Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan

Regional Brewery in Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij De Halve Maan

Established in 2005

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Walplein 26, Brugge, 8000, Belgium
Description
De Halve Maan Brewing Company is a family brewery in the heart of Bruges, Belgium. The brewery was restarted and refined by Veronique Maes in 2005. With unique beer recipe on the work, the brewery was renamed as ‘Brugse Zot’. Brugse Zot beer became the only beer that is personally brewed in the town center of Bruges. The Brugse Zot and Straffe Hendrik beers are two of the brewery’s finest types of beers. Straffe Hendrik beer is filled with bitter ale while the Brugse Zot is rich in fruity flavor along with different types of malts and hoppy aromas.

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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Draught at Den Anker, Cape Town, South Africa. Clear golden. Papey malt aroma. Medium sweet with rounded mouthfeel. Lightly fruity with clean flavour profile. Low bitterness. Very light yeast flavour, some warming alcohol.
Tried on 22 Jan 2008 at 02:12

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before July 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on January 19 2008; eye: copper, clear but full of suspended matter, white head that disappears rapidly, no effervescence, no lacing; nose: yeast, citrusy, malt, light horse; mouth: carbonation, malt, slight hops, yeast present throughout the sip, quite carbonated finale in caramelized malt with itchiness on the tip of the tongue, banana comes out of nowhere after the finale, lightly sweet and bitter, medium body, a bit thin; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant Juillet 2009 via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 19 janvier 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire mais pleine de flocons en suspension, mousse blanche qui tombe rapidement, pas d’effervescence, pas de dentelle; nez : levure, citrique, malt, léger cheval; bouche : carbonatation, malt, très léger houblon, levure présente tout au long de la gorgée, finale très carbonatée en malt caramélisé avec picotement sur le bout de la langue, banane qui arrive de nulle part après la finale, légèrement sucrée et amère, corps moyen, un peu mince; en résumé : correct
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2008 at 13:22

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(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr/Ungstrup. Clear, golden with a tall, dense, white head that leaves some laces. Fresh and lightly floral aroma. Medium-bodied with lightly sweet malts and some fruitiness. Weak notes of yeast. No bitterness. Very quaffable. 120108
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2008 at 14:25

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[Bottle @ Papsoe] Clear golden with medium head. Fruity yeasty aroma with coriander. Flavor is sweet with yeast and orange peel.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2008 at 11:38

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33 cL bottle. Pours slight hazy yellow with a dense white head. Light coriander spiced aroma. Flavour is light caramel malt and mellow yeasty spiced. Ends with a nice yeasty flavour.6-3-6-3-13

From tap at the brewpub, unfiltered. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is yeasty, light toasted malty and mild caramelish. Fruity, medium sweet and light grassy bitterness into a medium dry finish. Grassy and bitter finish.7-3-7-3-14
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2008 at 11:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a large white head that fades fast. Large bubbles still remain on top - even after everything else is gone. Aroma of coriander seed, lemon, apples, yeast and even some honey. Medium-bodied; Strong yeastie flavours up front with coriander seed, curacao and some light spice noticeable. Aftertaste shows some wheat, a little bit of yeast and plenty of sweetness. Overall, a nice ’light’ tripel - showing some good characters and a mild finish. I sampled this 25 cL bottle purchased at Beer Mania in Bruxelles, Beglium on 30-December-2007.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2008 at 21:31

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Hazy dark brown with medium head leaving laces. Sweet malty aroma with overripe fruits, yeast and toffee. Flavor is sweet with malt, raisins, plums and alcohol. Good balance and delicious.
Tried on 11 Jan 2008 at 14:49

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
2001. Pours a thick murky/gelatin golden color and a small head. The aroma is strong on cork and a light wild characteristic (lemon-esque). Some faint earthy honey and yeast dough but otherwise no other sweetness. Taste is starting to loss ,well taste, just a bit, a definite sign of age. Emptiness is also just a bit "cardboard" but not much. Some un-citric lemon, white bread, and mineral water. Still a lively mouthfeel, a bit fizzy backed up by a medium body. Short aftertaste, aged well enough.
750mL cork&wire bottle, Rodenbach GC tulip glass.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2008 at 20:20

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Pale amber with a decent, rocky white head. Subtle aroma of sweet malt, honey, some spices and a touch of grapefruit. The sweetness was more noticeable in the flavour with a honeyed edge and some fruit. Enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2007 at 11:46

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden coulour with a white head. Aroma is sweet, sugar, alcohol. Flavour is sweet, sugar, alcohol, yeast, fruit, malt.. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2007 at 00:08