Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij
Microbrewery
in Ghent,
East Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Gruut (Gentse Stadsbrouwerij)
Established in 2009
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.
vinivini (12605) reviewed Bruin from Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled at 7%ABV. Appearance: muddy brown with a small beige fizzy head of low retention. Aroma: toasted malts, nuts, brown bread, dried fruit, spices. Taste: similar to the aroma. Additional chocolate. Light to medium sweet. Sourish. Low to light bitterness. Mouth feel: medium body, lively carbonation. Overall: OK
vinivini (12605) reviewed Inferno from Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Appearance: cloudy gold with a tall white frothy head of decent retention. Aroma: malt, fruity, somewhat yeasty. Apples, pears, apricots, leather. Taste: light sweet, sourish, herbal, spicy. Apples and pears, apricots. Distant phenols. Dry ending. Light bitterness. Well hidden alcohol. Mouth feel: medium minus body, average carbonation. Overall: interesting.
blackisle (5658) reviewed Amber from Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
@home poured into a shaker. Clear amber brown colour, good creamy tan head, thin layer remains till the end, fair lacing. Aroma sweet and roasted malts, caramel, brown sugar, iron notes. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, caramel, brown sugar, bit roasty, spicy notes. Medium body, oily to sticky texture, soft carbonation, malty sweetbitter aftertaste, sugary (but not too), bit roast, earthy notes, pretty good.
alex_leit (19418) reviewed Bruin from Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Dark brown, hazy, creamy foam, smells spicy, cloves, nuts, caramel, dried fruits, herbs, a little chocolate. Sour-sweet taste, herbal kvass, spices and herbs, rotten hazelnuts, specific.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
One of literally countless variations under the 'Mâitresse' label by Ghent's self-proclaimed city brewery, only 250 bottles (of 75 cl) made apparently - and it was my lucky day it seems, as I apparently got number one of those 250, randomly taken from the shelf in the Delhaize supermarket at the Kouter in the heart of Ghent... Low-alcohol wheat ale flavoured with roselle (dried hibiscus flowers), ginger and 'other spices' representing the 'gruut' this brewery specializes in - but which refers to a medieval tradition, as we all know. Moussy, even-bubbled, snow white head, medium thick at first but quickly opening and eventually completely vanishing; 'dirty' peachy amber at first with ruddy hue, becoming darker as the bottle is emptied and ending almost cloudy bronze. Aroma of indeed pronounced roselle (something I will probably never really like), bubblegum, white bread dough, tea, persimmon, roses, minerals, dust, light oxidation (rusty iron), red apple, old cotton cloth, soap (the only thing I can connect with the announced ginger), banana peel, unripe melon. Sweetish onset, banana, peach and pear fruitiness, lively carbonation with a smooth, glueish mouthfeel, thinnish and a tad soapy. Cereally and lightly caramelly maltiness with soapy wheat edge, the soapiness further accentuated by the specific spicing and, very predominantly, the strong herbality of the roselle; in the end, I get a very iced tea-like effect, almost lemonade-like even, with a late and brief touch of hop bitterness but mostly ongoing herbal and flowery roselle, though not in a fresh way. Bit too old perhaps - bottled almost a year ago - and roselle or hibiscus in beer is something I will never learn to appreciate in spite of many attempts, I'm afraid. Not well executed, not in the best condition and not my personal thing at all.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Geers. Hazy dark brown, diminishing, tan head. Aroma of chili powder, wet tobacco, fig, toast, burnt brown sugar, red pepper. Taste has sweet fig & prune in a toffee-like & syrupy malt profile, bitter spicy-herbal middle with soft toastiness. Peppery hoppy finish, phenolic at first but turning towards a chili burn & smoky, rather 'wet' tobacco. Medium body, slick-syrupy texture, fizzy carbonation. I appreciate the effort and I can certainly find some positives here, but the whole of it could have been more streamlined.
Rubin77 (10150) reviewed Winterspecial from Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle from Prik&Tik Kampenhout. F: medium, tanned, good retention. C: dark brown, bit hazy. A: chocolate malty, bit maple syrup, cocoa, dark dried fruits. T: medium body, dark malts, bit chocolate, spicy touch, dark dried fruits, caramel, spicy aftertaste, medium carbonation, let´s say ok, enjoyed.
Rubin77 (10150) reviewed Bruin from Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle as “Gruut Bruin also Grultenfree” (7%) from Prik & Tik Dranken Marlou. F: medium, tanned, quick gone. C: brown, hazy, opaque. A: malty, caramel, bit nutty, dark fruits, cocoa touch, red apples peels. T: medium malty base, caramel, dark fruity, cocoa touch, bit nutty, plums, medium carbonation, nice, enjoyed.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
75cl bottle from Prik & Tik Dranken Marlou. F: big, egg-white, good retention. C: red amber, hazy. A: malty, sweet fruity, bit peach, mango, caramel, honey touch, bit spicy. T: medium to full malty base, mellow fruity, caramel, honey, bit leaves, ginger touch, herbal, soft carbonation, ok not bad yet for 10e from their website or for 12,9e from Marlou one would expect much more here.
lore (7817) reviewed Wit from Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
hazy pale yellow colour, huge, dense and quite stable head; aroma and taste of wet wheaty/bready, lemony, some coriander and easty-earthy notes; drinkable witbier
