Verhaeghe

Regional Brewery in Vichte, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1885

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Sint-Dierikserf 1, Vichte, 8570, Belgium
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Brewery Verhaeghe Vichte is a small family-owned Brewery in the southwest of the province of West Flanders, Belgium. The history of the brewery dates back to 1885. Brewery Verhaeghe Vichte was founded as a brewery-malterie by Paul Verhaeghe. Most of the Belgian breweries of this time organised their sales in the immediate vicinity of the brewery. In this sense we can say that the Verhaeghe brewery already showed a great commercial activity in the previous period to the great war. Through a railway line linking Vichte with Brussels, the Verhaeghe brewery was able to sell a significant part of its production on the Brussels market. At the outbreak of the first world war, Paul Verhaeghe responded to the call of the Belgian Government to resist the German occupation economically by stopping the production. The refusal of brewing during the war was responded in turn by the Germans by the dismantling of the brewery. After four years of inactivity, the brewery had lost all its customers in Brussels and was put in front of the investment of a whole new production equipment. In the post war period the brewery remained bind regionally and adapted to new trends in the market. The first brews of beer of low fermentation by the brewery date from this period. The brewery was focused also on the improvement of the quality of its existing beers.

At the present time the Verhaeghe brewery feels itself confirmed in its earlier choice : a little less, but better. Not only in Belgium, but also far outside the Belgian borders, the consumer prefers more and more beers of high quality with a unique identity. The commercial success of the "Duchess of Burgundy" beer,is the best proof : The Duchess of Burgundy is a red brown of West Flanders, matured in oak casks and is brewed according to an ancient method that is geographically linked with the southwest of the province of West Flanders.

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours ruby tinged burgundy into a tulip. Magenta head with excellent retention recedes to coat surface. Cherry, vanilla and chocolate mousse aromas. Tart with cherry, vanilla and chocolate mousse upfront turning to tart cherry charm pop in the puckering lasting finish.

Tried on 11 Nov 2023 at 01:03


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

33cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours elegant brown, with limited, fine whitish foam. Aroma is intense, of barrel, dry fruits, some chocolate and cherry. Body is average, with good carbonation. Nice tart and astringent feeling. Taste is fairly acetic, with some sweetness too. Final is average.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2023 at 18:55


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5

Appearance: Clear gold with a moderate white frothy head of medium retention. Aroma: Crackers, slightly toasted, herbal and grassy hop. Taste: Pretty much the same. Light sweet, light to medium bitter. Lingering hoppy ending. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, average carbonation. Summary: Drinkable.

Tried on 14 Oct 2023 at 09:10


6

Bottle from the lcbo. Murky brown with red undertones, pretty active carbonation, no head. Strong vinegar and sickly-sweet chocolate, and you guessed it, cherry. Taste is vinegar, vinous, a little oak and just a load of sweet cherry and some dollar store chocolate battling it out. Just feels like there isn't any balance here, but I appreciate the attempt.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2023 at 01:23


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

Unexpectedly sweet for such a small beer, with plenty of cherry and currant notes bouncing off of candi sugar, oak, and a hint of funk. Tart, woody fade leaves traces of dark fruit. Good pint.

Tried from Can on 29 Sep 2023 at 00:38


7

bottle at billys... deep red... thin tan lacing... soft sweet cherry.. big balsamic... nose.. rich fruit... big juicy fruit.. Light acetic balsamic.. sweet cherries.. juicy tart fruits

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2023 at 14:55


6.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at BBT 9/2023. Thin body, med-high carbonation. Moderate sourness, light tartness. The sourness seems to be equal parts acetic and other acids - bordering on bothersome for me. Balanced by medium sweetness, which is rather simple, sugary, a bit of molasses. Med-light sour cherries, fermented out, which changes the character. Also does not seem to be the same schaerbeek cherries famous in Belgian krieks, rather normal simple sour cherries. All together - good beer, but not great, seems to be a bit off balance.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2023 at 16:56


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

BBT 09/2023. Red brown color with pinkish head. Aroma of cherries, light sourness, wood, medium acetic. Could be more balanced. Still drinkable.

Tried on 07 Sep 2023 at 16:55


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Sourish aroma and taste, red wine, vinegar notes, cherries, wooden barrel notes, light sweet, medium sour. Medium body, wineous cherry woody sweet and sour finish. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2023 at 16:52


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

Roodbruin bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is fris fruitig zuur met duidelijk iets van kersen en wat rode wijn. Eigenlijk past de kersensmaak perfect in dit bier.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2023 at 11:30