About
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.
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
375ml bottle from Vanuxeem. Pours an unclear gold, small amount of foam settled atop. Razor sharp, bright, crisp, flavoursome, fruity, with a lingering acidity. An assemblage of Hannssons best foundres was never going to be anything short of excellent, but its also good to see them return to their pre-overly acetic era.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vanuxeem
on 01 Feb 2026
at 08:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
0.375 l bottle from 'Het Huis van de Geuze', bottled in March 2024. Hazy, golden with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Slightly sweetish, sourish, very funky and quite fruity aroma of hay, overripe lemon, horse blanket, white pepper, oak, leather and light vinegar. Slightly sweet, gently sour, rather fruity, quite funky taste of overripe lemon, leather, oak, white pepper, horse blanket, apple and some oak, followed by a medium long, rather tart, quite woody-dry finish. Medium body, gently astringent and quite effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Well-balanced Geuze, quite smooth and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
from Het Huis van de Geuze
on 18 Jan 2026
at 17:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.375 l bottle from 'Het Huis van de Geuze', bottled in January 2025. Hazy, orangeish golden with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sourish, gently fruity, very funky aroma of horse blanket, overripe lemon, hay, and light vinegar. Minimally sweet, rather sour, very funky and quite fruity taste of horse blanket, oak, overripe lemon, rhubarb, apple, hay and a touch of vinegar, followed by a medium long, fairly tart, gently woody-dry and a little peppery finish. Medium body, quite astringent and fairly effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Highly refreshing, funk-forward Geuze, quite sour but not nearly as much as Hanssens used to be.
Tried
from Bottle
from Het Huis van de Geuze
on 07 Jan 2026
at 18:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB. Disig varmgul vätska utan skum. Ung och lite omogen med med pigg lätt acetisk syra. Av bären märks jordgubbarna mest som smakar smultron. Omogna aprikoser, citrus, vinäger och lätt sträv beska. Lite outvecklade smaker som det lätt blir i bärlambicer. Men kul samarbete. Gott
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2025
at 12:51
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4.5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Poured totally flat. Aromas are tart cherries, malt and culture. Flavors are similar to nose but with lots of vinegar. Too much vinegar. Drain pour.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings
on 21 Oct 2025
at 00:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.375l bottle, huge thanks Jana for sharing with Adam, Jozefina, Peter and me. Reddish body. Sourish minerally blackcurrant aroma, bit funky. Sourish, minerally lovely blackcurrant profile, light funk, lovely tartness, well balanced, good one by all means!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2025
at 16:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled, unknown vintage, on the bus .Thx Jana for sharing with Adam, Jozefina, Peter and me! Murky brownish body. Creamy strawberry jam aroma, quite tart. Sweet strawberry jam dominates the taste, ending with a solid sour finish. Simple, kinda pleasant, likely not in the best of shapes, but fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2025
at 16:20