tderoeck (22711) reviewed BI21 Black IPA from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brouwbar BI21 Black IPA (by Brouwbar):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
23/XII/18 - 33cl bottle from Brouwbar (Gent), shared with Bouvier @ home, BB: 6/XII/19 - (2018-2013)
Slightly cloudy dark brown beer, solid creamy beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: lovely, lots of dank hops, piny and resinous, lots of roast, bit spicy, peppery, little malty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: soft roast, very hoppy, lots of chocolate, bitter, slightly fruity, some citrus, nice! Aftertaste: bitter finish, quite some roast, malty, bitter, some grapefruit, resinous hops, some grapefruit, citrus, very nice! Liked this one much better than their first BIPA. For the most important part, the hop aroma is much stronger in this one.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed B17 Sterk Blond from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brouwbar B17 Sterk Blond (by Brouwbar):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5
Damn backlog, could've been first! Twice! Scores are the average of two different tastings, one from bottle (much better) and one from the tap (not so good).
23/XII/18 - 33cl bottle from Brouwbar (Gent), shared with Bouvier @ home, BB: 12/V/19 - (2018-2010)
Ar: 7, Ap: 3, T: 7, P:4, O: 13, Total: 3.4/5
Clear dark orange beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, falls down quickly, bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, melons, banana, citrus, some grapefruit, sweetish. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet, fruity, lots of alcohol, ripe banana, bit oxidized, honey, pretty sugary. Aftertaste: soft bitterness, lots of ripe banana, alcohol, sweet, malty, honey, bit oxidized, some marzipan, nice stuff!
17/I/19 - on tap @ Brouwbar (Gent), BB: n/a - (2019-xxx)
Ar: 6, Ap: 3, T: 5, P: 3, O: 11, Total: 2.8/5
Clear to little cloudy orange beer, big creamy yellowish head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: fruity, little soapy, floral, lemony touch, some solvent, medicinal and chemical. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty, fruity, pears and apples, little sweet, alcohol, bit chemical. Aftertaste: some tannins, soft acidity, pretty dry, some acetone, solvent, fruity, apricots, bitter touch.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed DI20 Double IPA from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brouwbar DI20 Double IPA (by Brouwbar):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
23/XII/18 - on tap @ Brouwbar (Gent), BB: n/a - (2018-2006)
Clear deep blond to orange beer, small creamy solid yellowish head, stable, little adhesive. Aroma: sweet malts, bit of caramel, fruity, mango, orange peel. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, bit sweet, vanilla touch, pretty sugary impression, not really bitter. Aftertaste: little fruity, lots of malts, some citrus, caramel, some cow fodder, grapefruit notes, orange peel, tropical fruits.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed FA16 Farmhouse Ale from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brouwbar FA16 Farmhouse Ale (by Brouwbar):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
23/XII/18 - on tap @ Brouwbar (Gent), BB: n/a - (2018-2005)
Pretty clear deep blond beer, solid creamy yellowish head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice fruity notes, some citrus, grapefruit, little malty, banana, some apples and pears. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of banana up front, yeasty, spicy touch, alcohol, bit peppery, some banana peel, bit hoppy. Aftertaste: more banana peel, very yeasty, CO2, bitter, grassy touch, fruity, some ripe pears, hoppy, dry finish, some alcohol.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed FA16 Farmhouse Ale from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
The newest Brouwbar beer to date, from tap at Brouwbar’s own premises in Ghent of course. Intended as a strong saison, but since the term ‘saison’ has already been used for an earlier beer (at ‘normal’ saison ABV), they went for the rather ‘empty’ Anglo-Saxon ‘farmhouse ale’ instead. Mousy, creamy, papery lacing, egg-white, frothy head over a cloudy apricot blonde beer with warm peachy-orangey hue. Aroma of ripe pear, pineapple, sweet potatoes, light DMS note (overcooked white cabbage), turnip juice, banana peel, white bread, sweetclover, young ‘jenever’. Fruity onset, some banana-, pear- and peach-like esters but in all remaining fairly ‘clean’, sharpish and fizzy carbonation with outspoken minerally ‘stings’ but acceptable for a saison; slick bready and cereally malt backbone with a very light, almost faintly yoghurt sourishness at its sides, leading to a primarily malty-fruity finish with light clove-like phenolic accents and a floral as well as restrainedly citrusy hop bitterishness, adding just a remote whiff of New World aromatics, while a quite forwarded, ‘jenever’-like, somewhat astringent alcohol warmth builds in the finish. Acceptable as a ‘strong saison’ if you think of classics like Moinette Blonde or Avec Les Bons Voeux by Dupont, but frankly the ‘farmhouse ale’ moniker is a tad misleading and may lead people to think they are going to get a sour ale of sorts; basically a tripel with a touch of New World hoppiness, which in itself is not a bad thing. Too bad for that DMS though and the alcohol could have been a bit better hidden, but those are minor points of criticism and I may very well revisit this one next time I’m at this lovely pub.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed KS15 Imperial Stout from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brouwbar KS15 Imperial Stout (by Brouwbar):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
29/XI/18 - on tap @ Brouwbar, BB: n/a - (2018-1743)
Clear dark brown to purple beer, creamy solid beige to brown head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice laing in the glass. Aroma: lots of roast, coffee, smoky touch, campfire, more roast, charcoal, caramel notes, some vanilla. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: surprisingly sourish start, bit lemony, coffee, red fruits, some berries, strawberry, red currant. Aftertaste: nice roast, some caramel, lots of coffee, pretty acidic, more red berries, some dark chocolate.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed NI18 New England IPA from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brouwbar NI18 New England IPA (by Brouwbar):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
Scores entered are the average of two separate ratings.
