Van Den Bossche Buffalo 1907

Van Den Bossche Buffalo 1907

Brewed since the beginning of last century, when the near-complete staff of the brewery went to see the circus of Buffalo Bill, leaving the boiling brewing kettle to the care of the youngest employee. This boy let the beer roast and caramelise on the bottom of the kettle, but after trying, everybody actually liked the "spoiled" beer, which became the brewery’s staple diet. This Belgian version is a lot weaker than the stout exported to the USA.
3.3
184 reviews
St-Lievens-Esse, Herzele, Belgium

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3.2 Bottle @cgarvieuk. April Not So Fools Tasting 2014 [Rating Backlog April 2014] Pours almost black but brown with a slight red tinge, smallish beige head. Nose is fruity, slight green apple, berries. Taste is malt heavy, its sweet, caramel and toffee.
3.0 caramel, chocolate, roasty, toast, earthy, leather, raisin, brown, hazy, white foam, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, soft carbonation, bitter, long finish, creamy, medium body,
3.0 Kastanjebruin bier met witte schuimkraag. Geur: ietwat geroosterde mout, licht zoetig, karamel. Smaak: karamel, iets bitterig. Afdronk: iets zoetig.
3.3 11.2 fl oz bottle from Pacific Liquor. Best before 2/22/2014. Nice dark brown/amber pour with an off white head. Aroma of caramel, bread, dark malt. A decent Belgian brown ale that has good balance and goes down easy.
3.2 Bottle 33cl / Botella 33cl. @ Cerveceria Internacional, Sevilla, España. A: Dark amber / Ambar oscuro. T/S: Roasted malt, caramel, yeast / Malta tostada, caramelo, levadura.
3.7 Bottle at home. Pours dark brown with ruby hints. Thin, off-white head. Slight aroma of yeast and scalded sugar. Sweet taste to start, then a slight bitterness to finish. Flavours of roasted malt, stewed fruit and licorice. Tangy and tasty, almost cherry-like against the sweet malt. Lively palate and a dry finish. Nice.
3.3 Very dark amber Belgian ale.The story is fine - does it mean that still the beer is caramelized in the kettle? I do not think so, but never mind. A gentle, creamy ale for Sunday afternoon. B@H
3.3 33cl bottle from Speciaalbier, Leiden. Medium creamy off white head. Clear deep burgundy pour. Easy drinking.
3.1 Meeium white mokka head, dark black with some brown glow coloured body, malts yeasts dark fruits like smell, medium to high carbonation, low bitter some sweet malts a bit of fruit like berries taste
3.6 Fles, thuis. Lekker muf bakkie. Smaakje doet me denken aan een Rochefort, maar ik zou ’m er naast moeten proeven om te checken of dat ergens op slaat. Backlog from 2015/08/14.
3.5 31/10/2015 @home - 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Schepens, Zottegem. Dark brown, smalle head leaving just a lacing. Mild roastedness, caramel, dark fruits, light sourness
3.4 Bottle from de Bierschuur in Poppel. The beer is dark amber to dark brown colored and has a stable and large broken white head. The aroma is roasted malts and caramel, and some red and dried fruits. The taste is light bodied, little sweet wit roasted malts and caramel notes and some bitterness and dryness in the end with some chocolate notes. The finish is little sour and light bitter.
2.9 Reddish brown pour. Small off white head. Little lacing. Caramel and roasted notes in the nose, but not from grain. Taste is a slight roasty caramelly thing. Okay.
3.2 Oosters Singapore on 03/07/15. 33cl bottle (shared) poured into an official Buffalo tall glass. A deep red brown colour with a thin beige head. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Sweet aroma of malt, caramel and spices. Flavour heavy in roasted malt, dark fruit (berries) and chocolate. Sweet light finish.
3.3 Drucken på flaska. Mörk nötbrun färg med smutsbrunt skum. Lite syrlig doft av hallonsaft och svarta vinbär. Ganska lätt kropp. Smak av söt, brun, rostad malt och lingonsylt.
3.3 Bottle. Dark ruby clear colour with beige head. Aroma dark fruits, dried plums, caramel, bit roasted/chocolate tones. Taste dark fruits, bit sweet, roasted finish. A bit empty body, bit watery. Overall not bad.
3.7 On bottle from Drankenzentrale du Hopduvel, Gent. Dark brown color, good foam. Medium aroma intensity; roasted, malty, dried fruits, light hops and some toffee in the finish . Medium body & complexity. Some immediate sweetness- good balancing bitterness . Very Enjoyable.
3.0 KRS 131214. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is apple, roasted malt, hop. Flavour is apple, roasted malt, coffee, yeast, caramel. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
3.1 Tap at the Delirium Cafe, Brussels. Poured a clear dark brown with a bubbly off white head. The aroma is rich sweet malt, light chocolate, light smoky notes. The flavour is moderate sweet with a slightly light, roasty, burnt treacle, yeast, ight hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Fairly drinkable but a little light and lacking flavours that I like!
2.9 Almost black with rich beige head. Mild sour winey taste with slight dry malt on the background. Some bitterness, sour wine aftertaste. Easy drinkable.
3.5 33 cL bottle into a Gouden Carolus glass. Brown bubbly foam head on a black beer. Malty, dunkles aroma. Crisp, malty and lactose taste, its smooth. Very good at what it does.
3.2 How: Bottle. Where: From Belgoklubben. Appearance: Dark amber colour with a beige head. Aroma: Citrus, yeast, malt, fruit, some alcohol. Body: Medium body, quite lively carbonation. Flavour: Malt, sugar, caramel, fruit.
3.6 From a 0,33 cl bottle. Colour is dark brown with a creamy head. Taste is sweet, caramel, dark fruit. Nice easy to drink beer. Misses a bit excitement.
2.9 Aroma of dark malt, caramel, brown sugar, dark fruits, hint of coffee, raisins. Flavour is sweet with a candy sweet finish. Okay, but too sweet for my taste.
3.2 Classic sweet stout with a long history, named after Buffalo Bill when he came to town in Sint-Lievens-Esse more than a century ago. Nowadays effectively labelled ’stout’ but till recently, this was a kind of Flemish sweet stout, an old-fashioned style nobody drinks anymore, in disguise. Bronze beer with medium, light beige head; caramelly maltiness, candi syrup sweetness, some fruity esters, biscuit, light and thin body, smooth, lightly bitterish finish; a bit straightforward but this is perfectly acceptable for this particular style; simple, but tasty and ’honest’. A flashback into Belgian brewing history, like many old regional beers from old family brewers that are still kept alive.
3.4 Bottle from Kiya. Nose is choclate, umami, light roast, yeasty fruitiness, Belgian spice. Dark brown with orange, high, fine head. Sweet and roasty, good balance, dark chocoalte, light spice. Rqther light body, but wellbalanced. Stronger one is better for suree, but still decent.
3.1 Bottle from De Hopduvel, @ home. Dark brown colour, creamy beige foam. Medium carbonation. Aroma of light roasted malts, coffee and brown sugar. Bit sweet, light bitter finish. Ok.
2.7 Bottle. Pours dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma of malt, some yeast. red apples and fruitiness. Flavor is sweet and fruity with some malt, yeast and caramel. Medium body, average carbonation.
3.0 Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer Pours clear dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and yeast. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
3.7 the aroma is caramel with hints of fruits and brown sugar... the taste is caramel with shades of dark fruits, licorice, toffee and passionfruit... sweet, a little bit fruity and dry aftertaste...