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Viven Ale
Brouwerij Van Viven
- From:
- Brouwerij Van Viven
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.4 | pDev: 12.94%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 24, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 06, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Ratings by desint:
Rated by desint from Belgium
3.59/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Feb 09, 2018
3.59/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Feb 09, 2018
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.77/5 rDev -18.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.77/5 rDev -18.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
L- Quite a vivid deep amber/orange, cloudy, pours with 1Cm just off-white head. Ps. head holds well, even 15mins later.
S- Very light citrus.
T- Bright, actually it's quite tart. Notably hoppy/dry, so much so it makes be reflexively cough and then sneeze! Quite a reaction for my sip of beer today. My palate adjusts. It's a pale-ale with full-on prominent hopping. I don't get any contemporary (ie hipster) floral/fruit hopping, thank heavens, it seems more trad to me.
F- If you can tolerate this prominent a level of hopping then I'd imagine this a refreshing beer in summer. ...
O- ... bit I prefer more depth and balance, a flavour that develops on the palate and is less of a blunt weapon. Not for me this one.
Bought from BeersOfEurope/UK for home delivery £2.08/330ml bottle. BB: 20/05/2021.
Jun 24, 2020S- Very light citrus.
T- Bright, actually it's quite tart. Notably hoppy/dry, so much so it makes be reflexively cough and then sneeze! Quite a reaction for my sip of beer today. My palate adjusts. It's a pale-ale with full-on prominent hopping. I don't get any contemporary (ie hipster) floral/fruit hopping, thank heavens, it seems more trad to me.
F- If you can tolerate this prominent a level of hopping then I'd imagine this a refreshing beer in summer. ...
O- ... bit I prefer more depth and balance, a flavour that develops on the palate and is less of a blunt weapon. Not for me this one.
Bought from BeersOfEurope/UK for home delivery £2.08/330ml bottle. BB: 20/05/2021.
Reviewed by Wanne from Belgium
3.62/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Colour is copper/amber, with a white head. Bittersweet aroma. Lemon, orange and caramel notes give the beer a nice balance. Not an extraordinary beer, but nonetheless a good beer.
May 29, 2015Reviewed by RuudJH from Netherlands
3.93/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Big creamy head on orange golden ale, good carbonation.
1st smell of grassy hops, but after that also citrus. Malty sweet overall in the taste. At 5% this is a very drinkable beer. It's very well balanced between sweet and bitter. It's very soft mouthfeel, but with a nice bite, is a plus too.
Good beer from Belgium. It's very belgian overall, I would say. Maybe it's the yeast.
Very nice choice if you come across it.
Feb 14, 20141st smell of grassy hops, but after that also citrus. Malty sweet overall in the taste. At 5% this is a very drinkable beer. It's very well balanced between sweet and bitter. It's very soft mouthfeel, but with a nice bite, is a plus too.
Good beer from Belgium. It's very belgian overall, I would say. Maybe it's the yeast.
Very nice choice if you come across it.
Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England
2.93/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
2.93/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
33cl Bottle at The Red Rose Cafe, Brugge on 22nd Sep 2013.
Very un-Belgian in taste, those English Golding hops asserting themselves I suppose?
Poured a misty copper colour with a thin head covering.
Lacked oomph in both the aroma and taste: some yeast and fruit notes but not enough to excite my taste buds (it was drank after on-tap stronger beers though).
Mr Average in all aspects and a little disappointing to be honest, almost bland in fact.
Oct 09, 2013Very un-Belgian in taste, those English Golding hops asserting themselves I suppose?
Poured a misty copper colour with a thin head covering.
Lacked oomph in both the aroma and taste: some yeast and fruit notes but not enough to excite my taste buds (it was drank after on-tap stronger beers though).
Mr Average in all aspects and a little disappointing to be honest, almost bland in fact.
Reviewed by bark from Sweden
3.02/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
The colour is deep gold (10 EBC), the liquid is clear. There is quite a lot of yeast in the bottle, but it stays there. The three finger head is yellowish and airy, it sinks slowly leaving some lacing.
The smell is quite light. Smooth sweet notes, some caramel and a touch of earth. Tobacco? Mild bitter notes in the background. The expected yeasty/spicy notes are mild.
The taste is first bitter and fresh, then semi-sweet malts and some phenolic yeast kicks in. The flavours are mild and very balanced. Light to medium body. The aftertaste brings hints of fresh cheese, some tart wheat-notes and growing alcohol. The finish got quite a lot of alcohol and some fresh herbs.
The carbonation is medium strong. The large bubbles are short-lived. The liquid is a bit dry.
I found this beer balanced and smooth, but also a bit boring.
Jan 13, 2013The smell is quite light. Smooth sweet notes, some caramel and a touch of earth. Tobacco? Mild bitter notes in the background. The expected yeasty/spicy notes are mild.
The taste is first bitter and fresh, then semi-sweet malts and some phenolic yeast kicks in. The flavours are mild and very balanced. Light to medium body. The aftertaste brings hints of fresh cheese, some tart wheat-notes and growing alcohol. The finish got quite a lot of alcohol and some fresh herbs.
The carbonation is medium strong. The large bubbles are short-lived. The liquid is a bit dry.
I found this beer balanced and smooth, but also a bit boring.
Reviewed by richmof from Belgium
3.77/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.77/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a cloudy amber/copper colour with a small but creamy head and limited lacing.
Fruity on the nose (orange and some tropics), malty biscuit and a bit of farmyard funk.
This is a spicy, hoppy ale. There is some fruit (ruby grapefruit) a bit of malt and a bit of farmyard yeast but the finish is underwhelming.
Another good beer from Viven. Less going on than the imperial IPA but much, much more drinkable (the IPA is heavy and -while very good flavours - one is enough). Reminds me of a Zinnebir. A nice drinkable pale/amber ale.
Jul 25, 2012Fruity on the nose (orange and some tropics), malty biscuit and a bit of farmyard funk.
This is a spicy, hoppy ale. There is some fruit (ruby grapefruit) a bit of malt and a bit of farmyard yeast but the finish is underwhelming.
Another good beer from Viven. Less going on than the imperial IPA but much, much more drinkable (the IPA is heavy and -while very good flavours - one is enough). Reminds me of a Zinnebir. A nice drinkable pale/amber ale.
Reviewed by benfons from Belgium
3.62/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: hazy copper colour; nice head that disappears fast.
S: pineapple, orange, some clove and malts and a hint of hops
T: a lot of bitterness coming form hops and malts, still some orange; Not as well balanced as their imperial
M: dry and creamy, decent carbonation
O: not bad but i prefer their imperial
Jun 07, 2012S: pineapple, orange, some clove and malts and a hint of hops
T: a lot of bitterness coming form hops and malts, still some orange; Not as well balanced as their imperial
M: dry and creamy, decent carbonation
O: not bad but i prefer their imperial
Viven Ale from Brouwerij Van Viven
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
24 ratings
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