Brouwerij Kestemont

Microbrewery in Dilbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij Kestemont

Established in 2022

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Isabellastraat 16, Dilbeek, 1703, Belgium
Description
Het Pajottenland, de streek ten zuidwesten van Brussel, is samen met de Zennevallei, waarin Brussel deels ligt, de geboorteplaats van de lambik. Op zijn hoogtepunt waren er honderden lambikbrouwerijen en geuzestekers verspreid over deze regio. Op heden zijn er minder dan 20 actieve brouwerijen of stekers meer over.

Brouwerij Goossens was tot 1967 een van de vele aanwezige brouwerijen in Dilbeek en omgeving, waarvan de eerste bronnen teruggaan tot 1767. Verschillende van de huidige gebouwen staan op de Ferraris kaarten van de lage landen. Na bijna 25 jaren leegstand werden de gebouwen overgekocht van de familie Goossens door Frans Appelmans en Yvette Mary, die begonnen aan een stevige renovatie. Op een boogscheut van deze prachtige site kan je verschillende voormalige brouwerijen terugvinden, zoals Brouwerij De Neve, Eylenbosch en het Spanuit.

In 2016 wordt de volledige site aangekocht door de familie Kestemont, geboren en getogen Pajotten. Drie jaren later wordt er begonnen met lambik te steken op eiken vaten. In 2021 wordt er een brouwzaal ingericht om de eerste brouwsels zelfgebrouwen lambik te maken. Na een halve eeuw afwezigheid kunnen we opnieuw de geur van afkoelende wort in de straten van Pede ruiken en zo een deel streekgeschiedenis in ere herstellen. Vast wat Brueghel rook tijdens het schilderen van de oude molen en kapel van Pede zo'n 400 jaar geleden, op wandelafstand van de brouwerij.

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7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
750mL bottle at the International Geuze & Kriek festival. Pours murky red with a pink head. Medley of musty berries and some funk on the nose. Flavour has a very nice medley of musty berries, good complexity, a bit of old wood. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2025 at 00:08

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
750mL bottle at the International Lambic & Kriek festival. Pours murky blonde with a white head. Great apricot on the nose, some rustic yeast notes. Flavour has fairly dry apricot, a bit earthy. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 23:11

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
750mL bottle at the International Geuze & Kriek festival. Pours murky yellow with a white head. Not much on the nose. Flavour has some oak, a bit of musty funk. Not really any rhubarb detectable.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 22:51

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750mL bottle at International Geuze & Kriek Festival 2025, pours a cloudy dark pink amber with a small white head. Aroma has gentle, jammy black currant, and a hint of earthy funk. Flavour has a nice jammy black currant character, moderate funk, some pith, and some earthiness. Really good currant and funk combo. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 22:05

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750mL bottle at International Geuze & Kriek Festival 2025, pours a bright pinkish red with a small white head. Aroma is full of mixed berries, a touch of funk, and a light earthiness. Flavour is very fruity, with lots of mixed berries, moderate funk, and a touch of earthy leather. Nice fruity combo while preserving the funk. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 22:04

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
750mL bottle at International Geuze & Kriek Festival 2025, pours a hazy pale golden with a small white head. Aroma is full of bright apricots, gentle funk, and subtle citrus. Flavour is super fruity, with tons of juicy but dry apricots, and a hint of earthy bugginess. Not funky at all. Good but not particularly complex.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 22:03

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750mL bottle at International Geuze & Kriek Festival 2025, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma has soft rhubarb upfront, gentle earthiness, and a touch of leathery funk. Flavour has a nice rhubarb character upfront, with gentle tartness, and gentle leathery funk. Gently tart, with moderate rhubarb on the finish. Good but nothing special.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 22:02

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Tried on 03 May 2025 at 12:14

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
750mL bottle at DHVL. Pours murky red with no head. Slightly musty red cherries on the nose. Flavour has slightly tart red cherries, some must, a bit of funk. Not as carbonated as I'd expect from a blended lambic, but the funk there is nice.
Tried from Bottle at De Heeren van Liedekercke on 02 May 2025 at 00:26

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
750mL bottle, pours a hazy amber orange, no head. Aroma has dry cherry skins, a touch of earthy funk, and gentle acidity. Flavour has dry, tart cherries, some musty cherry skins, and dry earthiness. Fairly dry, but with a touch of residual sugars. If I were to guess, I'd have said this was not back-blended. Still very good.
Tried from Bottle at De Heeren van Liedekercke on 01 May 2025 at 22:53