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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Dark red amber colour. Moderare malty and light hoppy aroma. Prune and plumb notes. Moderate bitter slighyl roasted flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2010 at 09:34

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle from Secret Santa. I finally got around to trying this. Definately not your average tripel. Pours clear dark golden color with white head. 
Aromas of Belgian yeast, dough, spices. Slightly sour flavor with dough and spices. Medium body with lively carbonation. Quite an interresting brew. Thanks Santa.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2010 at 19:27

8.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Van Den Bossche Buffalo 1907 (by Van Den Bossche):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.4/5

Pours a clear darkbrown to ruby beer, a fine white to beige head. A very sweet and fruity smell. Hint of caramel and coffee. A pleasant mouthfeeling, just enough carbon to counter the sweetness. Tastes a little sweet, brown sugar, that changes to sour with hints of chocolate, coffee and cherries. A sweetsour aftertaste, again with a note of cherries in it. There's a sweetness to it, but it's not a sweet beer. Very well balanced.
Tried on 07 Jul 2010 at 07:46

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Lamoral Degmont Tripel (by Van Den Bossche):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5

06/07/2010 - 75cl
Pours a clear amber coloured beer, white and rocky head. Smells sweet malty, honey, fruity, flowery. Appealing round body. Full and malty flavour, pleasing bitterness and some alcoholsweetness. Hints of honey. Aftertaste is sweet and spices.
Tried on 06 Jul 2010 at 08:01

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
4th June 2010. Bottle - dunno whom shared this but ta! Hazy gold beer. Low carbonation. Very sweet tripel. Aromatic malt but just really sweet with a touch of light citrus fruit. Suits my sweet tooth!
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2010 at 04:44

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle, 8.5%. Violent gusher. Cloudy golden colour. Very big stable rocky white head. The flavour is nicely malty with a distinct and very clean bitterness. Very well-balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2010 at 09:44

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. reamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy and yeasty aroma. M oderate bitter nice flavor. Some fruits and licorice present. Long nice moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2010 at 03:43

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ CPH Festival, 2010. Pours unclear orange with a small egg white head. Nose is fresh of yeast, grain and some spice. Flavor is clove and yeast. Refreshing and dry. Medium bodied
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2010 at 08:04

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Copenhagen Beer Festival 2010 - Golden in colour. Hops, fruit and spice in the aroma. The taste is fruity and slightly spicy with some nice hoppy notes in the finish.
Tried on 20 May 2010 at 08:51

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Browish pour in the glass. Nose and taste of molasses, dough, earthy breads, cereal and toffee. Rated 5/12/04
Tried on 07 May 2010 at 07:08