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8843
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Brewed by Bockor
Style: Sour Red/Brown
Bellegem, Belgium
Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 318   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.4   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
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Note: ABV ranges up to 6%.

Originally called "Ouden Tripel", this ancient West Flanders Brown beer has found a new élan as a regional specialty under its current name: "Bellegems bruin". The main ingredients of our Bellegems Bruin are malted barley, wheat, hops, water, and caramelized malts. These are used to brew a bottom-fermented beer. Blending this beer with lambic beer aged in oak for 18 months results in this specific West Flanders Brown beer. Its typical flavour is characterized by a well-balanced, hardly noticeable sourness. This first flavour impression is soon followed by a second pleasant discovery: a slight bitterness followed by a hint of sweetness.


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2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
skortila (4166) - Baarn, NETHERLANDS - NOV 18, 2009
Bottled. Aroma red fruits, red currants, hint of marzipan. Clear, dark red coloured beer with a lasting, medium, off-white head. The taste is sweet, sour, quite fruity (lots of red berries). Some sweet caramel maltiness in the back ground. Finishes more dry and sour. Just a little tart. Light bodied, moderate carbonation. Balance is just a bit off.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
harrisoni (10909) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - OCT 5, 2009
On tap at White Horse Parson’s Green. Excellent old ale. Sour, good fruit and a hint of sourness on the finish. Most people were pleasantly surprised by this and impressed.

3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
goozen (2311) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - SEP 26, 2009
Bottle 0,25ltr: Dark brown sour brew, with some fruity taste and well balanced bitter finish, and the sour is also well balanced.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
altonbrownd (4208) - Brussels, BELGIUM - SEP 16, 2009
Bottle from Bierkoning. Dark red body with sticky head. Sour and slightly sweet nose. Taste of cassis, dark fruits, sugar. Bitter aftertaste. Totally not my thing at all. Okay but just too sour for my taste.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
DonMagi (5598) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - SEP 15, 2009
Tap at the white horse beer belgian beer festival. Alround rating: Acidic, woody, touch of buttery malt, bit of caramel, raisin fruits, very clean and crisp and refreshing and massivly drinkable.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
MiP (12136) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - SEP 8, 2009
Bottle, 5.5%. Sourish aroma, slightly metallic but not unpleasant. Clear brown colour. Small off-white head. The flavour is OK citric, has some fruity citrus. Sweetish at first, but slightly dry in the finish.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
thewolf (9848) - Kolding, DENMARK - MAR 11, 2009
Bottle @ Brasserie Erasmus, Brügge.
Pours a pretty, redish black with a small, creamy, beige film head. Aroma has plums, raspberries, caramel and sweet roasted malts. Highish carbonation, somewhat underwhelming mouthfeel. Flavour is softly tart, some raisins and plums with soft roasted malts. Quite elegant, but not particularly interesting.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
BoBoChamp (4173) - Gent, BELGIUM - JAN 5, 2009
25cl, from the brewery, easy to drink sour brew, not complex, balanced, clear, small head, simpel brew

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
WeeHeavySD (3356) - San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA - OCT 3, 2008
lil bottle from a trade with kpressley77 thanks kevin for this sour. Pours brownish red with a tan ring. Nose is sweetish. Taste is slightly sour, with a bit of strange quality that leaves me wanting more.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
NoiZe (2325) - Amersfoort, NETHERLANDS - AUG 28, 2008
Amber colored brew. Fruity, sour aroma. Fruity, sour, yeasty flavor. Not very exciting.


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