Goozen (5556) reviewed Kessel Blond from Brouwerij De Vlier 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at ZBF’12, Leuven: Blond coloured brew with an taste of sweet apples and hints of citrus.
Goozen (5556) reviewed 7783 from Brouwerij De Vlier 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at ZBF’13, Leuven: Golden coloured brew with an decent bitter fruity taste.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Blond from Brouwerij De Vlier 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is sweet malts, some fruitiness, mild alcohol as well as some slight yeast to it. Flavour is honey sweetness along with alcohol, fruits, some sweet malts and mild yeasty tones to it. Got a bit better as it warmed up.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Geraffineerd from Brouwerij De Vlier 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
The house beer of Gebrande Winning, the unsurpassed and pioneering beer restaurant in Sint-Truiden; enjoyed there as the 'apéritif' to a classy meal - and a truly wonderful evening. 'Champagnebier' is openly printed on the label - something the champagne producers in France will not be happy with (which is why other champagne beers are now obliged to call themselves 'bière brut'), but it advocates Raf Sainte's bold and uncompromizing approach to beer cuisine, something I can only applaud him for. Some loose off-white bubbles, but otherwise no true head; hazy yellow-golden blonde robe. Aroma of ripe honeydew, prosecco, sweaty abbey cheese, sugared fruit yoghurt, sweet ripe white grapes, rosé wine, kiwi sherbet, pineapple. Fruity onset with a tropical note, ripe pineapple, honeydew, yellow kiwi, even guava; fizzy - or indeed 'champenoise' - effervescence, smooth and bit vinous mouthfeel. A soft yoghurty sourishness accompanies a rounded white-bready pale malt sweet core, while this tropical and 'yellow' fruitiness remains as vibrant as it was, carried along into a festive, colourful, juicy finish, with a dash of warming calvados-like alcohol; especially the white grape element reaches a climax in the end. Very elegant, fruity, almost 'feminine' apéritif beer, well suited to open a delightful evening at this already legendary restaurant with its sympathetic chef and owner.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Gulden Delle from Brouwerij De Vlier 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled@Tuulensuu, Tampere. Yellowish orange colour with a mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, some grainy, bready and herbal tones. Flavour is spicy, yeasty, some fruity, floral, mild sweet malty tones along with some slight green apple skins and quite sweet tones.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Bad Romance from Brouwerij De Vlier 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cherry beer (‘kriek’) by De Vlier, made with the Schaarbeekse variant; 75 cl bottle shared by tderoeck, thanks Tim! Moussy, medium thick, pale pinkish-white head, dark and misty burgundy red with brownish tinge (like an old and oxidized red wine). Aroma of cherry wine, cooked cherries, almond from the cherry stones, red apple juice, rosé wine, cherry jam, candied figs, blackberry coulis, redcurrants, soggy white bread underneath. Packed with juicy black cherries in the mouth as well, very pure and fleshy, like a thick slush of pressed cherries, medium carbonated with smooth edges and bready core; side notes of plum, apple and blue grape too, further deepening the overall feel of vinous red fruitiness. Hints of almond and even vanilla play in the finish, while the sweet-with-sour-edge effect of the red fruit continues unabatedly; an earthy note does appear, but no true hop bitterness worth mentioning (and none expected either). The sheer sweetness of the Schaarbeekse cherries even overrules that edge of lactic acid here – as indeed lactic bacteria were effectively involved to create additional sourness. I was expecting something along the lines of Vesalius, another cherry beer made by De Vlier years ago, but this is very different: a thick, pure, fleshy juice of bursting-ripe cherries, generous and rich, one I can highly recommend if you are into ‘genuine’ and honest, old school Belgian fruit beers. Conveys the richness of Schaarbeekse cherries perfectly, in a non-lambic context.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Bad Romance from Brouwerij De Vlier 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
7/I/22 - 75cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent), shared @ Wim VL’s place, BB: 1/V/2024, bottle: 1/V/2019 (2022-46)
Cloudy deep purple to ruby brown beer, small creamy pink to purple head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very yeasty, lots of ripe apples, some vanilla, apple juice, weird and funky touch, cherries, fruity. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit fruity, pretty bitter, quite some tannins, bit oxidized. Aftertaste: tannins, cherry pits and peels, fruity, bitter, more tannins.
EvNa (6056) reviewed Smokin' Elder from Brouwerij De Vlier 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Willems en Zoon Grobbendonk. Color: Slightly hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Malty, smoke, subtle herbal and floral notes, hints of smoked meat. Taste: Malty, smoke, smoked ham, peat, floral and herbal hints and light yeasty hints. Just over medium body, average carbonation. Light sweetness, very light bitterness. As smoked / peated beer lover I actally like this, although there are better ones in this style.