29/XI/18 - on tap @ Brouwbar, BB: n/a - (2018-1742)
Ar: 9, Ap: 4, T: 9, P: 3, O: 17, Total: 4.2/5
Cloudy orange beer, small creamy yellowish head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice stuff, juicy, some tropical fruits, citrus, grapefruit, mango, some papaya, bit cheesy. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of tropical fruits, mango, some passion fruits, orange peel, bit of tangerines, grapefruit peel, some caramel malts. Aftertaste: very fruity, grapefruit, citrus, very nice, malty, grains, some tropical fruits, bit resinous, bitter, some sweaty feet, nice stuff going on here!
23/XII/18 - on tap @ Brouwbar (Gent), BB: n/a - (2018-xxx)
Ar: 9, Ap: 4, T: 8, P: 3, O: 15, Total: 3.9/5
Pretty clear blond beer, creamy irregular off-white to yellowish head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of tropical fruits, mango, passion fruit, bit malty, citrus, grapefruit. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, malty, some oranges, grapefruit touch, little soapy, soft bitterness, decent, yet not as overwhelming as the first edition last summer. Aftertaste: fruity, bit malty, some grains, bit metallic, hoppy, lots of citrus notes.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed B17 Sterk Blond from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
New version of Brouwbar’s B03 Blond, this one dubbed “sterk blond” (strong blonde) instead of just “blond” – even if it is only an insignificant 0.3% stronger… Anyway, thanks Benjamin for the – still unlabelled – bottle! Eggshell-white, bit thinnish and slowly dissipating, irregularly lacing head nevertheless remaining stable around the edge, over a misty deep orangey (almost amberish) peach blonde beer. Fragrant, sweet aroma of warm apple cake, ripe pineapple, dried mango, strawberry jam, cantaloupe melon, brandy, marmalade, biscuit, white port, freshly baked bread, cinnamon. Sweet onset, teeming with sweet, ripe fruits, ripe nectarine, Doyenné pear, cantaloupe melon, peach, softly carbonated, rounded, bit vinous, eventually ‘fluffy’ body; lovely sweet biscuity middle with a delicate honeyish and sugar water-like sweetness on top, lovely breadiness in the end (yeast) with some spicy phenols (cloves and a dash of cinnamon) and a pronounced, cognac-like alcohol glow accentuating the sweetness. Hops, however, remain limited to a subtle floral bitterish touch. Feels a bit boozier than the original B03 (in spite of the ABV being close to the same) but in all, this is a different beer altogether, with more emphasis on fruity-yeasty sweetness – very expressive in this case, to the point where it becomes almost Belgian style barleywine-like. Enjoyed it a lot – and so did the girlfriend, so this will be the first one on my list next time I visit this lovely brewpub.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed NI18 New England IPA from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Second and improved edition of Brouwbar’s original NEIPA, differently hopped and a tad darker, so it got a new number, is presented as a new beer at Brouwbar and I therefore had to grant it its own entry here; tasted at Brouwbar (from tap). Medium thick, egg-white, cobweb-lacing, stable head slowly ‘breaking’ in the middle, over a cloudy peach blonde beer with beige-ish tinge. Aroma of ripe pineapple, mango juice, canned peaches, sweetbread, granadilla, mandarin flesh, meringue. Cleanly fruity onset, peachy with strong ripe pineapple and more subtle mango, lime and passionfruit notes, minerally aspects at the sides with lively, bit sharpish carbonation; fluffy, tad powdery mouthfeel, quite typically NEIPA I would argue. Soft bread-pulpy and very lightly nutty malt sweet base under a very aromatically hoppy finish, offering a basket of tropical citrus fruits, mango, yellow kiwi and passionfruit, while at the same time remaining very soft in bitterness. Bready and minerally aspects linger in the background. Since this one will essentially replace the first version, I was unable to compare the two, but from memory it seems this one is even more aromatic and certainly a bit fuller in the malt department than the original – so in that sense certainly an improvement indeed and to me among the best New England style IPAs brewed on Belgian soil so far. Congrats to Benjamin and Jolien for this one!
Alengrin (11609) reviewed KS15 Imperial Stout from Brouwbar 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brouwbar at last tackling the prestigious imperial stout style, but naming it “KS” (from the Dutch translation ‘keizerlijke stout’) instead of the expected “IS” in order to avoid any connection with ISIS apparently… Draught at Brouwbar. Densely creamy, pale greyish beige, very regularly shaped, thinnish and slowly opening head over a black beer with thin, hazy burgundy edges. Aroma of maple syrup, fudge, milk chocolate bars, gravy (quite outspoken), ruby port, chocolate-coated peanuts, damp forest floor and mouldy tree leaves, cola, elderberry syrup, blueberry jam, lots of damp earth with even a volatile hint of manure. Very sweet onset, sugary even, blackberry jam and candied date, a tad sticky even also due to the soft carbonation; light sourish undertone but much stronger, gravy-like umami presence. Full and thick caramelly and bit nutty malt body, milk-chocolatey even, leading to a warming finish with outspoken, yet not too astringent rum-like alcohol, while the caramelly sweetness lingers. The roasted bitterness which should typify a stout and certainly a strong one, remains very, very limited: in all, this is much more an imperial porter than an imperial stout. Still, very enjoyable beer nonetheless, with a distinct character, yet still bearing Brouwbar’s typical profile of cleanness and accessibility. Will certainly revisit, too.