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 6 Overall 8
F: very huge white head. C: pale yellow hazy. A: yeast, hoppy, hint of green pepper, tangerine/lemon. T: some sweet, malt, tangerine, hoppy dry bitterness on the palate, spicy, hint of coriander as well, medium to full body, good carbonation, very drinkable, good beer.
Tried on 14 Sep 2015 at 13:14

6/10
Tried on 07 Sep 2015 at 12:10

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
27th August 2015
Hazy gold beer, good white head. Palate is airy and crisp. Strong lagerish malts, trace of nuts. Nice touch of lemon brings it together, whisper of brett. Light finish. Good stuff, what are all these low ratings about?
Tried on 06 Sep 2015 at 06:35

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle @ Gents bierfestival. Dark brown/black colour. Medium carbonation. Light coffee roastiness, notes of wine and vanilla. Well balanced. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2015 at 06:55

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at kulminator, as Bordeaux barrel aged. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, light funk, taste is sweet, toffee, chocolate, berries, light smoke.
Tried on 26 Aug 2015 at 03:33


7/10
Bottle share. White lacing. Opaque. Cedar, chocolate and oak on aroma. Velvet, chocolate, blackcurrants and cedar on taste.
Tried from Bottle at The Ale House on 04 Aug 2015 at 23:55

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
33 cl. bottle @ Robert’s Pub, Veenendaal. according to the backlabel this has been brewed by van den Bossche, in Herzele, Belgium. Very lightly hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is grainy with very faint hops. taste is medium bitter and quite pilsener-like. mouthfeel and finish is also very lagerish. More English than American styled IPA but really a bit hoppier pilsener.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2015 at 15:11

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft @ Kulminator. Aroma of oak and red wine. Taste has lots of vinous oak, red fruit, malt and caramel. Soft smooth mouthfeel. Nice surprise.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2015 at 05:31

6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
At the 8th tasting (round 1), held at Vlada’s Beerville pub in Belgrade-Serbia. Bottle courtesy of markoijelena. Pours a chestnut skin color, medium ivory-brownish foamy head. Nose: a hint of alcohol, roasted malts all the way. Mouth: frizzy but not extremely, mild feel of barley must, bready, some cookies. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2015 at 10:00