Hanssens Artisanaal

Microbrewery in Dworp, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Hanssens Artisanaal

Established in 1871

Contact
Vroenenbosstraat 15, Dworp, 1653, Belgium
Description
Hanssens Artisanaal is the oldest independent geuze blender in the whole world. At Hanssens, no beer is actually brewed! Instead, they pursue a profession that was very important in the history of lambic style beers, they are solely blenders of beer.

Hanssens takes this a step further, and actually blends batches from different breweries in their area. This used to be a very common practice, but Hanssens is now the oldest remaining blender. They bring to this endeavor a variety of barrels, some up to one hundred years old, and a passion and a love for the tradition of Geuze and Lambics.

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7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

courtesy of Tony @ OTH. Pours reddish, still Aroma funk, cherry Taste, lots of cherries, with light creamy mouthfeel and touch of sour. Light notes of sugar. Sour remained very mild. Enjoyed this one a lot.

Tried on 02 Feb 2009 at 21:02


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Den Tatoverede Enke. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Red colour. Great sour spicey aroma. Moderate bitter sour flavor. Anis notes. Long well-balanced moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. One of the best sour ales.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2009 at 08:08


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is red-amber. Aroma and taste are lactose acid, cherry with a nice balanced sourness.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2009 at 05:23


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at Woodshop Quad. Nose was sour tartness. Cloudy gold with a small white head. Flavor was funky and sour like a guezue should be.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2009 at 22:24


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

2000 batch at the Woodshop Quad. Nose of sour cherries and oak. Copper red with a small off white head. Flavor was light cherries and tartness.

Tried on 21 Jan 2009 at 22:08


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 375ml.Unclear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is citrus - lemon, barnyard, honey. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and vinegar notes with a long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [260908]

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2009 at 07:55


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy yellow with medium off white head. Sour aroma with brett, barnyard and hints of mead. Sour flavour with barnyard, leather, wood and honey notes. Sour finish. Cheers yespr!

Tried on 21 Dec 2008 at 06:15


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Dark yellow/gold, crystal clear (?no yeast). Sour strawberries in the aroma and the flavour. Usual horse-blanketness. No head at all. A nice lambic.

Tried on 28 Nov 2008 at 16:59


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, pours deep gold with no head. No carbonation, looks like a wine. Very light aroma of hay, earth, and light strawberries. Flavor is tangy sour with only a hint of strawberry in the finish. Not bad, it went well with our salmon.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2008 at 06:28


6.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

(Bottle 37,5 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Pours a hazy golden with a small, off-white head leaving laces. Very tart Brett aroma. Medium body, tart Brett accents with a discreet sweetness and an earthy edge. Finishes smooth and soft. Quite a well made blend. 201008

Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2008 at 11:52