Brouwerij De Brabandere

Commercial Brewery in Bavikhove, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1894

Contact
Rijksweg 33, Bavikhove, 8531, Belgium
Description
De Brabandere Brewery looks back on a rich history, and looks to the future with equal confidence. The dream cherished by founder Adolphe De Brabandere at the end of the nineteenth century when he laid the foundations for his brewery in Bavikhove has come to fruition in the successful company of today.
Our rich assortment of beers is enjoyed by connoisseurs far beyond our borders.

Brewing was, is, and will continue to be, an art at De Brabandere. Our numerous characterful beers can be considered as our heritage: made with traditional craftsmanship, authentic ingredients and... lots of love. To create unique flavour sensations for you to share with your friends is what motivates us at De Brabandere, day in and day out.

For almost 25 years, between 1990 and 2014, the brewery bore the name Bavik.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Deep brown (but not black), murky body. Mostly diminishing, light brown, frothy head. Spicy aroma. Moderately acidic, lightly bitter initial flavour. Lightly acidic, lightly bitter (long) finish. Light to medium bodied.

Tried on 08 Aug 2004 at 16:52


8.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottled. Deep golden, clear, near no head. Acidic and dry. Fresh, tart and firm a lot of lactic acid. Well balanced and simply wonderful!

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2004 at 08:43


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear reddish color, short off-white head. Aroma is malty and a bit fruity, but quite weak. Taste is a bit spicy and malty, but again quite weak. It carbonates on the tongue. Not impressed by either of the pilaarbijters...

Tried on 07 Jul 2004 at 15:08


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

An orange beer with a small disappearing head. The aroma is lovely sour. The flavor is acidic with notes of wood and grapefruit.

Tried on 05 Jul 2004 at 15:43


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

Rerate 2/2013. +++ Sampled on draft this beer poured a hazy brown color with orange highlights and a medium sized foamy tan head that faded and left minimal lacing. The aroma was tart, sour and tangy with faint vinegar followed by maltiness, toffee, caramel, cherry, tart fruits, soy sauce and Sweettart candies. The flavor was dryish and tart with notes of caramel, bread, Sweettart candies, chalk, toffee, dark fruits, must and cola. Medium tart finish with lingering caramel, toffee and Sweettart candies. Moderately full bodied though a bit undercarbonated. Nicely complex.

Tried from Draft on 09 Jun 2004 at 21:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Clear yellow color, big frothy quickly dying head. Aroma is hoppy, vinegar, some citrus. Taste is quite sweet, sharp, vinegar. Slightly sticky palate. Unimpressive triple.

Tried on 28 May 2004 at 16:09


7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

A deep red beer with a huge brown head. The aroma is very sweet with notes of berries, coriander, cowberries, and raisins. The flavor is also very sweet with notes of coriander and alcohol prickling the tongue.

Tried on 19 May 2004 at 18:31


2.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1.5

Clear yellow color, short white head. Aroma of skunky hops, some malt and grain, weird sour metallic industry perfume. Taste is watery, some bitterness, bit metallic sharp. The metallic sharpness stays in the palate. I’ve had a couple of those bad belgian pilseners, but this is one of the worst.

Tried on 06 May 2004 at 15:36


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Cloudy golden color, short white head. Aroma is sour fruity, apricot, lemon, yeast. Sweet sour taste, citrus, yeast, grain.

Tried on 12 Apr 2004 at 10:36


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Brown with large lasting tan head.Sour, acidic nose.Tart, acidic flavor with some underlying malt

Tried on 01 Apr 2004 at 20:23