Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij
Microbrewery
in Gent,
East Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Gruut (Gentse Stadsbrouwerij)
Established in 2009
Contact
Description
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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, shared by Papsoe. An almost clear, golden beer with a finger-thick off-white head. Bready, grainy nose with some fruits. Bready, sweetish and grainy flavor with caramel and some hop-like bitterness. Medium body with maybe a tad much carbonation. Nice bitterness in the finish. Easy drinkable and certainly the best of the three Gruut beers this evening. (090514)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2009
at 04:01
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, shared by Papsoe. It pours a hazy, milky yellow body under a small, white head. Soapy, citrusy nose with some grains. Slightly soapy flavor too, with grains and fruits and some citrus. Medium to thin body with a nice carbonation. As the Blond, it’s too grainy, and this one is rather boring too. (090514)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2009
at 04:00
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, shared by Papsoe. A hazy, orange-yellow-golden beer with a small, white head. Grainy, fruity and hoppy nose, a bit weaker than I would prefer. Grainy flavor with a nice fruityness, finishing rather fruity. Medium body, dry. I guess the hoppy impression in the aroma is due to something else, don’t know what. Overall, the beer is a bit on the grainy side, with the gruit left in the background. (090514)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2009
at 03:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Light chemical to spiced aroma. Yeasty and medium dry phenolic flavoured. Ends light wheaty and with a lasting spiced impression. Classic wit, yet a bit on the ordinary side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2009
at 05:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head. Light metallic and roasted malt aroma. Sweet and roasted malt flavoured, vague metallic touch on the back of the tongue. Ends bitter and with a lasting roasted malt note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2009
at 04:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with an almost fully gone head. Sweet coriander spiced aroma. Sweet and phenolic flavoured. Light bitter and vague grassy touch into a medium dry and subdued spiced finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2009
at 04:37
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Hazy yellow with a large white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with malty and caramel notes. Flavour was sweet and malty with yeasty and caramel notes. Finished sweet
Tried
on 15 May 2009
at 00:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Hazy yellow with a large white head. Aroma was sweet with fruity and yeasty notes. Flavour was sweet and yeasty with wheat and lemon notes. Finished sweet.
Tried
on 15 May 2009
at 00:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear amber with alarge beige head. Sweet malty aroma with bread and hints of roasted malt. Flavour was sweet with roasted malt, caramel and breadish notes. Finished sweet.
Tried
on 15 May 2009
at 00:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ brewpub Fully hazy, straw-yellow beer with very stable, dense yellowish-tinted head, leaving textbook lacerings. Fresh-malty, very grassy, even greenmalt, inviting - hints at white candi sugar. Pilsnermalt flavour, grassy and extremely fresh. Yeasty esters, bit meaty even. Faint spicy, especially retronasal - no more traces of sugar. Well-bodied, long lasting flavours, always young. Individual spices not traceable, hops are not missed. Nice - worth trying (if you can find the brewery)...
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2009
at 12:11