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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6/10
Tried on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Spandert av djoeye. Delt med ham i H7. Svart. Mokkafarget høyt skum. Sjokoladearoma. Smaken nøtter med sherry i bakgrunnen. Alkoholen godt kamuflert.
Tried on 19 Nov 2019 at 20:07

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
19/XI/19 - 33cl bottle @ HoReCa-Expo Gent, BB: n/a - (2019-1846) Thanks to the brewers and the Ghent Beer Posse for sharing today’s beers!

Clear dark brown beer, big creamy beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: caramel, malty, cow fodder, grains, soft roast even. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweetish, bitter touch, bit metallic, spicy, some star anise. Aftertaste: soft bitterness, caramel touch, little bitter, spicy. At least a bit more interesting than the blond one.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2019 at 13:00

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
19/XI/19 - 33cl bottle @ HoReCa-Expo Gent, BB: n/a - (2019-1845) Thanks to the brewers and the Ghent Beer Posse for sharing today’s beers!

Clear blond beer, big creamy white head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit fruity, some banana, grains, pretty generic. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, sweet touch, some orange peel, some coriander. Aftertaste: malty touch, grains, hay, cow fodder, boring, bit soapy. Not a big fan of Rita…
Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2019 at 12:45

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Musicon, god+guitar wolf. Clear dark golden with white head. Sweet malts, juicy, citrus and spices. Bit sweet and fairly bitter. Over medium gelly maltbody. Soft carbonation, some rusty pipe.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2019 at 21:39

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Musicon. Clear golden with white head. Sweet malts, light yeast, apple, plums, a tough of spices. Medium sweet and fairly light bitter. Over medium bodied. Quite alright.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2019 at 21:31

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ Fonefan US Tasting. Pours clear reddish black with a medium brownish head. Aromas of chocolate, booze, raisins, oak, caramel. Taste has vanilla, oak, fudge, chocolate, raisins, booze. Watery.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:54

4/10
Tried from Bottle at De Presse on 27 Oct 2019 at 11:14

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle, bb 8/23. Dark brown with a beige head that doesn't last all that well. Intriguing chocolate and burnt spiced toffee aroma. Some red berries, wine. Full bodied. Very sweet and quite boozy with chocolate and caramel, sweet cherries, but also a little vinous and sour cherry edge and that odd burnt toffee note that has a bitter touch to it. An interesting way to balance. Very rich - 330ml is shareable amongst 2-3.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2019 at 12:36

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Belgian wheaty I guess. No notes
Tried on 08 Oct 2019 at 14:06