Butcher's Tears
Microbrewery
in
Aalsmeer,
Noord-Holland,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2011
Contact
Description
Artisanally brewed in Amsterdam since 2011.
Combining influences from the rich European beer culture with a non-conformist attitude.
From a family heritage of Swedish farm brewers and trained by the masters of ale and porter in England, we ended up in the Netherlands to create our own microcosm in the world of beer.
Inspired by the lesser known sides of European brewing culture and devoted to uncommon artisanal techniques, Butcher's Tears makes distinctive beers that progress beyond fashion and convention.
Combining influences from the rich European beer culture with a non-conformist attitude.
From a family heritage of Swedish farm brewers and trained by the masters of ale and porter in England, we ended up in the Netherlands to create our own microcosm in the world of beer.
Inspired by the lesser known sides of European brewing culture and devoted to uncommon artisanal techniques, Butcher's Tears makes distinctive beers that progress beyond fashion and convention.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from ABC Beers, Den Haag. Poured a dark chesnut brown with a frothy tan head. The aroma is rich red berry fruit and yeast. The flavour is medium bitter with some roasted malts, liqourice and nuts on the smooth and refreshing palate. The pleasant bitterness lingers in the finish for a great beer. I really rather liked this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2013
at 11:35
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Haarlem beer festival. Pours cloudy orange with a white head. Aroma of saison yeast, citrus, light soap. Flavour is light sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2013
at 05:44
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Pours cloudy golden with an off white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast, fruits, light dough. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2013
at 09:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Berts Bierhuis. Hazy golden colour, white head. Nose is malty, spicy, belgian yeast, some sweetness. Flavour is malty, bit of caramel, spicy, yeasty. Fairly sweet and slightly bitter. A bit creamy. Straightforward but decent enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2013
at 10:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Flaska på Nya Tröls. Orangebryn, disig, högt kompakt och varaktigt skum. Fruktig doft av persika och aprikos. Smaken är fruktig, persika, aprikos, röd grape och ganska grapebesk. Söt, fruktig och besk, åt belgisk IPA. Mycket trevlig.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2013
at 05:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Benzai’s single release party, shared with Dutchdrebus and Ansjelaah. Hazy golden color, medium sized, a bit soapy, a bit creamy white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly grainy, medium bitterness and lightly some hops. The aftertaste has a long lingering bitterness to it. Medium body, medium carbonation. Not bad at all, quite nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2013
at 13:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ benzai’s single release party. Hazy golden yellow colour with a medium sized white head. Smells corn, bugles (type of crisp), herbs and spices. Tastes herbs, spices, malts, bitter. Refreshing, easy to drink, lasting taste. Thin to medium body, crisp, nice carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2013
at 13:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Easy drinkable pale ale. Not bad, but not that good either. Just a decent brew.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2013
at 03:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of Deanso on the train. Poured a clear light amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is of apples. It’s smells of apple juice in fact with possibly a little cinnamon too. The flavour is weak bitter with some dry apple acidic sourness in the palate. Quite an unusual beer and not easy to rate. The yeast is there also in the flavour and long into the finish too. Very drinkable but very regional. It’s a beer that will appeal to locals but might be less appealing to foreigners who look for something else in a beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2013
at 15:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sample on the train on the way home. Thick creamy white head. Clear amber pour. Hints on cinnamon. Quite nice.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2013
at 13:47