Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
Microbrewery in Jandrain-Jandrenouille, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Established in 2006
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Bottle. Pours brownish red. Interesting aroma with notes of red currant seeds, citrus, candy and something funky (mushrooms?). Taste is quite hoppy, with notes of red orange and apricots. It has also got a dry gooseberry-like quality. Dark fruits in the background. Complex, yet drinkable. Another great beer from this superb brewer!
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Imported from my RateBeer account as Jandrain-Jandrenouille V Cense (by Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
17/III/2012 - 75cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ "summer house" in the Ardens - BB: see bottle: no date on the bottle (2012-244)
Clear deep red beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: paint at first, pretty vinous, red fruits, overripe plums, sweet, some caramel. Taste: tart red fruits, chocolate, some cranberries, little mocha. Aftertaste: unripe red fruits, cherries, little bitter. Once more, I am not impressed by Jandrain-Jandrenouille. Why is this being hyped so much? I don't get it.
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3oz pour is a hazy, bright yellow with some lacing white head. Nose is wheaty, pleasant, honey, flower pollen, grass, hay. Flavor is sweet, chalky, tart, grassy, flower pollen. Medium bodied, chalky, dry finish. Really solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Draft sampled about 37 times at Max’s. This was the most frequently seen beer at the festival, and each of the guys has hashmarks on his hands to prove it. Murky yellow color, small white head, solid lacing. Aroma of pineapple, breadfruit, straw. Taste is raw lemon bread dough. Very nice.
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Walnut and oak nose. Hazy auburn, medium head. Maple syrup sweetness with oak, approaching butterscotch but remaining within acceptable range.
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Light yeast and coriander nose. Milky yellow, medium head. Coriander with light chlorophenols. American Wheat ale? Why not a wit? Granted, it’s not a great one, but it drinks true to style.
JK (8140) reviewed V Cense from Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Where the Wild Beers Are, 2011. Heavily carbonated, with a tall white head. Brown color, and dry. Medium sweet with lots of yeast.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Gourmet Haus. Pours a pale straw. The nice is nice, with sour present and some spice. Thinnish mouthfeel, but the sour flavor dominates here. Maybe a little too much for style and lacking some spice, but a great beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750ml Bottle - Amber/red in colour. Marmalade, yeast, dried fruit and malt in the aroma. Fruity and hoppy taste with notes of grapefruit, marmalade, malt and a moderate bitter and fruity finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Capped 750 from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours hazy dirty gold with a frothy white head. Aroma is citric, but there’s something smooth and fruity as well. Med + body - but not when the carb dissipates. Flavor is smooth light stone fruit, a bit of wheat, and a touch of citrus. I think this ale demonstrates that a wheat ale can be turned into a hop monster. One queries what this would have been had it been more barley than wheat. As time goes on, the aroma goes floral. The taste becomes simply hop. What a glorious endeavour. Makes me think of the Disney movie Ratatouille. Not everyone can make a great ale, but a great ale could be made by anyone. This is not to denigrate J-J, but simply to acknowledge that I’d never have expected this from a wheat ale.
