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.
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
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at In de Wildeman, ABV 6%. Hazy amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of butterscotch, caramel, brown sugar, hint of sweet balsamic vinegar, smells like a watered down Flemish Brown, light spicy. Flavour is buttery, light toffee notes, some lemon, light Flemish Brown notes, medium-sweet finish. Light to medium-bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jul 2013
at 06:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap @ In de Wildeman. Hazy to cloudy light brown color, short head. Aroma of caramel, some tartness, bit to the lactic side (as I always think Lindemans is a bit of lactic and lacks a bit of the horseblanket and barnyard notes). Bit sweet in taste, soft sourness. Easy going beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jul 2013
at 00:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap @ In De Wildeman @ 2nd Brett dagen, with joes, The Jvd, borrestein & caesar. Copper color. Beige, uneven head. Aroma’s is funky, lambic-like, but also malty, caramel. A bit dusty and sourish retronasal. Flavor is moderately sour, bretty. Light bodied. Grainy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2013
at 14:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber colour, white head. Aroma of hops,fruity, caramel and straw. Fruity flavour, caramel. Dry medium bitter finish.
(From 50cL bottle, during RBESG 2013 welcoming @ Drie Dorstige Herten, Utrecht)
(From 50cL bottle, during RBESG 2013 welcoming @ Drie Dorstige Herten, Utrecht)
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2013
at 14:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy blond with bright lacy head. Aroma is quite intense with resin and pine amongst some fruity hops. The flavour is similar. Initially very sweet and fruity with a very dry and bitter finish.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2013
at 12:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ De drie dorstige herten, Utrecht at RBESG pre-event. A bit unclear orange to amber to red color, medium to full sized a bit creamy white head. Aroma is a bit weird, can’t really describe it properly. Taste is nice, some malts, hops, decently bitter, lightly some fruits. Medium body and carbonation. Could use a bit more aroma but it has a nice flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2013
at 09:11