Established in 2015

Totem

Microbrewery in Evergem, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪


Reibroekstraat 101
Evergem
9940

+32486 66 27 49
[email protected]


At Totem, we try to brew beers very much in the same way most Belgians wouldn't.

 


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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

F: average, off-white, not long lasting. C: deep gold, hazy. A: malt, light tropical fruits, grassy, tangerine, hint of grapefruit. T: tropical fruits, tangerine, grapefruit, dry bitterness on the palate, peach, fruity, medium body, medium carbonation, enjoyed, thanks to the BE RB crew for sharing beers today! Sampled draught @ Bruges beer festival 2017.

Tried on 06 Feb 2017 at 11:14


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap @One pint pub. Pours golden color with a thin white head. Mild smoke, campfire, malts, earth notes. Flavor has some campfire smoke, malts, grains, some wet wood. Light but good drinkability.

Tried from Draft on 06 Feb 2017 at 10:16


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

F: yellow-white, normal size. C: gold, hazy. A: malt, tropical fruits, passion fruits, hone, grassy, earthy, pine resin. T: malt, earthy, pine resin, spruce, tropical fruits, hint of mint, full body, medium carbonation, great beer, balanced, worth to try, thanks to the BE RB crew for sharing beers today! Sampled draught @ Bruges beer festival 2017.

Tried on 06 Feb 2017 at 01:46


8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Imported from my RateBeer account as Totem Itzamna (by Totem):
Aroma: 10/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5

5/II/17 - on tap @ Brugs Bierfestival - BB: n/a (2017-113) Thanks to 77ships, kraddel and Rubin77 for sharing today's beers!

Cloudy orange beer, practically no head. Aroma: tropical fruits, sweet, mango, passion fruit, lychee, yes, yes, this is the real deal, lovely fresh stuff! MF: soft to no carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter, grapefruit, lots of pineapple, very resinous, hoppy, bitter, what a lovely beer. Aftertaste: maybe a little too bitter, more tropical fruit cocktail. Nice!

Tried from Draft on 05 Feb 2017 at 17:01


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

At BBF. Apparently Klaas Dellaert, whom I consider to be one of the most innovative brewers in Belgium of the moment, decided to put his Christmas tree to good use and soak its needles in an IPA already made piney by New World hops. Creamy, quite heavily lacing, egg-white, frothy head on top of a hazy peach blonde beer. Aroma of pine resin and spruce shoots indeed, along with green banana, dried apricot, white bread, pineapple, toast, butterscotch and something glueish. Fruity onset, hints of peach and pineapple, medium carbo, light and supple mouthfeel, cereally and slightly bready middle, resinous finish, aromatic with the expected piney and grapefruity aromas of the ’new’ hops actually matching well with the resinous ’green’ qualities of the spruce needles, bit yeasty as well. Klaas and Ster offered me a few spruce needles to taste along with this beer and I have to admit it: I was a bit skeptical at first, but in this particular form, it turns out way better than I could ever have imagined. Interesting and original beer, big cheers to Klaas and Liesbeth!

Tried on 05 Feb 2017 at 16:47


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Totem Camazotz (by Totem):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5

2/II/17 - 33cl bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2017-3) Thanks to Klaas for my prima nocta bottle!

Slow gusher alert!
Cloudy orange to almost amber beer, very big aery fizzy irregular white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet malts, some caramel, almond cookies, sweet ripe tropical fruits, some canned lychee and canned pineapple. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sourish in the start, sweet malts, caramel, cookies, slightly fruity, ripe fruits, pretty bitter. Aftertaste: malty, bit oxidized (?), little sourish, fruity notes, nice bitterness, some grapefruit, caramel, ripe mango, pineapple, bit resinous.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2017 at 16:15


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Imported from my RateBeer account as Totem Ah Puch (by Totem):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5

2/II/17 - 33cl bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2017-2) Thanks to Klaas for my prima nocta bottle!

Clear deep blond to orange beer, small irregular creamy white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: soft smoky touch, yeast, sweet malts, some banana, almonds, bit fruity. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: some citrus, very bitter, bit malty, medicinal bitterness, soft smoke flavours. Aftertaste: bit fruity, some grapefruit, citrus, very bitter, slightly sweet, some orange peel, little malty, grains.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2017 at 16:15


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Totem Ek Chuah (by Totem):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5

1/II/17 - 33cl bottle @ Totem / Klaas' place - BB: n/a (2017-1) Thanks to Klaas for my prima nocta bottle!

Slightly hazy orange beer, big irregular yellowish head, very stable, bit adhesive, laving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: pretty sweet, caramel, floral, some almond bitter cookies, bit of band-aid. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet malty start, then very bitter, resinous, piny, it's christmas tree all right! Aftertaste: lots of grapefruit, bitterness, resinous, bit of tropical fruits.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2017 at 16:15


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dark brown colour, creamy foam. Nose of roasted malts, caramel, fudge, sweet dark fruit. Sweet and roasty, bitter finish. Nice mix betwee stout and barley wine.

Tried on 17 Jan 2017 at 06:34


9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

08/01/2017 @home - 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck. Dark briwn with small creamy tanned head. Nose is sweet malts, roast, chocolate. Taste is first sweet fruity malts, quickly followed by bitter roast, creamy chocolate, some hops. Damn challenging but nice one again.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2017 at 15:28


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