of citrus, the color is cloudy orange, with a lot of foam. Taste of herbs, yeast and a bit of hops.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2009 at 18:08


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Amber coloured. Aroma is a bit sweaty/cheesy. Thin texture, very gassy. Metallic, clean taste. Slight sweetness. No hint of oak detected.

Tried on 11 Mar 2009 at 09:11


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33cl bottle. Poura unclear orange with a creamy white head and lacings. Grassy hops, fruits, dry, herbal crisp and hoppy. Refreshing and medium smooth palate. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2009 at 18:00


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Cloudy ruby, rich head. Light licorice aroma. Sweetish and medium bodied with fairlysoft mouthfeel. Lightly yeasty with caramel and some almonds. Medium bitterness. Hermonious and thoroughly pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2009 at 06:30


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

(25cl bottle) Hazy, amber colour with a short off-white foamy layer. Sweet toast-malty nose with light notes of licorice, wort and a whiff of herbal hops. Moderately sweet flavour, light to medium bodied with a smooth carbonation. Toasty malty and subtle fruity taste with notes of licorice, a tinge of caramel and shy herbal hops. Moderately sweet, slightly bitter and toasty finish with notes of licorice and a fruity vinous touch in the aftertaste. Decent Belgian amber Ale (27.II.09).

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2009 at 17:35