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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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9.0%. Very dark brown / mahogany colour, moderate beige head. Pleasant aroma of caramel, brown kandij sugar and various mild Christmas spices. Plenty of caramel and brown kandij sugar in the medium sweet flavour too, again fairly distinct notes of Christmas spices. Warming mouthfeel.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2015 at 17:15

6/10
Porto,
Tried on 08 Nov 2015 at 15:12

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Donkergeel bier met veel schuim. Smaak is fris frutig, koriander en iets van citrus. Heeft een volle diepe smaak.
Tried on 07 Nov 2015 at 06:08

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Flaska från Beergium. Gyllengult klar vätska med lågt snabbt försvinnande skum. Lätt doft av söta äpplen, apelsinskal, belgisk jäst och honung. Relativt stiltypisk men också lite trist blond. Sötma, en lätt men markerad beska som räddar balansen. smakbilden lite som doften men också med en liten kryddighet. Ok.
Tried on 06 Nov 2015 at 11:25

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
31/10/2015 @home - 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Schepens, Zottegem. Dark brown, smalle head leaving just a lacing. Mild roastedness, caramel, dark fruits, light sourness
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2015 at 11:15

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Kulminator. Dark brown with a medium head. Light roasted, malt, some hints of dark fruit and caramel. The body was fairly light.
Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2015 at 18:39

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle found in a shop , nearly next to the van eecke beer with the same name. I wonder if they are somehow related??? Pours clear blonde, small white head. Almost looks like a lager. Smell is sweet, crispy. Taste is mildly bitter. Dry, bit dusty malts ( this was best before 2014 so could be due to age, but the dusty taste is rather mild, so still very ok for those who like it rather fresh ) crispy. Ok beer, actually. Perhaps a bit on the sweet side for what it is. But its ok
Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2015 at 17:50


6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Had this draft at Eetkaffee Multatuli, Gent, Sunday 18th October 2015. Pours yellow/gold in colour with a white head, it’s a little bit hazy. A touch sweet on the nose some spice but also a bit of honey. Good malty backbone, fruity, dry on the finish. Nothing so exciting but it’s pretty decent. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.3
Tried from Draft on 21 Oct 2015 at 03:43

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
10/10/2015 sample @ Bles Bierhappening, Zottegem. Orange colour with nice head. Aroma : honey, spices, malts. Taste malts, sweetness, honey, spices, some hops bitterness.
Tried on 20 Oct 2015 at 06:16