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.
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Unlabeled bottle shared and sourced from Deanso. Pours hazy brown with a tan head. Aroma of fruits, herbs, citrus, light urinal cakes, saison yeast. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2013
at 11:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
33cl bottle from the berwers shared with Kermis. Thick creamy head. Slightly hazy amber pour. Slight smokiness. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2013
at 11:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bit of a gusher. Hazy brown colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel, anis seeds, yeast, candy sugar, spicy (the grains of paradise?), bubblegum and banana. Bitter flavour, quite sweet, roasted malts. Finish caramel, roasted malts, bubblegum, somewhat lingering bitter.
(From 33cL bottle shared @ post-Rammstein tasting, Nijmegen. Thanks for getting me the bottle, Rene)
(From 33cL bottle shared @ post-Rammstein tasting, Nijmegen. Thanks for getting me the bottle, Rene)
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2013
at 03:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
28/I/22 - on tap @ DOK Brewing Company (Gent), BB: n/a (2022-xxx)
Clear reddish brown beer, small aery bit irregular beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: tonka beans, vanilla, caramel, some ripe banana, some cough syrup. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit watery up front, caramel notes, some dried fruits, nice stuff! Aftertaste: bit watery, fruity, a little bitter in the finish. Nice one, not a stout though… Weird stuff.
Imported from my RateBeer account as Butcher's Tears Ex Voto (by Butcher's Tears):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
1/VI/13 - 33cl bottle @ post-FortaRock tasting - BB: n/a - bottled: 20/II/13 (2013-522) Thanks to Tinus for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy dark amber beer, lots of very small sediment floating around under an off-white to beige creamy head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very soapy, shower gel, sweet, laundry. That's weird. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter and hoppy (and this is after having drunk some Alesmith IPA, just sayin'), citrus, soapy, caramel, sugary, bit of raisins. Aftertaste: bitter hops, raisins, sugar, caramel, banana, bitter hops.
Clear reddish brown beer, small aery bit irregular beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: tonka beans, vanilla, caramel, some ripe banana, some cough syrup. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit watery up front, caramel notes, some dried fruits, nice stuff! Aftertaste: bit watery, fruity, a little bitter in the finish. Nice one, not a stout though… Weird stuff.
Imported from my RateBeer account as Butcher's Tears Ex Voto (by Butcher's Tears):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
1/VI/13 - 33cl bottle @ post-FortaRock tasting - BB: n/a - bottled: 20/II/13 (2013-522) Thanks to Tinus for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy dark amber beer, lots of very small sediment floating around under an off-white to beige creamy head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very soapy, shower gel, sweet, laundry. That's weird. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter and hoppy (and this is after having drunk some Alesmith IPA, just sayin'), citrus, soapy, caramel, sugary, bit of raisins. Aftertaste: bitter hops, raisins, sugar, caramel, banana, bitter hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 11:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Den Haag festival 2013. Poured a hazy light amber with a frothy white head. A lively beer. The aroma is yeasty with a little resin. The flavour is rich, full-bodied, medium bitter. The bitter flavour sticks in the palate and the finish forever.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2013
at 04:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl Bottle at Lost Property. Hazy golden colour, dense white head. Aroma of overripe fruits, a bit cloying, young beer, light hoppy. Flavour is medium-sweet, light sugary, firm underlying bitterness, almost herbal and light stinging, fruity, firm bitter finish. Light-bodied. Lacks a bit of balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2013
at 23:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
33 cl bottle @ home. Ruby color, hazy. Big, dense off white head with long retention. Strong aroma’s of red/sweet fruit, (rasp-?/straw-?)berries. Retronasal there’s still fruit, but also some caramel and hops. Flavor is medium bitter with a malty sweet backbone. Medium bodied. Finishes roasted and quite bitter. Nice enough, but the fruit aroma was a bit off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2013
at 13:32
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle shared at home. Pours hazy golden with a bubbly white head. Aroma of cereal, corn, fruits. Flavor is light sweet and bitter but going into an unpleasant heavy bitter bite in the finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A very unbalanced and confused beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2013
at 11:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
33cl bottle shared with kermis. Thick creamy white head. Hazy golden blond pour. A bit too bitter for a pale ale. Ive had much better beers in this style. Metallic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2013
at 11:41
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 330ml.Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted. light to moderate hoppy, herbs, butter notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, herbs. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130405]
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2013
at 09:07