Al snel waren er 3 andere kandidaten om het project mee op te starten: Geert Van Dorsselaer, Gert Wauters en Frederiek Bouljon. Hieruit is de naam 4Pajot ontstaan. In april 2013 hebben we voor het eerst samen gebrouwen. Raymond en Frederiek hadden toen al een ruime ervaring als technicus in de bierfermentatie, via een opleiding in COOVI-CERIA in Anderlecht. Gert heeft ervaring als bio-ingenieur. Geert is meer gespecialiseerd in techniek, automatisatie en sinds kort ook als inoxbewerker.
Ons eerste bier was zo lekker! We hebben daarna nog meerdere keren als hobby gebrouwen. Al snel kwam het idee dat we met ons bier naar het grote publiek moeten komen. Op het vlak van wetgeving is dit niet zo eenvoudig: accijnzen, BTW, voedselveiligheid,… We hebben verder vergaderd en in juli 2014 is ons bedrijf officieel van start gegaan. De eerste maanden hebben we veel formaliteiten in orde gebracht en vooral onze brouwerij uitgebouwd. Vandaag beschikken we over een moderne koelkamer, sensorgestuurde temperatuurregeling,…
Wij vonden ons bier nog steeds lekker, en niet alleen wij. Daarom brouwden we bijna elk weekend, maar door familiale en professionele ontplooiingen hebben Fred, Geert en Gert opeenvolgend moeten afhaken. Raymond brouwt nu beroepshalve alleen verder en kan nog steeds beroep doen op hun respectievelijke kennis en ervaring.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Stoute Miel from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
At ’bierweekend de lambiekstoempers ’ . Pours rather clear, dark brown. Ok white head. Smell is bit spiced. Taste is bit bitter, somewhat plastic. Ok sweetness. Bit dark malts.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Spitfeier from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
At ’bierweekend de lambiekstoempers ’ . Pours rather unclear blonde. Smell is bit smokey almost. Taste is intense, bit bitter, sweet. Very complex, very herbal ! Intense beer for sure !
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Wutte Mie from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
At ’bierweekend de lambiekstoempers ’ . Pours bit unclear, very light yellow. OK white head. Smell is citrussy. Taste is mildly bitter. Intense citrussy, on the border of soapy. OK beer, but not really balanced. Rather low carbo.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Wutte Mie from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Described as a "hoppy Kristallweizen", must be the first one in Belgium then... Loose, yellowish white head, yellow blonde colour with greenish hue, slightly hazy (at least more than a real Kristallweizen), strong fizz. Aroma has a lot of soapy wheat, some bubblegum but no real fragrant banana odour as you’d expect from a Weizen (more ’Belgian banana’, if you get my drift), lemon peel, grass; sourishly sweet taste, very wheaty, soft and slick, a bit metallic, soft lemon or even limoncello flavour in the end, sourish and refreshing, a bit powdery. By no means a Kristallweizen, more a variation on the eternal Hoegaarden theme, but I had worse witbiers.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Mr.Ving from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Oak-aged Belgian amber from this new Pajottenland micro brewery. Off-white, lacing, creamy head, clear, brownish hued amber with strong sparkling. Aroma of cashew nuts, peach, redcurrant, orange peel, only very faint oak and, unfortunately, a whiff of DMS (cooked white cabbage). Soft sweetish fruity taste, thin body with even somewhat watery texture, less carbonated than expected, caramelly malt sweetness, bit resiny, with leafy hop bitterishness in the end and drying wood, but gently so. Needs a lot more ’oomph’ but I can see potential in this.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Stoute Miel from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Stout from a new micro brewery brewed with black oat. Thin, light beige head, lacing; clear dark reddish bronze colour, not black and translucid, but dark enough to be credible as a stout, I suppose. Aroma has dried banana, coffee grounds, dry leaves, caramel, hazelnuts and some DMS (cooked cabbage) but not too disturbing. Sweetish banana-like onset, almond, very caramelly, soft and somewhat resiny mouthfeel, slick and velvety (oats effect?), a bit nutty with a touch of roasted coffee grounds bitterness but gently so, as well as some deeply buried, leafy hops. Very old school Flemish stout, in the sweet stout tradition, but with more alcohol than was the case traditionally.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Spitfeier from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
The latest beer from this new micro brewery, weirdly a saison apparently intended to accompany spit-roast pig, hence the name... Thick and dense, stable, cream white head over a hazy golden blonde beer with strong, almost champagne-like fizz. Aroma of banana, pear, flowers, gooseberries, bubblegum, hint vanilla. Fruity and sweet onset, lots of banana, very fizzy to the point of being overcarbonated, lightly metallic and lightly bready, with a grassy and somewhat peppery hop bitterish finish. Needs more body and more finesse, but already a decent attempt at this style for such a young brewery.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Wutte Mie from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as 4Pajot Wutte Mie (by 4Pajot):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 2.8/5
29/VIII/15 - 50cl bottle @ Lambiekstoempers bierfestival - BB: n/a (2015-1148)
Clear very pale pale yellowish beer, small creamy white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of coriander, bit sourish, wheaty, soapy. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: pretty sourish, wheat, bit funky, vinegar acidity, lemony, spicy. Aftertaste: more coriander, sourish, bit funky, card board, citrus touch. Meh.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Mr.Ving from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as 4Pajot Mr.Ving (by 4Pajot):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
29/VIII/15 - 50cl bottle @ Lambiekstoempers bierfestival - BB: n/a (2015-1147)
Clear amber beer, creamy beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: malty, caramel, bit sweet, marzipan, some banana. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, malty, banana, sugary touch, bit oxidized. Aftertaste: little bitter, some orange peel, bit funky, weird, card board.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Stoute Miel from 4Pajot 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as 4Pajot Stoute Miel (by 4Pajot):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
29/VIII/15 - 50cl bottle @ Lambiekstoempers bierfestival - BB: n/a (2015-1146)
Clear dark brown to purple beer, small aery head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: spicy, liquorish, caramel, dried fruits, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, caramel, milk chocolate, dried fruits, hint of mocha. Aftertaste: more chocolate, little bitter, caramel, bit spicy, some liquorish.