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 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
chiarfa schiuma abbondante buona persitenza note leggermente luppolate in bocca un po di cerale dolce medio non molto amara
Tried on 16 Jun 2009 at 18:42

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dark brown with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate and fruit. Slightly earthy note. Sweet, grainy malt flavour with caramel and chocolate notes.
Tried on 15 Jun 2009 at 16:34

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Golden with a big white head. Aroma has spicy and fruity yeast. Dry and rather yeast dominated flavour, spice and fruit. Nice herbal hop flavour and a good bitter finish.
Tried on 10 Jun 2009 at 06:11

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Black with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of grain, licorice and chocolate. Sweet chocolate flavour with a slightly funky spice note.
Tried on 09 Jun 2009 at 18:49

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Bottle @ Poechenellekelder. Pours clear golden with a fluffy white head. Dry, fruity, floral and herbal. Medium bodied. Crisp and dry. Fine.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2009 at 14:17

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Delirium Cafe. Pours dark brown with a creamy beige head and lacings. Sour, earthy and light dusty nose. Taste is dusty with some cherries, earth & mild roast. Smooth and medium palate. A bit roast and chocolate as the beer warms up. OK
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2009 at 13:02

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle.Dark brownish colour with medium beige head.Aroma of rosted malt and coffee.Flavor is sweet fruity with hint of dark berries,smooth nice finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2009 at 03:10

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at Delirium Cafe, Brussels. Pitch black with a small creamy head. Nose is butter, slight roast and chocolate. Dry and a bit ashy. Medium and smooth palate. Quite nice.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jun 2009 at 02:19

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
33cl bottle from Dranken Geers. Gold/orange slight haze, thinnish beige head. Slightly perfumed on aroma. Some decent citrus orange/satsuma/tangerine flavours in the mouth, some hop too on the finish. Kind of a sub Karmeliet type tripel. Bit over carbonated. It’s ok, but not great.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2009 at 15:10

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Explosive gusher. Light yellow color, low white head. Very lemony, tart aroma with light wheat. Sweet, lemony, spicy flavor. Way too cloying and spicy. Rather thin body. Ok, but not really a good example of the style.
Tried on 04 Jun 2009 at 21:05