Verhaeghe Vichtenaar
“Vichtenaar” is a beer, brewed with roasted malts, spicey hops, fruity yeast and soft water, pumped up from a 172 m deep well, guaranteeing constant quality and pureness of the liquor. After primary and secondary lagering, “Vichtenaar” gets a ternary fermentation in oak vessels during 8 months. These oak pipes are big tuns with a capacity varying between 500 and 2500 hectolitres. “Vichtenaar” is a traditional and specific Western Flemish beer, from the northwest of Belgium. Its taste can be described as mild-sourish and suitably complex, thanks to the long lagering on oak. This tart flavour makes it eminently suitable for the hot summer months. “Vichtenaar” is one of the last Flemish “Oud bruins” that are really lagered in the oak tuns, and are as such appreciated by the connoisseur, looking for authenticity. As early as 1958 “Vichtenaar” was crowned as the top in an international concours in Gent.
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750 reviews
Vichte, Belgium
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Bottle. Maltu and yeasty aroma and taste, spicy and vinegar notes, plums notes, light to medium sour, light bitter. Medium body, malty spicy sour finish. Ok.
LCI. Uit de fles geschonken. Mooie zure flemish ale, fruitig, prettig zuurtje, licht funky. Lekker!
Hele fruitachtige zoete bier, niet mijn favoriet
33cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours a beautiful reddish brown, brilliant, with limited cream foam, fine. Aroma is fairly intense with vinegar and barrel. Body is average, with moderate carbonation, and quite a spicy feeling coming up your nose. Taste is medium sour. Final is a little thin.
Flaska på t' Brugs Beertje, Brugge. Mörk rödbrun med beige krona. Rejält med balsamico, kola, körsbär, kolaremmar, sötma, bra vinägertryck. En oborstad och rejälare variant av Duchesse. Gott.
Color rojizo oscuro con espuma blanquicina de duración corta. Aroma a frutos rojos, madera y caramelo. Sabor con acidez muy presente, notas a cerezas, madera, azúcar candé y matíces vínicos. Final frutal, ácida... muy buena en cuanto a calidad/precio
Tart, sour, fruity, malty. A rather sharp beer, good for sipping small amounts of. online saveaur bier
Voor een ale een lekker smakend biertje. Maar ale is geen tripel
Nail polish remover.
Vraiment bien! Un bel équilibre sucré acide amer. On retrouve du boisé bien sûr mais aussi de la cerise. Bouteille de 25 cl, mais j'en ai deux!
330ml bottle. Pours ruby brown with a large head. Aroma is lightly sour dark fruits, toffee and a little vinegar. A bit ashy. Taste has lots of sharp vinegar and dark fruits. A bit woody.
Bottle in 't Brugs Beertje on 31st Jan 2019. This is a beer I have been after for a while now, so was really pleased to see it on the menu in Daisy's old place. Pours a lovely clean and clear Ruby colour, off-white head on top. Almost tart, almost sweet, almost sour, almost Kriek, almost Old Flemish Red, almost red wine like; totally interesting and different. Really enjoyed it.
Super dark ruby red colour. Creamy, off-white head. Aroma is vinegar, wine, and plum. Taste is super tart vinegar.
Tasty beer with a sour touch, fruity aftertaste that lingers nicely for a good while.
Definitely a great one, from the same brewery as my beloved Duchesse.
I consider this one as the gentle younger sister, while the former is more mature.
Both are great though.
Color negro con destellos granates, translúcida. Espuma beige abundante y duradera. Aroma a vino, especias, vinagre, alcohol. Que con estos mimbres no me repela ya es un logro. Sabores vinosos , ácidos, fresas. El carácter sour marcadísimo del principio no dura mucho, enseguida disfrutas de una cerveza muy afrutada y agradable. Textura acuosa. Carbonatación alta.
Found from Benchmark Provisions in Boone, NC. Great dark brown color with a sour aroma. Pretty tart but remains a good flavor, not allowing the tart to overtake the flavor notes.
Аромат сложный но не сильный, немного квашенных яблок, сухофруктов, немного карамельный. Цвет глубокий, полутемный, прозрачный, коричневый. Вкус кислый в меру, очень винный, ощущаются сухофрукты. Послевкусие более квашенное. Слегка терпкое, опять же винное и солодовое на финале. В целом очень понравилось.
25cl Bottle @ Saveur-Biere, Lille, France.
Reddish brown colour with a thin tan head.
Aroma is berries, tart, malt.
Taste is berries, tart, malt, sweet, red wine.
Medium body, average carbonation.
0,25 flaske fra Belgisk Bryg, hjemme: klar mørkebrun med et rødlig skjær og ok skum. Saftig og samtidig myk aroma og smak med kirsebær, eik/vanilje og kanskje et hint av marsipan. I utgangspunktet ganske søtlig, men de krisebæraktige tonene gjør at helheten blir både elegant og pikant.
Poors dark red brown with quite a decent head. Good lacing. Aroma: lots of lactic sourness, sweeter malts. Taste: combination of soft to medium lactic sourness and tasty, slightly caramelly sweet malts, some vanilla underneath. Maybe a bit thin, partly due to the lively carbonation but very tasty with good complexity.
Bottle. Dark red color with light brown head. Aroma has sour elements, oak, tart fruits. Taste is fruity with long sour and quite dry aftertaste. Flavors of sour apples, oak, cherries, vinegar.
Flasa s Jingisom. Vona mierne sladka, tazka. Farba tmavojantarova. Pena ziadna. Chut mohutna, tazsia drevita.
V 100 pivach. Vona sladko kysla. Farba bledo hneda. Chut kyslasta. Citit jemne kavu.
the aroma is fruity and winy with hints of cherry, garden berries, red wine, brown sugar and some spicy herbs... the taste is fruity and tart with notes of red wine, cherry, apple vinegar, sour berries and prunes... sour, dry and tart aftertaste...
Proefglas van 25cl-fles tijdens de activiteit "Klassiekers" van Heerlijk Objectief Proeven (H.O.P.) in het dakcafé te Kortrijk. U: Helder koperkleurig tot hazelnootbruin met een gebroken witte schuimkraag. G: Kersen, karamel en wat brett. S: Zoet met een licht zuurtje. Beetje karamel, kersen en een brettje. M: Doordrinker met medium carbonatie.
Roodbruin bier met kleine beige schuimkraag. Geur: licht zuur, zoetzuur, wat hout, karamel, licht vineus. Smaak: zacht zurig, wat zoetzuur, vineus, ietwat karamel, lichte houttoets. Zachte koolzuurprikkel. Vlot en aangenaam drinkbaar West-Vlaams oud bruin.
Bottle - Cherry and tons of balsamic with some acidity. Cloudy dark amber. Soured dark malts, cocoa and chocolate.
(noir balsa, nez d’une aigreur vertigineuse, bouche acide old vinaigre fût de chêne salicorné, corps fin, best flanders red)
Dark Brown in colour . Very complex beer with a wide variety of flavours . Sour but improves with time
nice beer reminds me of the Duchess