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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is oxidised and phenolic, caramelish. Sweet, fruity and distinct oxidised. Sweet and mild spiced finish. Over the top, bbd was in 2008.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2010 at 13:28

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at papsoe tasting cloudy orange, large smooth offwhite head. spicy hoppy , ginger in the aroma. flavor is very mild, spicy, a little hoppy,light caramelly.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2010 at 09:27

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours golden with a slight haze and a dense off-white head. Sweet aroma of overripe fruit. Medium body, sweet overripe fruit, somewhat oxidized, no real yeast imprints. No hops either. 221110
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2010 at 09:13

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Imported from my RateBeer account as Van Den Bossche Buffalo Belgian Bitter (by Van Den Bossche):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5

18/11/2010 - 33cl bottle @ home

Clear golden yellow beer, thick creamy adhesive rocky head. Aroma: hops, dusty, alcohol, pepper. MF: light carbonisation, soft texture, medium body. Taste: fruity, little hoppy, sweet malts, pear. Aftertaste: dry bitter, ripe fruits, honey. Not bad, but not exactly that bitter...
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2010 at 08:03

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
clear red amber smooth offwhite head. aroma is faint , faint roasted grains ,fain fruity. flavor is roasted grains, fruits, sweet note like honey. ends bitter and slightly hoppy.
Tried on 17 Nov 2010 at 11:51

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of Pinball. Clear reddish brown with a beige head. Sweet aroma of dark fruits and brown sugar. Medium body, sweet dark fruits, a little roast and sweet licorice. Hardly any bitterness. Reminds me of a Polish Batic Porter! 171110
Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2010 at 09:08

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ Ris Ras. Very dark brown with small light brown head. Flavour is roasted malts, fruit, yeast, sweet and hops.
Tried from Draft on 09 Nov 2010 at 10:13

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cloudy yellow with a lasting white head. Aroma strongly dominated by coriander and citrus. Sweet and perfumed flavour
Tried on 06 Nov 2010 at 07:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
The bottle looks very good, as well as the beer in the glass. Quite dark, almost black, huge head. Starts strong and very sweet-malty, almost like a doppelbock. But then much more fruity, like raisins, some liquorice. Also fine spicy. Finish warming, still dominating sweetness. Good beer!
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2010 at 21:44

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Bottle was a bit of a gusher so i ended up with a bit of suspended yeast. Pours with a large foamy head dark orange hazy in colour. Aroma is light sour with spicey fruity farmhouse notes. Taste is a pleasent dry sweet and fruity. A little too highly carbonated for my tastes. Finishes with a nice light sour lambic flavour, which makes it quite distinct. I am wondering if they used any brett in this?
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2010 at 07:07