Established in 1871
Hanssens Artisanaal
Microbrewery
in Dworp,
Flemish Brabant,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Hanssens Artisanaal
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Vroenenbosstraat 15 Dworp 1653
+32(0)2/ 380 31 33 |
Hanssens takes this a step further, and actually blends batches from different breweries in their area. This used to be a very common practice, but Hanssens is now the oldest remaining blender. They bring to this endeavor a variety of barrels, some up to one hundred years old, and a passion and a love for the tradition of Geuze and Lambics.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Süffiger und saurer Fruchtbeginn. Kirschen, Himbeeren, etwas Holz, zunehmend Essignoten. Frisch, leicht agressive Säure, natürlich, etwas ledrig, spritzig. Langer saurer Abgang. 8/11/12/11/8/11
Alengrin (10989) reviewed Succubus Oude Geuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
New geuze blended by Hanssens for their fellow villagers of the Boelekewis restaurant, constructed in December 2022 from lambics brewed at Boon and Lindemans. Big thanks to tderoeck for sharing! Snow white, moussy, opening head on an initially clear, warm orangey golden robe, turning into a misty apricot blonde as the bottle is emptied. Aroma of dusty attic, green gooseberries, apple vinegar, dried mushrooms, old wood, moss, dry leather, bitter garden herbs, stale sweat, unripe green kiwi, dry forest floor. Sharpishly tart, lemony onset, a tad acetic even, lots of unripe gooseberry, green plum and green apple astringency with lively carbonation - the sourness slightly reduced a bit further on by a ripe kiwi-like fruity sweetishness hidden within the sourness; this sourness, however, remains sharp and edgy throughout, piercing a bready core into a tannic finish with drying lactic acidity joining the sharper acetic aspect, but also earthy, musty, funky Brett effects. Altogether enjoyable geuze, even if a somewhat less 'neig' character could bring improvement (and this goes for many other Hanssens lambics today as well, I guess) - but who knows how this will evolve over time. Accomplished, in all, but a side by side tasting with Hanssens' own geuze could, perhaps, prove interesting. I should visit this Boelekewis restaurant one day - I heard a lot about it through the years, but have not made it there so far.
Kraddel (15451) reviewed Succubus Oude Geuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours unclear amberblonde. Fairly big, dense and noticably stable white head. Scent is bit acetic, but not over the top. Grassy. Taste is sharp, intensely tart, fairly high acetic acid . Dry finish. Bit woody. Strong citric (lemony) presence underneath the acetic.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pours fairly clear, very yellow-blonde. Small to no white head. Scent is very funky, raw and overripe apple. A lot of cider-funk vibes here. Medium high to high acidity. (too) high on acetic acid. Woody, overripe apples.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle 37.5 corked and caged (2014) lot H, bought 12/2015 bbd 08/34 @ home poured into a teku glass. Sour nose. Clear pale to medium amber colour, good frothy white head, slowly diminishing, leaving some yeast circles, light lacing. Aroma sour, fruity, green apples, vinegar, horse blanket, brett, woody notes. Mouth filling sweet and sour taste, brett, unripe prunes, lemon zest, green apples, vinegar notes, some yoghurt, some wood. Medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation, dry but also fruity sweet and sour aftertaste, light bitter notes in the finish, rich and tasty geuze, what a joy, excellent stuff.
arvidspiny (3588) ticked Oude Kriek from Hanssens Artisanaal 10 months ago
Werckmeister (7620) reviewed Mead the Gueuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
0,375l bottle shared at charity tasting at home. golden clear color, no head. Smells honey, dusty, bit funky, dried fruits. rather decent smell. medium body, soft carbonation. Tastes honey, dusty, funky, bit sherry, dried fruits. Finishes super balanced, with some sour, some bitter and some swee notes, honey, sherry and dust notes. suprisingly good, i rather dig it. Honey with some funky & bitter notes
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
0,375l bottle at home. Bottled 2016. dark yellow almost clear color, rather big white head. smells grassy, earthy, nutty, hay, herbal, thyme. nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes citric, grassy, earthy, subtle funk, peppery, some oak, herbal, thyme, lime, light coriander. finishes lightly dry and lightly sour with notes of grass, lime and peppery notes. nice stuff, rather bright taste, not overly funky, very nice balance.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Taster showing dark red with sparse white foam.
The nose shows moderately intense notes of ripe juicy strawberries.
The palate is lightly carbonated and medium bodied. Highly tart with strawberry forwardness with a light jamminess and more strawberries on the finish.
aswespeak (5012) ticked Oude Gueuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 2 years ago
Brewery Stats
| Score | 7.31 |
| Beers | 15 |
| Ticks | 570 |
Top Reviewers (Not including batches)
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Kraddel | 12 |
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77ships | 11 |
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tderoeck | 11 |
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Sloefmans | 11 |
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Koelschtrinker | 11 |
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bier4der | 10 |
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Alengrin | 10 |
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diabel | 10 |
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AdamChandler | 10 |
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fonefan | 10 |