Brasserie Vandekelder

Client Brewer in Jette, Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2020

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Rue Michiels 52, Brussels, 1090, Belgium
Description
What started in the cellar, still gets refined in our cellar & should be drunk straight out of your cellar. A young outfit in the flourishing Brussels beer scene, we strive to leave our own creative mark, delivering quality craft beer.

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7/10
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2022 at 11:13

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dark hazy amber colour, white foam. Dry, light bitter fruitiness, grapefruit, some spices.
Tried on 29 Apr 2022 at 18:49

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle, 4.4%. Bready aroma. Hazy golden colour. Very big stable white head. The flavour is fruity and slightly yeasty. Grassy hoppiness. Very good mouthfeel considering the ABV. Yeasty and caramelly finish.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2022 at 18:46

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear golden with robust, stable off-white head. Clear aroma of fruit and malt, with hoppy and estery touches. Bitter, hoppy flavour with grassy notes and touches of yeast, flowers and fruit. Bitter and estry aftertaste with acidic hints. Reasonable, if a little watery.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2022 at 18:40

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Dark blond colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a good degree of malt sweetness. This is set against a mix of dusty and spicy elements from the yeast. Muted hints of funk and barnyard are there in the background but not quite prominent enough. Unusually bitter aftertaste.
Tried on 22 Oct 2021 at 17:33

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Very thick-set yellowish head over veiled orange-golden beer. Van 't putteke , rather surprising for a saison. Toast, 'hot' malts. Lightly toasted breadcrust, half-baked potatoes. Bitterish hoppy-vegetable streak; sweetness, but held in check. There is still a strange, if mild off-flavour as from something left lying too long. Vegetable, thankfully. Light to medium bodied; medium carbonation. Not really enjoyable in full.
Tried from Bottle at Café Mombasa on 06 Sep 2021 at 06:59

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
--Keg at Waza, Stockholm. -- Clear amber, mid sized coarse head. Bun dough, hay. Gingersnaps. Muddled. Mid bitter finish.
Tried on 02 Sep 2021 at 19:34

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Draught Small, just off-white head over pale copperish orange beer.
Citrus, orangey, but demure. Rainwater, wet dog. Very (remarkable) honey flavour, and bit of corn (tastewise). Aftertaste however, is dull-malty with some dull bitterish surrounding. Light body, gristslickness, light carbonation. To quote a German Professor from Doemens Institute: "Deutsches Pilsener? Wo sind denn die Hopfen?"
Tried from Draft at Spéciale Belge Taproom on 30 Aug 2021 at 08:45

6.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
25/I/21 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: VI/2022 (2021-84)

Clear amber orange beer, big creamy bit irregular yellowish head, very stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, some caramel, yeast character, lots of CO2, overripe fruits, some banana, phenols, banana peel, bit medicinal. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit malty first, some caramel, little sweet, then pretty bitter, a bit chemical, banana peel, spicy touch. Aftertaste: dry and bitter, yeasty, some banana, more chemical bitterness, bit of a hop burn, or is it the alcohol? Spicy, yeast, barn yard, some hay, not great, not bad.
Tried from Bottle from Dranken Geers on 25 Jan 2021 at 19:00

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
3/I/21 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: VI/2022 (2021-11)

Pretty cloudy gold orange beer, big creamy solid rocky off-white head, very stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: floral, very yeasty, spicy, bit malty, sweet touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, very soapy, malty, grains, hay, nice bitterness, spicy. Aftertaste: grains, very malty, hay, cow fodder, meh, by no means is this an IPA.
Tried from Bottle from Dranken Geers on 03 Jan 2021 at 16:30