About
The Ghent city brewery Gruut was founded by Annick De Splenter in April 2009 at the Grote Huidevettershoek in Ghent. From an early age she was initiated into the wonderful world of fermentation and beer. The love for brewing is clearly in Annick’s genes, because they were active in the brewing world on both mother and father’s side. Just think of the brand names: Young Pale Ale from Gistel and Dentergems Wit, Liefmans or Lucifer from Dentergem.
The exceptional property of four of our Ghent Gruuten consists in that they are brewed without hops (only the Inferno is brewed with hops). The research into alternatives to replace the hop herb was of course not without a struggle. After a course in biochemistry and several partnerships with various universities, the Ghent city beer saw the light of day. There are 5 different variations: Gentse Gruut White, Gentse Gruut Blond, Gentse Gruut Amber, Gentse Gruut Bruin and Gentse Gruut Inferno. A special “Maîtresse” beer is also brewed every few months. This beer is special because we experiment with different ingredients. Some examples of ingredients are: mango, lime, chili pepper…
The larger volumes, including for export to America, are brewed at the Bavik brewery in Bavikhove.
The exceptional property of four of our Ghent Gruuten consists in that they are brewed without hops (only the Inferno is brewed with hops). The research into alternatives to replace the hop herb was of course not without a struggle. After a course in biochemistry and several partnerships with various universities, the Ghent city beer saw the light of day. There are 5 different variations: Gentse Gruut White, Gentse Gruut Blond, Gentse Gruut Amber, Gentse Gruut Bruin and Gentse Gruut Inferno. A special “Maîtresse” beer is also brewed every few months. This beer is special because we experiment with different ingredients. Some examples of ingredients are: mango, lime, chili pepper…
The larger volumes, including for export to America, are brewed at the Bavik brewery in Bavikhove.
6.5/10
Tried
on 29 Apr 2025
at 22:20
6/10
#historical LCI
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2025
at 13:42
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2025
at 07:13
6/10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:08
6/10
#gruut #historical
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2025
at 18:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home. Aroma is grainy malt, bread, yeast, spicy notes. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet. Curious touch of creaminess there. Body is medium. Fairly bland, there is much better Belgian Blond out there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso l'orzo tostato. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera normale e l'esistenza olfattiva è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine, con qualche bollicina grande. Il liquido offre una visione offuscata. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è pieno. L'amaro è pronunciato. La forza gustativa è elevata e permane in maniera sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. Al gusto vengono donati toni di caramello, miele, agrumi, spezie, arancia amara, erbe ed erbe aromatiche.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2025
at 04:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is sweetish wheat malt, spicy yeast, spices, citrussy notes with lemon. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and only lightly bitter. Body is light and a bit weak. Okay spicy Wit, though nothing to write home about.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is malt, spices, caramel, dark bread, clove, with a touch of brown sugar. Flavour is medium sweet and lightly bitter. Medium bodied. Sweet, very malty and spicy. Okay-ish, lacks some depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:47
8/10
Great! A proper gruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2025
at 12:59