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.
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours an almost clear ruby-brown colour and a dense off-white head with a small layer retention and some lacing. Aroma's: smoky, light sweet/malty. Retronasal it's smoky, sourish, a bit stale and mossy. Flavour is light bitter with hints of sweet and sour. Light bodied. Fairly bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Proeflokaal Arendsnest
on 14 Oct 2022
at 14:40
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pours a dark, unclear amberbrown. Small white head. Scent is smoked cheese / Smokes sausage. Medium intense. Not very complex. Taste is sharp, intenser on the smoke here. Mildly sweet backbone, bit sticky body as well. Some caramel, yet remains light and vibrant. Works as a balanced beer, to my surprise, yet... Strong mild ale ???
Tried
on 12 Oct 2022
at 15:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at BXL Festival 2022 in Brussels. Pours almost clear golden with a white cap. Aroma: wheat, millet, nettles, orange peel, light minty, herbal. Taste: light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter, grains, wheat, herbal. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2022
at 21:49
7/10
Certaibly tart and acidic. Abit clashing with the style. Nor round and malty enough to fall into a category with an oud bruin. Bierkonig Amsterdam
Tried
on 10 Oct 2022
at 22:42
8/10
Big fan. The world needs more smoked saisons. Pleasantly smokey while retaining that classic saison dryness. Gotta love that head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2022
at 20:49
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
5/X/22 - on tap @ DOK Brewing Company (Gent), BB: n/a (2022-1351)
Clear orange blond beer, small creamy off-white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, a bit fruity, floral, yeasty, some banana, nice, but no smoke? Is this supposed to be a smoked ale? MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: very yeasty, lots and lots of banana, bitter, herbal, floral touch. Aftertaste: more yeast, pretty sweet, banana, bitter and soapy finish.
Clear orange blond beer, small creamy off-white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, a bit fruity, floral, yeasty, some banana, nice, but no smoke? Is this supposed to be a smoked ale? MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: very yeasty, lots and lots of banana, bitter, herbal, floral touch. Aftertaste: more yeast, pretty sweet, banana, bitter and soapy finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dok Brewing Company
on 05 Oct 2022
at 20:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
5/X/22 - on tap @ DOK Brewing Company (Gent), BB: n/a (2022-1350)
Clear orange blond beer, small creamy white head, unstable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: malty, grains, yeasty, a little smoky, a bit floral. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: soapy, floral, pretty bitter, some lavender, dry. Aftertaste: more floral, soapy bitterness, yeasty touch, hoppy bitter finish.
Clear orange blond beer, small creamy white head, unstable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: malty, grains, yeasty, a little smoky, a bit floral. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: soapy, floral, pretty bitter, some lavender, dry. Aftertaste: more floral, soapy bitterness, yeasty touch, hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dok Brewing Company
on 05 Oct 2022
at 20:10
Tried
on 05 Oct 2022
at 17:13
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2022
at 20:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy deep amber. Licorice, juniper, caramel, wort, quite herbal, peppery, spruce. Quite malty and sweet, toffee. Low carbonation. Nice to share.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2022
at 18:39