Hanssens Artisanaal

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

Established in 1871

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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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7.2/10
Awesome fruit beer. The way to first experience a belgian made sweet sour. Amsterdam
Tried on 28 Sep 2024 at 22:37

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Clear golden, stable white head. ABV 6% according to the label. Aroma: Fruity citrus, some lemon and hints of stone fruit. tart, light funky hints. Taste: Medium to over medium tart, Balsamico vinegar, fruity notes of lemon, citrus, unripe grape, oak wood. Funky hints. Probably quite a lot of older Lambic is used in this blend, given the tartness. Medium body, just below average carbonation. A little too acidic for me, personally. And missing some complexity.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2024 at 19:06

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle 37.5 corked and caged, bottled 3/22 (bbd 3/27) @home poured into a geuze glass. Clear rosé colour, no foam thus no head, no lacing. Aroma raspberries, light wood, barnyard notes. Taste medium sweet and sour, tart, raspberries, some vinegar. Medium body, watery to oily, no carbonation, clean fruity sweet and sour aftertaste, funky, finish hint of bitterness on the tongue, good.
Tried from Bottle from Gastro-Beer on 31 Jul 2024 at 15:06

8/10
Tried on 22 Jul 2024 at 21:55

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle, 375 ml, shared with Luka and MiroB. Cloudy golden with medium white head. Musty, vinous, bit acetic, medium+ sourness.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2024 at 07:49

7/10
Stall in der Nase, Säureknüppel. What did I expect?
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2024 at 16:46

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Light hazy golden colour, white foam. Typical Hanssens funk. Notes of wood, some citrus and vinegar. Ok, but too lemony and acidic.
Tried on 27 Jun 2024 at 16:54

8/10
Botella @Hanssens. Tour Gueuze 2024. 05/04/2024. Color rojizo espuma escasa aromas y sabores fruta, ácida, seca.
Tried on 05 May 2024 at 10:26

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
5/V/24 - 37.5cl bottle @ Toer de Geuze, BB: +20Y, bottled: III/2024 (2024-279) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Cloudy orange to almost pink beer, creamy white head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: fruity, funky, lemony, spicy, peppery, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, mellow beer, juicy, a bit lemony, dry, hay. Aftertaste: a bit spicy, fruity, peppery touch.
Tried from Bottle at Hanssens Artisanaal on 05 May 2024 at 09:25

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
5/V/24 - 37.5cl bottle @ Toer de Geuze, BB: +20Y, bottled: III/2024 (2024-278) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Very dark purple to almost black beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, falls down quickly. Aroma: very intense, lots of blackcurrants, a little funky. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very bitter, lots of tannins, some diacetyl, fruity touch. Afterte more bitterness, dry, tannins, a bit earthy, funky, more tannins, bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2024 at 09:20