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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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (shared with Niller/Fam) - pours hazy amber brown with a beige head. Sweet malty aroma and taste, brown sugar, caramel, dark dried fruits, yeasty, some spices, medium body, bitter sweet spicy finish.
Tried from Draft on 23 Apr 2016 at 14:52

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dark brown color with beige head. Aroma is boozy, cherries, fruity. Taste is cherries, booze, wood sugars. Medium carbonation. Good.
Tried on 23 Apr 2016 at 07:29

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle with 4.5% ABV. Pale yellow, hazy, huge dense rocky white head. Excellent retention. Thick lacing. Nose is wheaty, yeasty, spicy, phenolic. Light body. Oily texture. The taste is similar to the aroma. Semi-dry, light bitterness, moderate spiciness. Medium long hoppy & wheaty finish. Pleasant indeed.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2016 at 14:42

9.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 9
Vintage 2013. Series number 05852. To zupełnie inny imperialny stout bo więcej tu owocowości (wisnie i porzeczki) oraz kwasowości i zwłaszcza taninosci winnych niż kawy czy czekolady. Milosniocy wina powinni być zadowoleni. Bardzo sprytne polaczenie winnego smaku z slodowoscia ciemnego ale. Jest trochę słodkie ale przegryza to wrazenie kwasowość. Ogolnie wygląd tez bez zarzutu, bardzo ciemne z licznymi prześwitami krwistej czerwieni. Lubie jak alkohol nie dominuje jest ukryty w gąszczu slodowosci i wytrawności i to tu miałem. Jedyne co jest slabe w tym piwie to niewielka piana.
Tried on 27 Mar 2016 at 16:51

7/10
Bardzo cacy, bardziej belgian niz bitter
Tried at Powiśle on 24 Mar 2016 at 07:25

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
hazy golden colour, medium sized dense white head; aroma of grains, floral and fruity (peach) notes, biscuits and yeasts; taste is also malty-fruity with honey notes; good tripel, although very-very far from the best ones
Tried on 05 Mar 2016 at 11:40

5/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2016 at 18:19

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Barrel very present. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Too much barrel and wine notes. Creamy palate.
Tried on 06 Feb 2016 at 08:35

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
28 January 2016. 7/3/6/3/11=3. Pours dark brown with a moderate, off-white, foamy head. The aroma contains caramel, sugar, dark fruits, some bread, syrup, Taste is medium sweet and stays in the long finish. Medium to light body but quite oily in texture. A warming beer to have with your food.
9 August 2017. Pours cloudy dark brown with a lasting, small, foamy, tan head. The arome contains lots of licorice (especially in the smell), candy (cane), caramel, brandy/alcohol, malt, chocolate and some spice. It tastes medium to heavy sweet and very light spicy bitter, with a long finish that has warming alcohol and sweet hints. Full body, syrupy texture, fizzy carbonation. The sweetness is overwhelming, yes, but I enjoyed this much more than my previous rating showed.
Tried from Can on 28 Jan 2016 at 06:22

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
33cl bottle from Speciaalbier, Leiden. Medium creamy off white head. Clear deep burgundy pour. Easy drinking.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2016 at 10:15