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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8/10
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2025 at 18:31

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Fles 33cl thuis. Fruitig, Belgisch gist, malttonen, honingtonen, licht droog, wat citrus, wat caramel, bloemig, redelijk zoet, wat perzik. (22-8-2025).
Tried from Bottle from Marcels Drankenspeciaalzaak on 22 Aug 2025 at 15:47

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 26-12-16 - A 330ml bottle brought back from my trip to Belgium last year. It pours a hazy golden coloured with a thin white head. Aromas has a malty bread with slight spicey notes. Tastes of caramel, bread, yeast & spices. Medium body with a bitter sweet yeasty finish with hints of spice.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2025 at 20:30

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Old rating from 30-07-16. A 330ml bottle picked up in Belgium last summer. Pours a hazy brown colour with a beige head. Aromas of caramel, malt and roasted barley with some fruit. Dry taste initially with a nice fruitiness building up. Caramel, Toffee, citrus, raisins, plums and bread, some butterscotch and butter. Finishes dry with a nuttiness & light spicy bitter end
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2025 at 14:10

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
On tap at Gulden Draak Bierhaus in Prague. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Peppery Belgian yeast character on the nose; quite doughy and estery. Flavour is quite estery, lots of bubblegum, gentle peppery notes, surprisingly watery on the finish. This is certainly not the best tripel out there.
Tried from Draft at Gulden Draak Bierhuis Prague on 10 May 2025 at 21:13

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
33cl bottle from birreadomicilio.it. Pours amber, fairly hazy, with fine white foam. Aroma is yeasty, orange peel, spices. Body is average, with nice carbonation. Taste is balanced, with some sweetness but also some balancing bitterness. Final is average.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2025 at 11:43

6.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle at work. Loads of candi sugar, some dried fruits, a touch of nuts. Fairly sweet, also light, drinks well below the abv. Not terrible, so better than anticipated I guess?
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:51

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Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:07


6/10
Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:07