Established in 1871

Hanssens Artisanaal

Microbrewery in Dworp, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Hanssens Artisanaal


Vroenenbosstraat 15
Dworp
1653

+32(0)2/ 380 31 33
[email protected]


Hanssens Artisanaal is the oldest independent geuze blender in the whole world. At Hanssens, no beer is actually brewed! Instead, they pursue a profession that was very important in the history of lambic style beers, they are solely blenders of beer.

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.

 


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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours hazy dark red with a small fizzy pink head. Notes of heavy vinegar, bandaid, cassis, raspberries, funk.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours thick purple with a small pink head. Notes of marzipan, sweet cherry candy, vinegar, light lactic, citrus, cherry pits.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:54


9

Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2019 at 20:27


Didn't survive that well. Not completely rotten, but not very pleasant either. Papery, some funky cherry, bit of sourness. Fun to have tried, but no.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2019 at 22:00


8.5

Pretty heavy sourness, but not the worst from Hanssens. Lots of cherry, a bit of wood and even some sweetness from the fruit. Fun, but a whole bottle might be too much.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2019 at 22:00


7

Flink zuur, amper koolzuur. Een klein beetje prik had hem voor mij beter gemaakt.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2019 at 21:54


9

BB 07/08/2034, lot F. Nice thickness, really low on the carbonation, as I like it. Smell is funky goat. Taste is moderate sourness, bit of vinegar, but not burning or sharp. Some sweetness, goat, very soft, lots of oak. Aged very nicely.

Tried from Bottle from Lekkerbier de bierwinkel on 20 Oct 2019 at 22:00


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

Small reddish rim over deep-ruby beer. Cherries, honey, acetic acid, bit floral. Cherries' nose gets intense. Acetic "Stich" upon somewhat sweeter red berries flavour. Acetic old cherry liqueur, as ripened in old barriques. Lactic acid, fruitacids. Very serious acidburn, thinning, yet quite slick. Sharp, nowhere I mals /I. Special one.

Tried from Bottle at Beerlovers Bar on 04 Oct 2019 at 21:53


6

Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2019 at 18:55


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

37,5cl bottle (6,5%, bottled 02/2018) from Rob the Gourmets’ Market in Brussels. F: no real, thin pink film, quick gone. C: dark ruby red, hazy. A: sour dark cherries, blackcurrants, bit vinous sour fruity, funky. T: medium body, sour dark cherries, dark berries, quite strong acidity for me to be fully enjoyed, puckering, funky, bit woody, almost no carbonation, good not great for me.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2019 at 17:16


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