Van Den Bossche

Regional Brewery in Sint-Lievens-Esse, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1897

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Sint-Lievensplein 16, Sint-Lievens-Esse, 9550, Belgium
Description
Arthur Van den Bossche founded the brewery in 1897. After his death in 1925, Elenora Callebaut, Arthur's wife and daughter of the Callebaut brewers and chocolatiers family, continued the brewery. In 1935 Willy and Mark Van den Bossche, the 2nd generation, take the helm and further expand the brewery. Ignace son of Mark Van den Bossche, 3rd generation, becomes active in the brewery in 1976. In 2015 Bruno Van den Bossche takes over the brewery from his father. The 4th generation is now taking the lead.

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Drank in a La Fin Du Monde glass. Pours with a medium head. Dark golden-light orange color, can see through the beer. Medium carbonation. Smells of light fruityness and light hoppyness. Tastes like a lighter tripel, botle light for a triple. Would not guess it is 8%.
Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2006 at 18:26

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried it on bottle February 1, 2006.Clear golden color. Big white head. Faint scents of fruitiness. Nothing of the alcohol in the taste, but a warming after taste where the alcohol shows itself.7/4/7/3/12=3.3
Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2006 at 13:47

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Burgundy brown ale with a thin moka head. Sweet cherries in aroma, light earthy notes, but corlked. Sweet diluted malt with fruits, earthy notes, cherries, flat, troublesome. Enjoyed at YEHa!05 Christmas Party on Dec. 17th, 2005.
Tried on 25 Dec 2005 at 09:34

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Hazy bronze colour. Rich head. Yeasty, wheaty aroma. Sweet and fruity. Notes of hazelnuts turns up in the finish. The taste of alcohol gets a little bit too much in the long run.
Tried on 12 Dec 2005 at 12:16

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled. Black/dark ruby red colour, mediumsized dark beige head. Sweet caramellish aroma with some hints of sweet malts and raisins. Flavour is sweet malts and plum, raisins and some hops in finish. Aftertaste is caramellish hoppy. Very pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2005 at 07:16

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(bottle) Hazy orange colour with a frothy and slightly yellow medium head. Spicy and yeasty and light sweet fruity (peach, orange) aroma. Sweetbitter flavour, medium to light body, lively carbonation. Initially moderately sweet malty and fruity taste with yeasts and a sparkling mouthfeel. Orange fruity and coriander spicy rather short and light finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2005 at 15:20

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Golden colour with creamy head. A little spicy aroma, coriander, oranges and hops. Sweet taste, some caramel and spices. A little burnt and sweet aftertaste.
Tried on 14 Nov 2005 at 16:09

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
(bottle) Cloudy orange colour with giant yeast floaties swimming around and a big but collapsing foamy white head. Fruity (mandarin) yeasty and malty aroma. Slight sweet malty taste with a fruity note, decent and thin dry and light bitter finish. Nice looking and initial tasty brew with an unconvincing finish.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2005 at 16:21

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Golden colour, creamy white head. Strong fruity nose along with hops and some yeast. Strong sweet fruity flavour with hints of straw- and blueberry mix. Rich carbonation, but fits the beer. A bit sticky palate afterwards.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2005 at 10:20

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Dark amber colour, small beige head. Alcohol and plum in flavour and aroma, quite pleasant mix. Also a lot of caramel malts and some slight sugaryness. Flavour is caramel malts, very sweet with not too much hops noteable. Sticky palate. Some hints of apricot found in aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2005 at 02:14