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Brouwerij Van Steenberge

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Lindenlaan 25
B-9940 Ertvelde
Telephone: +32 (0) 9 344 50 71
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Notes

Opened: 1790

Annual Production: 55,000 hl

U.S. Importer: WIN-IT-TOO Inc.

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Tim Webb, Tommy Lambin

Updated: February 2, 2023

Beer List

Atomium Grand Cru

Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale

8.00% abv.
- Date: August 7, 2009 (#7875)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Malt House, Madison WI
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright deep golden. Huge head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Sweet, fruity, perfumey...like a lit candle.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium-creamy body. Big fresh malt. Fruity. Grassy. Toasty. Sweet finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Augustijn Ale

Belgian-Style Tripel

8.00% abv.

Date: April 17, 2001 (#3817)

Package: bottled

Place: Steve's Liquors, Madison WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, fizzy, thick head. Yeasty, hoppy aroma. Light body, sweetish and malty and yeasty and warming.
Date: May 1, 1999 (#3266)

Package: bottled

Place: Northeast Wisconsin Beer Festival, Appleton WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, hazy, thick head. Fruity aroma, a little sour. Light, bananas, cloves, slightly sour flavor.

Augustijn Donker/Brune

Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

7.00% abv.

Augustijn Grand Cru

Belgian-Style Tripel

9.00% abv.

Bière du Boucanier Christmas

Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale

9.50% abv.

Date: December 28, 2013 (#9313)

Package: draught

Place: Krug Park, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber, hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Tropical fruit, Belgian spiciness.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and malty. Hugely fruity, nicely spicy. Mild grassy bitterness in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Bière du Boucanier Dark Ale

Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: February 4, 2013 (#9013)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Massive head.

Aroma (4)
Spicy. Dark, sweet, raisiny malt.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Nice dark malt flavor, but oxidized. Raisins, plums.

Overall Impression (1½)
This must be amazing when it's fresh.

Date: December 27, 2003 (#5174)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Incredibly high carbonation. Huge fluffy head.

Aroma (4)
Fruity, spicy, malty, banana.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, phenomenally fizzy. Real nice alcohol burn underlies an explosion of fruity Belgian spiciness. Lingering clean spicy finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Outstanding beer!

Date: May 1, 1999 (#3267)

Package: bottled

Place: Northeast Wisconsin Beer Festival, Appleton WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep amber, thick head. Smells brown, sweet, spicy. Thick, chocolate, mildly bitter, raisins.

Date: August 22, 1998 (#3052)

Package: draught

Place: Cock and Bull Publick House, Green Bay WI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red, massive great chunks, massive head. Malty caramel sweet aroma. Medium body, extremely fizzy, lots of caramel flavor. Carbonation so sharp it numbs your tongue.

Date: May 1, 1999 (#3268)

Package: bottled

Place: Northeast Wisconsin Beer Festival, Appleton WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow opaque, thick head. Sweet aroma, musty, a little sour. Thick, banana flavor, sweet, malty beer.

Date: May 1, 1999 (#3265)

Package: bottled

Place: Northeast Wisconsin Beer Festival, Appleton WI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, thick head. Faintly sweet aroma. Medium body, a little bitter, mainly clean.

Date: June 7, 2003 (#4883)

Package: bottled

Place: Beer Club International

Score: 18½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Golden-white, opaque. Low head. Spicy, fairly citrusy, floral aroma. Light fizzy body. Reasonably dry, with a big wheat malt flavor. Lots of complex spiciness and a nice citrusy note. Finishes crisp and clean.

Date: August 19, 2012 (#8903)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Translucent golden, very high carbonation. Massive head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, fruity, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet malt and spicy flavors. Mild alcohol note. Fruity, clean finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent stuff!

Date: January 1, 2009 (#7643)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Rich dark fruity esters, dark caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and smooth and sweet. Lots of dark caramel. Mild fruitiness. Warming in the finish, but less than you'd expect from 10.5% abv.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, but not complex at all.

Date: April 24, 1998 (#2749)

Package: bottled

Place: Sam's Wine and Spirits, Chicago IL

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red, very fizzy, thick head, tons of floating bits. Smells spicy, kind of like Mexican food. Thick, malty, caramelly. It's a little old. Real warming. Some Brettanomyces horse-blanket character.

Date: November 1, 2007 (#6679)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red-brown. Very hazy — yeast? Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Huge fresh malt with a nice touch of alcohol.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body. Very fizzy. Rich toasty sweet malt. Some raisin. Sweet malty mildly fruity mildly alcoholic finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 17, 2010 (#8397)

Package: bottled

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red. Translucent. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy. Malty. Mildly lactic. Mildly earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet and malty, reasonably tart. Sweet, malty, tart, clean.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good approximation of Duchesse de Bourgogne, but only an approximation.

Date: November 1, 2007 (#6678)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber-brown. Moderate bubbly head.

Aroma (3)
Very earthy, with a big sweet maltiness. Hint of cinnamon.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet malt is nicely balanced with a mild tartness. Big sweet toasty malt flavor.

Overall Impression (2)
Nice beer. Nowhere near as assertive nor complex as the La Folie Falling Rock earlier, but pretty tasty.

Date: September 15, 2000 (#2383)

Package: bottled

Place: Belmont Station, Portland OR

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, very high carbonation, very thick head. Very spicy banana aroma, fruity esters. Medium body, extremely spicy-estery-phenolic. Tongue-numbing alcohol. Fairly bitter.

Date: May 14, 2016 (#9595)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Massive head.

Aroma (4)
Fresh, grassy, spicy hops. Toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, creamy. Lots of grassy, fruity hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Chewy, biscuity malt background.

Overall Impression (3)
Deceptively smooth strong beer.

Date: August 8, 1999 (#3318)

Package: bottled

Place: Pat's Tap, Appleton WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Pale golden, extremely high carbonation, massive head. Sweet, spicy aroma. Medium body, BIG Belgian yeast flavor. Sweet, malty, and alcoholic. The alcohol sensation is a little out-of-balance with the rest of the beer, but it's an excellent Tripel.

Date: October 31, 2007 (#6675)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Hazy. Moderate foamy head.

Aroma (2)
A bit skunky. Sweet malt. Earthy spiciness.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet malt, grainy. Very mild hop flavor.

Overall Impression (2)
Euro-lagery.