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Brouwerij Breugem Saense Tripel

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000

This week we drank a very special beer from brewery Breugem which owes it’s name to a specific region in the Netherlands : “de Zaan”.
The Saense Tripel is full of aromas of herbs from the yeast and it has a fresh citrus-like character from a mixture of American and German hops.
It is an intense and complex Dutch tripel and it is a very easy beer to drink. This beer won the third prize of the tastiest Tripel at the Beer festival in Groningen in 2016.

Ingredients of the beer:
– Malt: Pils and CaraPils Hops: Hallertau Tradition, Lublin, Centennial and Citra.
– Other ingredients: Barley flakes and candy sugar
– Bitterness: 32 EBU, which means that it is a bitter beer.
– Alcohol percentage: 8.3%

We were pleasantly surprised by the taste of the beer. It tasted exceptionally good! This is definitely one of the best beers that we drank from this brewery! Therefore we would absolutely recommend this beer

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Breugem Brut Champagne beer

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Brouwerij Breugem Brut is a demi-sec champagne beer with a fresh, slightly dry taste with an addition of green apples. This combination provides a gentle taste to the beer. Therefore, it is perfect to celebrate any type of event eventough it doesn’t pop like champagne.

Information about the beer:
Malt: Digemans wheat malt, Steinbach Sour, Swaen Lager
Hops: Hallertauer Blanc
Bitterness: 6 EBU, which means that the beer has slightly bitter flavour (EBU= European Bitternes Units).
Alcohol percentage: 8%

Once again, it was a great beer from Brouwerij Breugem. We would highly recommend it!

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Breugem Lente kus

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

The new spring beer of Breugem is a fresh copper coloured bock beer with a alcohol percentage of 7,3%. It is a traditional spring bock beer with a soft aroma. We have worked with Breugem for quite some time now and we are therefore able to present you, as one of the first this year, our review of the Lente Kus (Spring Kiss)!

The official launch of the Lente Kus is this Thursday the 20th of February!

The two of us shared this beer on a Vis a Vis Netflix date night. We loved it! The flavour and aroma fits perfectly together. The beer has a wonderful fresh taste which makes it easy to drink. Our glass was empty in no time!
The label of the beer is also on point. It shows for example a lamb and tulips which really fits the theme of spring.

Information about Lente Kus:
– Malt: Munich, Pilsner, Cara Pils en Zuur
– Hop: Hallertau Magnum, Saphir en Perle
– Bitterness: 26 EBU
– Alcohol percentage: 7,3%

We definitely recommend this beer to all the beer lovers who would like to taste a fresh, easy and slightly bitter beer!

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Black Sabbath

Nick Riethoven — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Black Sabbath from Brouwerij Bliksem is a rich Quadrupel beer.
It is a complex, dark beer diluted with maple syrup. The beer contains red fruit and some spiciness in the aroma and flavour.
The beer is inspired by the song: “Black Sabbath” from the band Black Sabbath. Because de singer Ozzy sings: “Big black shape with eyes of fire” in his song, the brewery decided to make the beer intense and pitch black of colour.
We randomly chose this beer from our local supermarket when we were looking for a dark beer that we had never drunk before. Our eyes fell on the intense font on the label. It’s quite unique that we chose this beer based on a label which is so simple apart from its font.
The flavour on the other hand, was anything but simple. It’s an intense and complex flavour and if you’re not really into this kind of flavours you can better avoid this beer.
But we love these kind of flavour surprises.
Due to its high alcohol percentage of 10% you shouldn’t chug it away like you maybe want to do. (because it tastes sooo good)

Take your time when you are drinking this beer, it’s worth it. 8/10 for the flavour and a 7/10 for the design.

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Ripple

Nick Riethoven — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Ripple is a wheat beer from the Exlastudios. The beer is perfect for warm and sunny weather due to the low alcohol percentage (4,5%) and the fresh and fruity flavours.
The creators behind this beer gave us the opportunity to review this special beer.
The design is eye-catching and it is showing a “cool dude”. On recommendation of the Exlastudios crew, we shook the bottle a bit so the ingredients would be mixed and the beer would be more foamy.
Personally, a wheat beer wouldn’t be my first choice, since I prefer darker beers. But because this beer was chill and smooth, we give it a 7 for the flavour.
The design is thoughtfull and unique and fits the beer. We give the design a 7.
Would I recommend this beer? Yes, I would. It is a beer to drink with friends on the beach or at a terrace. It’s a pleasant change from your normal pilsner.
If you’re interested in this beer you can go to @exlastudios and get yourself or your friends a few Ripple beers.

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