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The history of the brewery begins in 1821, when Messrs Wauters, Faseert and Neyt founded the Halve Maan brewery in Hulst. The Hulsterse Brouwers persist in brewing top-fermented beer. Even when all other Dutch breweries brew Pilsener, traditional beer still flows from the kettles in Hulst. In 1968, the brewery in the city center of Hulst was closed and the cellar rights were sold to Paul Vermeersen, who before then was a distributor of Hulster beer.
In 1989, a new brewery was put into use on the Absdaalseweg. From 2010, the old brewery installation was thoroughly modernized. In 2016, the name “Beer Brewery Vermeersen” was adopted. The brewery is currently focusing on brewing beautifully balanced beers from, as far as possible, local ingredients for the Zeeland Market.
In 1989, a new brewery was put into use on the Absdaalseweg. From 2010, the old brewery installation was thoroughly modernized. In 2016, the name “Beer Brewery Vermeersen” was adopted. The brewery is currently focusing on brewing beautifully balanced beers from, as far as possible, local ingredients for the Zeeland Market.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
33cl bottle from ABCBeers. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. An average triple
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2015
at 14:24
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
250ml bottle shared by Per. Pink head, deep dark reddish body. Sweet berries and almond on the nose. Similar taste of almond and cherry. A little jam like. Okay as a sweet soft drink (Sommarøy 01.08.2015).
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2015
at 02:51
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
300ml bottle. Ruby red glowing, dark copper colour with lots of floating chunks and average to huge, thick, creamy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Strawy and minimally fruity aroma, hints of red berries, red jelly, jelly bears, yeasty overtones. Taste is sweet fruity, notes of red berries, red jelly, some straw; light body, slightly watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2015
at 14:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Delftse Knollaert 6.5% (by Bierbrouwerij Vermeersen (previously known as de Halve Maan)):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
16/V/15 - 33cl bottle @ Stads Koffyhuis (Delft) - BB: I/2016 (2015-636)
Clear orange beer, small irregular off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. aroma: grains, hay, bit malty, spicy touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty hoppy and bitter, little fruity, caramel, malty. Aftertaste: bitter hops, some citrus, grapefruit, nice hoppy beer, almost an IPA I'd say!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
16/V/15 - 33cl bottle @ Stads Koffyhuis (Delft) - BB: I/2016 (2015-636)
Clear orange beer, small irregular off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. aroma: grains, hay, bit malty, spicy touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty hoppy and bitter, little fruity, caramel, malty. Aftertaste: bitter hops, some citrus, grapefruit, nice hoppy beer, almost an IPA I'd say!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2015
at 14:03
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bit fluffy, just off-white head over UFO-laden big-bubbled orange beer. White candi sugar, alcohol. Smells of Huyghe. Coriander, fake citrus, soupy nose; Coriander-infested. Light roasted malts as ’backbone’ - oxydized at that - but not able to fight the horrible weed. Lightstruck too, I fear. Finish has something mineral/salty, DMS? Medium bodied, alcoholwarming. Awful.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2015
at 04:18
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Hazy golden colour, white foam. Citrus, malts and hops. Bit sour, bitter finish. Light sweet notes. Ok balance. Decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2015
at 12:35
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fles van Van Alsem, thuis. Die bokkenellende iedere keer, ik weet ’t niet. Backlog from 2015/01/02.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2015
at 22:27
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Good, if shortlived cream-coloured head over hazy, pale-ish orange beer. Creamy, spicy nose, white candi sugar, coriander, lemoncookies. Bitterish-spicy, oxydized, coriander. Not exactly inviting. Medium bodied, slick, oxydation. Really inferior.Earlier Rating: 3/7/2011 Total Score: 3.1Huge, dense, off-white head over darker, clear-golden beer, heavily carbonated. Grainy, faint spicy and vegetable nose, bit milky and white candi sugar. More bitter, toasted flaovur, again spicy as with curaçoa peel, some coriander, and toasted malts. Caramel and candi sugar touches, alcohol in the finish. Quite spritzy, little restsugars, very carbonated. Aftertaste has some green leaves, certainly warming up, and becomes more sweet all the same. Huyghe Tripel indeed. BTW, why do the Dutch spell Tripel always in French?
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2014
at 01:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Huge brownish head; dark brown beer with a reddish sheen; shards of lace. Sweetish, caramel, maltsyrup, parsley, bit of conifers. Sweet, nutty, dark & wet bread, watery finish. Obvious dark malts - but also colouring additives, I fear. Just the sweetness keeps lingering on, impression of slightly spiced cookies; Not very well-bodied, empty feel and empty palate. Rather lame. Why?Earlier Rating: 9/1/2004 Total Score: 3.3Fluffy yellow-brown head, irregular; opaque brown beer with reddish shine. Nose with dark, but sweet chocolate and banana. Som lactic notes as well. Bitterish taste, part spicey, part cocoa-powder (rather than coffee). Piquant, spicey spiking. The malt underneath strengthens the idea of the old-fashioned cocoa-powder drink. Refreshing mouthfeel, despite the cocoa connotation; medium bodied. Aftertaste is dry, medicinal-bitterish. I don’t think this is bad at all. It has, however little or nothing in common with either lambic, either Flemish Oud bruin.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2014
at 01:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
30 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Hogerdijk, Culemborg. Dark brown with a beige head. Malty aroma with lots of dark fruits and spices. Taste is also spicy with a good solid bitterness to it. Thick mouthfeel due to the rye I guess. A real winterwarmer this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2014
at 02:35