Brouwerij De Backer

Microbrewery in Massemen, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2018

Contact
Molenbeekweg 10A, Massemen, 9230, Belgium
Description
Alle artisanale bieren worden uitsluitend gebrouwen binnen de muren van de voormalige watermolen – de “Maelbroekmolen”.

Alles wordt ter plaatse manueel gebotteld en manueel geëtiketteerd.

Microbrouwerij De Backer is de eerste brouwerij in België die brouwt met het systeem van Brewtower.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Clear pinkish red beer with a beige head. Aroma of tart cherries, mild red fruits. Taste of tart lactic cherries, grapes, brett.
Tried on 14 Aug 2024 at 06:43

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5
Kirschiger Beginn, der zuweilen künstlich wirkt. Säuerlich, moderat würzig, nicht sonderlich rund. Weich, kurzer Abgang. trinkbar. 10/8/7/7/9/7
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2024 at 17:58

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
22/VII/24 - 33cl bottle from Carrefour supermarket (Oostakker), shared @ BBQ at Cybu’s, BB: 3/III/26 (2024-574)

Clear dark brown beer, big solid creamy beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: a bit oxidized, honey, caramel, some chocolate, yeasty, banana, alcohol. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: alcohol, yeasty, pretty roasted, more alcohol, banana, malty, some chocolate, esters, alcohol. Aftertaste: more alcohol burn, soft roast, some chocolate, caramel, yeasty, ok.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2024 at 19:30

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
18/VI/24 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: 27/X/24, bottled: -12M (2024-402)

Clear to little cloudy bright yellow beige beer, small creamy white head, unstable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, grains, sweet impression, ripe pears, a little funky, grassy, some marijuana, sweet impression. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sourish, malty, grains, yeasty, some citrus, grassy. Aftertaste: yeast, a bit sourish, banana peel, good bitterness, some citrus, more yeast, sweet touch, ok.
Tried from Bottle from Dranken Geers on 18 Jun 2024 at 19:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A clear golden yellow beer with a big white head. Aroma of herbal wheat malt, lime, yeast. Taste of lime, wheat malt, some banana, herbs, high carbonation.
Tried on 18 Jun 2024 at 06:28

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark brown colour, beige foam. Nose of roasted malts, fruity hints, brown sugar, even some chocolate. Nice quadrupel.
Tried on 31 May 2024 at 20:13

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
4/IV/24 - 33cl bottle from Carrefour supermarket (Oostakker), shared @ Barjac (FR), BB: 15/IX/25 (2024-202)

Pretty clear gold blond beer, small aery irregular white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of ripe banana, some bread yeast, a bit malty, honey, slightly oxidized, grains, hay, ripe pears. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: a bit sweet, malty, banana, more malts, gentle bitterness, a bit spicy, oxidized, some honey. Aftertaste: a little bitter, banana and banana peel, a bit oxidized, malty, spicy, some cardamom, fruity finish, pears, oranges, some alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2024 at 19:00

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Kerstbier Festival. Clear reddish brown beer with a beige lacing. Aroma of red wine barrel, dark malt, oak. Taste of vanilla, red fruits, red wine, strong body.
Tried on 22 Dec 2023 at 10:29

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Kerstbier Festival. Very dark brown beer with a beige lacing. Aroma of dark spicy malt, anis, cardamon. Taste of dark sweet chocolate malt, caramel, speculatius, cardamon.
Tried on 18 Dec 2023 at 15:33

7.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
7/X/23 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: 29/XII/23 (2023-814)

Little cloudy rust red brown beer, big irregular off-white head, unstable, falls down quickly, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty oxidized, lactobacillus, woody impression, very fruity impression, red fruits, berries, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice acidity up front, very fruity, a bit woody, lots of lactobacillus, green apples. Aftertaste: bitter touch, quite some tannins, more green apples, nice, fruity touch, red currants, good stuff!
Tried from Bottle from Dranken Geers on 07 Oct 2023 at 19:00