Brouwerij Roman

Commercial Brewery in Oudenaarde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1545

Contact
Hauwaart 105, Oudenaarde, 9700, Belgium
Description
Roman is the oldest family brewery in Belgium and is famed for its vast range of beers. These are all brewed in the traditional way, with attention to craftsmanship and a passion for beer that goes back nearly five centuries...

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Dark brown beer, nice malt taste with a hint of spices and candy sugar. An easy drinkable dubbel, maybe a bit to sweet.

Tried from Can on 25 Mar 2005 at 03:44


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draught. Dark brown colour. Boring, slightly malty brew. Next...............

Tried on 23 Mar 2005 at 16:47


4
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled. Clear golden, no head. Sweet with notes of saccharine and black currant.Thin, but it carries the flavour better than expected for 1.3% beer. Low bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2005 at 04:36


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottled. Clear dark brownish red. Roasty and aromatic. Dryish and light bodied with clean, hard mouthfeel and some crystal malt flavour. salty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2005 at 04:33


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

Thick, creamy cream-coloured head; deep red-brown beer, nearly opaque. Caramel, brown candi syrup nose; cypress and dark malt aroma’s, teeny chocolate powder touch. Cola-like taste, candi syrup, slightly burnt caramel. Rather metallic than woody or sourish character. Bit empty MF, more watery than most Oud Bruins. Slightly sticky finish. Easily drinkable, no doubt. But it is a poor example in its style.

Tried from Can on 05 Feb 2005 at 13:35


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

Huge, very slightly lemon-coloured head, slowly collapsing; light yellow-golden beer. Initial vanilla cream, afterwards lemony, nearly lime nose, pinch of coriander, dash of honey - fresh smelling. Liquorice in the taste. Bit leafy, herbal touch, but mainly sweet. Some yeasty esters, and faint caramel in the finish. Well carbonated, not fizzy, medium bodied, just a bit slick & cobwebs. Nothing great, just a decent blonde. Which is sometimes exactly what it ought to be.

Tried on 29 Jan 2005 at 13:44


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled (BB 06/2006)
Golden color with huge beautiful cloudy white head, lace. Aroma is fruity (Fairy washing liquid), slightly ashy. A bit sweetish, hoppy, citron flavored blond. Quite light bodied. Finishing with an alcoholic touch. Clean but one-dimensional and too thin.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2005 at 12:08


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

(250 ml bottle, bought at Borough Market, London). Dark but clear red-brown colour, large fluffy head. Aroma of heather honey, caramel and plums. Flavour is malty sweet, some caramel, very little hops, watery-dusty (does that make sense?) finish. OKish, but not remarkable.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2005 at 15:09


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

Bottle conditioned (BB 08/2005)
Dark ruby with good cloudy brown head. Light aroma of toffee. Simple flavor of sugar and toffee plus some malts with warming alcohol kick. Maybe needs more maturing, now quite plain ale - not bad but not very complex.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2004 at 11:51


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

Bottle. Slight malty/sweet aroma. Amber colour, small head. Flavour is nicely malty and peppery with some yeast.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2004 at 15:23