Van Den Bossche
Regional Brewery in Sint-Lievens-Esse, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Established in 1897
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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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
ZBF2008: From bottle. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Light caramel malt and mild butterish aroma. Flavour is light toffee with a mild butterish note. Smooth caramel to toffee flavour and mouthfeel. Ends with a light lingering caramel malt flavour. Light herbal/spiced touch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2008
at 08:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden to hazy orange with a collapsing white head. Orange peel fruity and mild yeasty aroma. Light apple to citrus fruity flavour. Mildly sweetend. Has a light yeast spice note mixed with a mellow caramel malt note. Lingering fruity and mild yeasty finish. Smooth and nicely mellow brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2008
at 14:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[Session @ yespr] Brown with huge head. Sweet and vinious aroma with roasted malt, overripe fruits, tofee and chocolate. Sweet and fruity flavor with roasted malt and yeasty notes.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2008
at 13:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Hazy dark color, medium off-white head. Aroma of malt, hint of chocolat, hop, some candy sugar. Sweet milky stout, hint of toffee. As the name says, it’s a belgian stout, and they usually do not resemble an english or american type of stout, but lean towards an abbey double.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2008
at 14:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle, thanks to BelJohansen. pours hazy orange to brown with a huge lasting off-white head. Light spiced caramel malt aroma. Flavour is mellow yeasty and light roasted malt aroma. Flavour is sweet into the finish, light spiced finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2008
at 15:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Max’s Taphouse in Baltimore during their Belgian fest. Let me say I hate beers that call themselves one thing when they’re obviously another. Pours a translucent deep brownish black with a white head that faded fast. Smells of smoked malt, yeast and wheat (nothing like a true stout). Flavor is smoked malt and wheat (nothing roasted like a true stout). Sour, funky finish (not at all like a stout). Just call this beer a dunkel and get on with it. Either way, stout or dunkel, this missed the mark.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Feb 2008
at 21:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a dark brown with a thick creamy beige head. The aroma is sweet fruit with spices. Taste is a burnt chocolate, very nice blends of sweetness and carbonation. This was an 06 bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2008
at 13:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy pale golden with large white head. Aroma is sweet with yeasty and orange peel notes. Sweet fruity flavor with spicy and yeasty notes.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2008
at 13:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
chiara buona schiuma persistente in bocca morbida quasi dolciastra pi speziuata agrumata lieve citrico
Tried
on 20 Jan 2008
at 16:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
scura buona schiouma persistente non molto intensa ma piacevole ben armonica non troppo tostata non impegnativa ma gustosa
Tried
on 10 Jan 2008
at 16:34