Zinnebir
Brasserie de la Senne
- From:
- Brasserie de la Senne
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
Ranked #24 - ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,444 - Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 9.72%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 120
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 06, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 24, 2005
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 38
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Zinnebir is a golden, perfectly balanced Pale Ale. It develops fruity and hoppy flavours that recall dry apricots and orange marmalade. The ensemble leans on a malty note, as well as a nice bitterness. Born in the basements of a Brussels squat in 2002, it is the founding beer of Brasserie de la Senne.
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.73/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Copenhagen 2/4 2019. 33 cl bottle from Kihoskh, Sønder Blvd, Kbh V. Drawing of what looks like a City made of forest with a Sun rising in the background on the label.
Pours hazy, golden yellow with a medium-sized white head. Stable. Settles as 0,5 cm thick layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Moderate Lacing.
Aroma is sweet malts with a fairly strong odor of yeast peeking in. Sweet, Bready malts, humid basement with a hint of barnyard. Light notes of banana and acidic berries.
Medium strong carbonation. Slightly thick, Soft, oily texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a slightly stronger, dry bitternesss. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet undercurrent. Lingers Shortly. Finish is semi-dry.
Well balanced ale with a Powerful yeasty presence. Nice but fades too fast.
Oct 26, 2025Pours hazy, golden yellow with a medium-sized white head. Stable. Settles as 0,5 cm thick layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Moderate Lacing.
Aroma is sweet malts with a fairly strong odor of yeast peeking in. Sweet, Bready malts, humid basement with a hint of barnyard. Light notes of banana and acidic berries.
Medium strong carbonation. Slightly thick, Soft, oily texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a slightly stronger, dry bitternesss. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet undercurrent. Lingers Shortly. Finish is semi-dry.
Well balanced ale with a Powerful yeasty presence. Nice but fades too fast.
Reviewed by willelw from Sweden
3.65/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Hazy yellow colour with a large head.
Aroma: malt, citrus, hay, coriander, herbs.
Taste: malt, bitter grassy hops, some sour cream, citrus, yeast, some floral notes and herbs
Sep 02, 2025Aroma: malt, citrus, hay, coriander, herbs.
Taste: malt, bitter grassy hops, some sour cream, citrus, yeast, some floral notes and herbs
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.19/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has malt, yeast and floral hints
The taste follows the nose with malt, yeast and floral flavors
A light bodied very well carbonated crisp beer
A good Belgian Pale Ale
Apr 06, 2025Aroma has malt, yeast and floral hints
The taste follows the nose with malt, yeast and floral flavors
A light bodied very well carbonated crisp beer
A good Belgian Pale Ale
Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
4.5/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Semi-clear golden appearance, dense one finger white head, decent retention and lacing. Fruity, citrus, pine, faint lemon. Medium body and carbonation.
Jul 30, 2024
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
3.84/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Special Hotel Amigo branded bottle. Fairly dry, with notes of banana and clove. Palate is bright and mildly bitter, with a predominantly sweet, fruity profile. “Welcome to Brussels” beer!
Jul 13, 2024
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.3/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
On tap at The Sovereign in Washington, DC.
This one pours a golden clear yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like lemongrass, grapefruit, tea, and sugar cookie malt.
This is pretty hoppy for a Belgian beer – with a really clean citrusy and tea-like hop character splashing across a simple cookie-like but sturdy malt backbone. It finishes quite dry and bitter, and tastes very refreshing.
This is light bodied, sharp, dry, and quite drinkable.
This is one of the hoppier Belgian pale ales, and it’s pretty delicious.
Feb 08, 2024This one pours a golden clear yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like lemongrass, grapefruit, tea, and sugar cookie malt.
This is pretty hoppy for a Belgian beer – with a really clean citrusy and tea-like hop character splashing across a simple cookie-like but sturdy malt backbone. It finishes quite dry and bitter, and tastes very refreshing.
This is light bodied, sharp, dry, and quite drinkable.
This is one of the hoppier Belgian pale ales, and it’s pretty delicious.
Rated by Vlad11 from England
3.77/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
hints of satsuma, orange, gooseberry, jam, medium plus bitterness. not very malty west coasty feel. nice beer
Sep 10, 2023
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.19/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Quite foggy amber-orange with a tall khaki foam head.
Verdantly herbal and old world dank, this translates kind of like musty barn wood and drying corn, but not horse blanket. Fresh cereal wort and a tangy, increasingly bitter grassiness come out after the cleanly, softly dry swallow.
Jul 06, 2023Verdantly herbal and old world dank, this translates kind of like musty barn wood and drying corn, but not horse blanket. Fresh cereal wort and a tangy, increasingly bitter grassiness come out after the cleanly, softly dry swallow.
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