Van Den Bossche

Regional Brewery in Sint-Lievens-Esse, East Flanders, Belgium πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ

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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7.3/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
at gents bierfestival pours very dark brown. very small white foam . smells sweet, oaky good carbo . sweet, chocolaty . roasted malts. bit buttery
Tried on 17 Aug 2013 at 17:11

5.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Van Den Bossche Buffalo Extra White (by Van Den Bossche):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 9/20, MyTotalScore: 2.7/5

17/VIII/13 - on tap @ 4de Gents Bierfestival - BB: n/a (2013-774)

Cloudy beige yellow beer, creamy off-white head, pretty stable, little adhesive. Aroma: a bit off, vegetable, yeast, grains, hay, quite some orange peel, little sourish, wheat. MF: soft carbon, medium body, smooth texture. Taste: bit metallic, orange peel, citrus, grassy, some spices, little bitter. Aftertaste: pretty metallic, some grains, bitter touch, quite spicy, bit watery ending.
Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2013 at 11:09

6/10
Tried at La Porte Noire on 13 Aug 2013 at 21:44

8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
33 cl. bottle @ home. Procured from Willems. BBF 08/11/2014. Blackish, very dark mahogany brown, little beige head. Smell is sweet, cocoa and chocolate milk powder, herbs and roots, light roast, chicory coffee, light liquorish,… Taste is bitter herbs, liquorish, leaves, sweet chicory coffee, cocoa and chocolate milk, light roots, hazelnuts, touch dark fruits, light caramel, light bark, sweet,… Higher carbonation. Really surprised, way nicer and better than I expected. Way better than their stout. Excellent brew. A nice regular stout made be an ordinary Belgian brewery? Well I be damned.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2013 at 11:43

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
0.33l bottle. Golden body, thin white head. Aroma of bread, pepper and grapes. Taste of bread, candi sugar, peach and grapes. Pretty sweet beer, but noy sticky. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2013 at 03:56

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Decent light Belgian beer. Really a lot better than most of the beers I’ve had at Saint Bock. Pours golden clear without much head or lacing. Has some light sweet malt. Finishes a little sweet. Well-balanced session Belgian ale. Finish is a little too perfumed though. Tap at Saint Bock.
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2013 at 20:14

7.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
33 cl. draft @ Kulminator. Pours black but not the blackest black with a creamy lightly tanned head. Nose is sweet liquorish, sweet syrup, dark sugar, light sticky roast, dark fruits, burned toast. Taste is liquorish, roast, syrup, touch sticky, Sirop de Liège, touch molasses, burned toast and finish is quite vinous. Syrupy body but not too heavy. Different, not bad but far from the best stout that I have had.
Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2013 at 01:23

5.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared with Dutchdrebus, Joes, Martinus and Ansjelaah. Clear orange color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, a bit too sweet for a tripel imo, a bit yeasty. Hmm average
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2013 at 13:43

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ home thx to benzai. Clear golden yellow with a small white head. Smells Belgian yeast, herbs, banana. Tastes very sweet, herbs. Medium body, soft carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2013 at 13:41

7/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Nice tan head. Aroma: Nice dark malt, slight roasted. Dark fruit. Taste: Dark fruit and dark malt, roasted. Info: 330ml bottle, 19/7-2013, 47/100, BB: 13/7-2013
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2013 at 14:34