Bourgogne des Flandres
Brewery Bourgogne Des Flandres

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Brewery Bourgogne Des Flandres
 
Belgium
Style:
Flanders Red Ale
Ranked #57
ABV:
5%
Score:
79
Ranked #26,388
Avg:
3.49 | pDev: 16.91%
Reviews:
166
Ratings:
460
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 21, 2024
Added:
Oct 12, 2002
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  53
Bourgogne des Flandres occupies a very special place in the Belgian beer landscape. It is a typical example of the Flemish beer blending tradition with old and young beer being mixed judiciously to achieve a perfect balance.

Den Bruinen Os is brewed on site in the loft and blended with lambic from Timmermans Brewery. This lambic has aged for over twelve months in wooden barrels. The result is a surprising red-brown beer with a low alcohol content and a complex flavour.
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Rated: 3.28 by Budlum from Maryland

Jan 21, 2024
 
Rated: 5 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Sep 24, 2023
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.76/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Its very dark red body can seem opaquely brown at full pour under a moderately thick and flat khaki foam head.

Much softer, smoother and sweeter than I imagined, it exhibits bing cherry with a touch of buttery crust and a fluidly light body under that fat ass head. Perhaps a hint or two of char comes up in the swallow.
Jul 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.07 by Sphagnicola from Belgium

May 30, 2023
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.14/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bourgogne Des Flandres Brewery "Bourgogne des Flandres"
11.2 fl. oz. brown glass bottle "produced on: 05/04/2022 10:18" and sampled on 05/23/2023
$19.99/4-pk @ Total Wine & More, Claymont, DE

Notes via stream of consciousness: This is an unusual beer, and I don't mean the beer itself. The label reads "Brewed and bottled for: Anthony Martin". I can only assume that's some kind of ownership thing that might be required by labeling laws. It also reads "MALT BEVERAGE WITH NATURAL FLAVOR" which is certainly not traditional. I thought that this was brewed and then blended with lambic from Brasserie Timmermans. It's a lightly hazy deep brown with ruby highlights beneath a tall head of tan foam. I don't see anything at the bottom of the bottle so I'm going to assume that it would be clearer from a carefully poured, longstanding bottle. The aroma is both malty and fruity. It's bready, and subtly chocolatey and toasty. The fruitiness is reminiscent of cherries, plums, and orange. On to the taste... it's very much the same. It's more fruity than malty but both components are there. It's lightly oaky and there's a suble hint of vanilla that I'll assume is coming from barrel aging. The fruitiness adds in some berries and red wine, and there's a light touch of spicy phenols from the yeast that helps to balance it and give it more complexity. It's not that bitter at all, although there is some, nor is it really that acidic being just lightly tart. That chocolate note keeps coming back to me in the malt which is nice. In the mouth it's medium bodied with a gentle caress on the tongue from a moderate, fine-bubbled carbonation. The head held up nicely and the lacing is great. It's charming and unusual, and quite interesting due to its complexity and sweet and then lightly tart character. It's certainly not the best Flander's red ale out there but it's worth checking out.
Review #8,630
May 23, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by bigred89 from Maryland

May 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.71 by myterpsr1 from Maryland

Apr 10, 2023
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Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts

2.93/5  rDev -16%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Bottled 5/6/22

Oh man. So this is a style I like to try random examples of when I see them, but the reviews and ratings on this one have me a bit concerned. It can’t be that bad, right? At least I hope not. Well, there’s only one way to find out

Pours a cloudy reddish brown with 2 fingers of light tan head that fades to a thin cap and leaves decent lacing

The nose on this one is definitely a bit off, but it’s not the worst thing. I’m picking up on aromas of cherry candy, brown bread, lemon zest, burnt caramel, red wine vinegar, straw, and light oak

Well shit, the sweetness in taste is just ridiculous, barely any funk to be found here. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting black cherry, doughy malt, toffee, lemon zest, candi sugar, brown bread, and light grape. The swallow brings notes of cherry candy, burnt caramel, doughy malt, sweet honey, red grape, molasses, and some unidentifiable off note

A medium body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a sticky sweet beer. Finishes sticky and leaves a film in your mouth that takes a long time to fade

Yeah, this one is not it. I wasn’t expecting the best, but this is so much worse than I thought. I can’t even call this a Flanders Red
Feb 24, 2023
 
Rated: 4.09 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Oct 30, 2022
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Rated by retry4z from California

2.75/5  rDev -21.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
adult carbonated punch
Jun 16, 2022
 
Rated: 3.34 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 14, 2022
 
 
Rated: 3.87 by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

Jun 25, 2021
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

2.99/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)…
L- Red-Brown by name, red-brown in the glass too, the red is distinctive. Poured clear with a 2mm light tan foam cap.
S- I get the lambic/fruit note, in the ball-park of red-current, blackberry? ... hmm
T- Oh my! The lambic side of this dominates; seemingly entirely for me. It's like a fruit soda for adults, not so sweet. The CO2 is notable to that's adds a sense of dryness. The ABV% is not apparent. A shot of vodka might improve it.
F- CO2 is good in the mouth. Just a shame that there isn't really anything else beer-like about this.
O- Maybe like carbonated Ribena. That said at least it isn't outright sweet. I can finish it but it's honestly not at all like drinking 'beer as we know it'.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the bottle lables to see what I missed!
330ml bottle £3.70 BB: 15/07/22 Bought from BelgianBeerCompany, Stoke/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London. Not one I'd wish to drink again.
Apr 07, 2021
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

4.5/5  rDev +28.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
De Belgiuminabox. En copa Teku. En almuerzo, con salmón con papas fritas + salchichas. Muy buena, con una acidez muy suave, nada molesta. El protagonismo se lo llevan un toque a vino dulce delicioso y un fondo maltoso marcado que le aporta una gran corpulencia para tan bajo abv
Oct 31, 2020
 
Rated: 3 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.58 by TwiggyCZ from Czech Republic

Mar 15, 2020
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Reviewed by elnachooo from Spain

2.58/5  rDev -26.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
De color marrón, con un dedo de espuma de retención media. Carbonatación y cuerpo medio. Aroma tostado, acaramelado y afrutado. En boca es dulce con una leve acidez y con un gusto muy similar a un vino lo que para mí le resta puntos.
Jan 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Jan 11, 2020
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Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany

3.31/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours a deep, dark amber coloration with a medium, creamy head. Smells of caramel malt, sweet black cherries and a hint of red grapes and earthy funk.Taste dominated by sweet, caramel malt and black/red cherries, with lighter brown sugar and red grape notes, as well as just a hint of plums, toffee and some very light, earthy, mushroom funk. Finishes with a very light tartness and some sugared plums and cherries lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This can't quite compete with the likes of Rodenbach or Verhaeghe, being way too syruppy sweet, while the fruity notes feel just a tad artificial as well. This also lacks a profound tartness or funk, which is expected of the style and makes the sweetness stand out even more by failing to provide a distinct counterpoint. At least there is a somewhat decent complexity to the fruity character here, with just enough tartness and funk to keep it interesting, although the overall balance and depth is still quite lacking. It's kind of to Flanders Red Ales what the non-Cuvée René beers by Lindemans are to Lambic.
Jan 05, 2020
Bourgogne des Flandres from Brewery Bourgogne Des Flandres
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 460 ratings