Vuuve
Brouwerij Smisje

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From:
Brouwerij Smisje
 
Belgium
Style:
Witbier
ABV:
5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.61 | pDev: 20.22%
Reviews:
110
Ratings:
139
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 05, 2019
Added:
Feb 08, 2002
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  5
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Rated: 3.75 by edthehead from Maryland

Dec 05, 2019
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Smisje seems to prefer working with darker malts.
Their two most rated pales are one that uses lots of mustard seed for spice and this that uses stronger coriander than typical for the style and adds some citrus zest.
I think other makers of Wit should take heed and experiment with stronger doses and even different spices. The American palate has enough hops.
Apr 24, 2016
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.47/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle with most, but not all sediment added in the pour, leaving the body clear but with light hazing and some visible particulates. Large bubbly head soon dies down to a top coat.

Malt, citrus and yeast dominate the spicy aroma. The flavor adds mild bitterness and tartness, clear and stronger coriander, and more orange and lemon notes.

Overall: excellent, complex and a bit funky for style.
Oct 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Sep 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by nathanmiller from New York

Apr 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by DaPinsker from Florida

Nov 23, 2014
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Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming

3.63/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A great looking brew with a 2 finger head of foam sitting on a slightly hazy golden liquid.

Spicy as heck with big coriander, cloves, wheat and orange.

The taste is a tad milder than the smell. More of a balance between the spices and the orange fruit. Still, it's testing my palate.

Nice mouth feel for the style.

This bursts with flavour but it isn't something that I'd seek out again.
Sep 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by StrayteEDGE from Massachusetts

Sep 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Djm04f from Florida

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Jun 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by kodt from Illinois

Apr 11, 2014
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.67/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a quite hazy carmel amber with a three finger white head with an easy pour. Retention is good and the head leaves a lot of pillowy lacing. Aroma of orange family citrus, coriander, saison style yeast, slightly estery with mild mineral. Flavor is citrus dominated, with old orange juice, lemons, mild wheat, coriander; finishes with grapefruit rind Belgian spicing, hints of hop bitterness, tart, slightly vinegary and semi dry. Light to medium bodied with peppery active carbonation. An odd but interesting take on a witbier, rather tart and citrus-acidic. The profile seems somewhat like a cross betrween a tart Belgian pale style and a witbier, with the witbier not quite asserting it's flavor. An interesting ale to try but a bit too tart and citrus forward to be a repeater for me.
Mar 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jrohrbacher from North Carolina

Feb 25, 2014
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Reviewed by StoutHunter from Michigan

2/5  rDev -44.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 1.5
I picked up a bottle of Brouwerij Smisje's Vuuve a couple weeks ago for $3.49 at The Beer Depot. The Beer Depot had a pretty nice selection of Belgian beers and I decided to take a chance on this one, so lets see how it goes. No visible bottling date. Poured from a Belgian style 11.2oz brown bottle into a Belgian tulip.

A- The label loos pretty nice, It caught my attention for obvious reasons and I think it's pretty eye catching. It poured a pretty cloudy yellow color that took on more of a golden hue whne held to the light with a slight but of very bubbly head that almost instantly faded to nothing and it left no lacing at all behind. This wasn't a great looking beer, the color was nice, but there wasn't any head or lacing.

S- The aroma starts off with a slightly higher amount of medium sweetness followed by a sour aroma being the first to show up and it's followed by some funky yeast and wet straw like aromas. Up next comes some pretty noticeable spices with coriander seeming to stick out the most and it mixes with a vinegar aroma to make for an odd combination. Towards the end comes a pretty fruity aroma with apples and pears seeming to stick out the most and there's also a little more funk in the background. The aroma is ok, but to me it smells a lot more like an American Wild Ale or a funky farmhouse Saison than a Witbier.

T- The taste seems to be fairly similar to the aroma and it starts off with a slightly higher amount of sweetness and it's followed by a medium amount of sourness being the first to show up and it's backed up by some funky yeast and wet straw flavors, but there's also a flavor that reminds me of dirty socks and mixes in the with fruits that have a old apple like taste to them. On the the finish there's a vinegar like flavor with a funky and rotten fruit aftertaste, This is a pretty bad tasting beer, there's something wrong with it.

M- Not smooth, fairly crisp, a little fizzy, medium bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. The mouthfeel was ok, but it wasn't smooth at all.

Overall I didn't like this beer and it wasn't even recognizable as Witbier, it reminded me more of a wild ale gone very wrong and I know there has to be something wrong with it. This beer didn't have good drinkability, it wasn't that smooth, it wasn't filling, but the taste made me cringe a little and a couple sips is enough for me, this one is getting drain poured. What I liked the most was the aroma, it wasn't great, but it was the best aspect of this beer. What I like the least about this beer was the taste, it was very bad. I would get this beer again if I knew it was fresh, but I wouldn't recommend it. All in all I was let down with this one, at first I wasn't going to review it, but there is no date at all on this beer, so there's no way for me to know if it's fresh or not so I'm holding it against the brewery, just having the year that it was brewed in would help a lot. This one got drained poured after a few sips, better luck next time guys, please date your bottles.
Feb 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by jaydoc from Kansas

Feb 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BostonHops from Massachusetts

Sep 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by -ronin- from Florida

Feb 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by zonker17 from Texas

Sep 04, 2012
Vuuve from Brouwerij Smisje
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 139 ratings