Hanssens Artisanaal
Microbrewery
in
Dworp,
Flemish Brabant,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Hanssens Artisanaal
Established in 1871
Contact
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.
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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 375ml. corked @ [ Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡
[ As Hanssens V.S.O.R - Very Special Old Red ].
ABV: 6.5%. Clear dark red colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is horse blanket, barnyard, tart berries, blueberry, cherry, raspberry, strawberry - green strawberry, light earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, tart, sour, berries, barnyard, raspberry, strawberry, green strawberry, cherry - blueberry, balanced, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20210305]
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Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2021
at 11:54
8/10
Tried
on 05 Mar 2021
at 16:54
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Rød klar skum hvid Bær stald gær lidt jord Sur meget bitter lidt Livlig tør
Tried
on 05 Mar 2021
at 16:54
7/10
Kapka octu w aromacie. Fajne takie skorki wisni takoz. Lekka slomianoskorzqna dzikosc obecna. Spora kwasnosc ale nie octowa a cytrynowa. Malo co2, zywy specjalnie to on nie jest. Najs butla
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2021
at 14:11
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2021
at 20:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Red colour with biref, foamy, pink head. Fruity, sourish nose with black-currant, vinegar, wood, barnyard, almonds and a touch of tobacco. Fruity, tart taste with notes of black-currant, balsamic vinegar, wood, barnyard, almonds and a dry and tart finish. Low bitterness. Really tasty, with a sharp, almost harsh, vinegar tartness. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2021
at 21:52
8/10
Dziwnie sie postarzal, bo dosc niska kwasnosc, kapke pestkowo-dzemowe te wisnie, octu tylko hint i to o dziwo pasuje do tych dzemowych nutek. Wysoka wytrawnosc, dzikosc nieco piwniczna ale tez skorzana ewidentnie. Czuc, ze stary, ale pozytywnie czuc.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2020
at 13:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pink pour. Aroma of sour cherry, tart, acidic sourness, raspberry, strawberry and wheat. Taste has strongly sour cherry, raspberry, strawberry, wheat, tart and lots of acidic sourness. I like sour, bit this is a bit too much, like fruited vinegar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2020
at 19:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from JefVerstraete as part of Euro Swap, thanks. Sour wild aroma and taste, white wine, basement, spice, wooden notes, high sour. Medium to full body, sour funky finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2020
at 21:34
6/10
Tried
on 20 Nov 2020
at 22:24