SVD (7137) reviewed Saison Lachen from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home, hazy golden beer, large head. Aroma is malt, grass, herbal, yeast, peppery, sweet, bit dusty. Taste is malt, herbal, metallic, yeast, fruit, peppery, very fizzy, meh ok but not great
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Sleeping Dog from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 1 month ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Strong dark spiced ale by Koelschip, Ostend's self-proclaimed city brewery, now sold as a 'black stout' (a pleonasm if you ask me), but I am unsure how it was first marketed because I do not follow this particular brewery's output in the least. In fact, had I known that this one comes from Koelschip, I would not even have bought it, because I think they are technically among the very worst breweries in the country - and was proven right again when I tried to open the bottle: even when trying to remain as cautious and prudent as one can be, I could not avoid losing 1/4 of the content to the sink, because the stream of gushing beer that came out after removing the crown cap was simply unstoppable (and foam kept overflowing for minutes after that). Eventually medium sized, regular, uneven-bubbled but well-structured, stable, greyish pale beige head on a cloudy very dark chocolate brown beer - not literally black as most present-day strong stouts are, but very close; I should also mention this sediment of dark grit at the bottom of my glass, adding insult to injury after that extreme gushing. Aroma of wild blackberries, wet tree leaves, soaking wet old black chocolate bars, elderberries straight from the bush, damp forest floor, a solventy touch of varnish or fresh paint, balsamico, coffee grounds, cheap whisky, caramel, burnt tree branches, moss, cloves, anise and cinnamon present but 'distorted' by the infection effects. Estery, bit 'wild' onset, sweet and tart almost like an 'oud bruin', with blackberries, elderberries and wild plums prevailing - the tartness feeling all 'deep' and 'dirty', clearly hinting at an unwanted infection. This effect persists through a medium thick body of caramelly, brown-bready and toasty malts, bittersweet but more tart than either bitter or sweet. Roasty bitterness, as in chicory, does continue in the end, accentuated by leafy hops and warming, whisky-like alcohol, while varnish-like solvents and phenolic spiciness (thyme, clove) unfold, the latter overshadowed by actually added spices - but the cinnamon feels 'raw' and unaromatic, and the others are engulfed in this earthiness, dirty-leafiness and damp-forestiness the infection has brought forth. Quite a mess, like an amateur attempt at creating a strong version of 'oud bruin'; the spices have clearly infected this beer, which stylewise hovers somewhere between a Belgian style export stout (certainly not a true Anglo-Saxon stout, mind you) and a Belgian style Scotch. This brewery should be deeply ashamed of still throwing technically flawed beers onto market in spite of the fifteen (!) years of commercial experience they have - this kind of obstinate amateurism even makes me angry. That said, the flavours are still palatable here: I had much, much worse beers by this awful brewery. I remember what a mess the place itself was many years ago - their beer shop upstairs was more organised, but still - and I wonder if it still looks the same today... In any case, I will certainly avoid their products next time I go shopping at Drinks4U in Deinze.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at the source on 12th November 2025. Dark brown, beige head. Started off really well, malty, spicy and full of life, it then fell away and a weird flatness came along, sadly it became a salty, weak and bland mess. Struggled to finish it to be honest. Scored kindly!
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at the source on 12th November 2025. Hazed light golden body, white crust. Hop bitter with a salty undertone, certainly had strange sourness to it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Bottle in the Cultuur Cafe on 12th November 2025. Clouded autumnal orange, weak white crust. Harsh hop feel to this spiced semi-sour brew, took me a while to drink it to be honest, wasn't expecting it to be 'in your face' so much. I'm sure there is salt in here somewhere.
Icedwarf (4896) reviewed Brutonne from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 2.5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Troebel oranjegeel bier met mooi stevig schuim. Tot zover een prachtig bier. Helaas heeft de smaak heel weinig te maken met een goed tripel, het is vrij zuur en licht bitter, meer als een brett bier, en iets van rode bessen. Ik kan niet anders dan volmondig beamen wat eerdere recenties ook al aangeven. Niet best, desondanks toch dapper opgedronken.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Beware! Large gusher, a steady flow of foam keeps coming out of the bottle. Lost a lot of beer, luckily it's 75cl... Color: Murky brown, dense mocha head. Aroma: Dark malt, candy sugar, some yeast and dark and red fruit. Taste: Following the aroma. Notes of nuts also. Floral hoppy backbone. Slightly sourish, over moderate sweet, light hopbitterness. Mwah. Mediocre.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Almost clear golden yellow beer with a big white head. Aroma of intense herbal malt, yeast, grass, lemongrass. Taste of lemongrass, tart fruits, belgian yeast, brett, high carbonation.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Gusher!! A hazy golden yellow beer with a huge white head. Aroma of sharp citrusy hops, flowers, yeast, spices. Taste of sharp spicy and citrusy hops, vegetables, yeast, high carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
A clear golden beer with a white head. Aroma of herbal strong pale malt, some belgian yeast. Taste of strong pale malt, belgian yeast, slightly boozy, high carbonation.