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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from a gift. Clear golden colour, white foam. Medium carbonation. Citrussy aroma with hints of caramel and grass. Bitter finish. Ok beer.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2014 at 04:49

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27/12/2014 @ home 75cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck. Dark brown with smalle head. Aroma : Malts, wood, caramel, alcohol. Taste : light sourness, red wine, caramel, malts, light bitterness in the ending. Top!!
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2014 at 05:49

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25/12/2014 @ home 33cl bottle from Prik en Tik. Dark brown with smalle tanned head. Aroma : burned malts, chocolate, caramel, spices. Taste : very good balance between malts, caramel, spices, light bitter, dry ending.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2014 at 05:44

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0,33L bottle (from Wines of Galilee), BB 05.06.16. Pours clear golden with white head. The head stays. Aroma is fresh fruits, citrus, yeast, malt. Flavor is sweet and bitter, fresh fruits, citrus, belgian yeast, spices. Finish is dry bitter. Alcohol is well covered. Overall: very nice brew.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2014 at 14:53

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
dark brown almost black color. fruity, malty smell, some cinnamon. smells fresh (carbonation). full bodied. body is very malty. malty sweet but also some hop bitterness. subtle light fruit notes, some cherry.
Tried on 22 Dec 2014 at 05:01

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
330ml Bottle - Dark brown in colour. Liquorice, aniseed and dried fruit in the aroma. Tangy taste with liquorice, raisins, aniseed and a hint if cocoa.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2014 at 13:41

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Bottle from Kiya. Nose is choclate, umami, light roast, yeasty fruitiness, Belgian spice. Dark brown with orange, high, fine head. Sweet and roasty, good balance, dark chocoalte, light spice. Rqther light body, but wellbalanced. Stronger one is better for suree, but still decent.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2014 at 10:24

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Bottle from De Hopduvel, @ home. Dark brown colour, creamy beige foam. Medium carbonation. Aroma of light roasted malts, coffee and brown sugar. Bit sweet, light bitter finish. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2014 at 04:18

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Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and yeast. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2014 at 15:14

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Draught @ Fairbar, Århus. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, yeast, caramel, bread, chocolate, light spice. Flavor is sweet, malt, yeasty, sweet chocolate, x-mas spices, alcohol. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish with some warming alcohol. 221114
Tried on 28 Nov 2014 at 12:22