Broederlijke Liefde (w/ Brian O'Reilly)
De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot)

Broederlijke Liefde (w/ Brian O'Reilly)Broederlijke Liefde (w/ Brian O'Reilly)
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From:
De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot)
 
Belgium
Style:
Saison
ABV:
8%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 10.27%
Reviews:
55
Ratings:
117
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 03, 2021
Added:
Jun 10, 2011
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  9
Brian O’Reilly of Sly Fox Brewing Company joins Dirk Naudts to create the fifth brew in the De Proef Brewmaster’s Collaboration series. This year’s collaboration celebrates the great brewing cultures of both Philadelphia and Gent.

Broederlijke Liefde (Brotherly Love) is a slightly higher gravity interpretation of the saison style. It is fermented with two yeasts – a classic saison yeast as well as brettanomyces from an original gravity of 1066 (16.5 plato). These yeasts yield a dry and slightly spicy ale with a strong hint of farmhouse character that will continue to develop with age. The use of Target and Styrian Golding hops at 37 IBUs add floral aromatics and a balancing bitterness.

Broederlijke Liefde if the official Belgian collaboration ale of Philly Beer Week 2011. If you can’t join us in Philadelphia for our annual celebration in June please enjoy this creation in your own celebration of the international brewing community.
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Reviewed by trevorpost from Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -21.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.25
Pours a headless, hazy orange. Aroma is funk, peach and a bit of pez-esque pilly sugar. Fruity and floral in flavor, bit of astringent bitterness. Basically totally flat and thin on the mouthfeel, beyond bone dry. Flatness really does not suit the beer, or the style in general, at all. Purchased this in June 2021, I'm guessing it's been in the bottle for a very very long time though I don't see any date on the bottle itself. If this was carbed it could be great, maybe at one point it was? As it stands, it reminds me of drinking a homebrew that I jumped the gun on bottle conditioning. I'm guessing this is way past its peak.
Jul 03, 2021
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Reviewed by JackRWatkins from Georgia

3.81/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
A: Pours with some scattered bubbles, no head to speak of, looks about like peach juice, very hazy.
S: Incredibly juicy, a lot of peach, funk, and of course brett, there are some slightly tomato-esque notes, but not enough to be a bother and given its age it's a miracle there's not more of it.
T: The hay comes in very strong on this one, with a slightly astringent aftertaste and some definite graininess, there are fruity notes here but they are very understated, this beer is definitely bretty, but I would not for a second call it sour, this is definitely a more traditional saison. There is a definite vinous quality to this beer, but I honestly find this to be a bit more understate than most white wines that I have personally had. There is a biscuity malt quality here as well, but as with any beer that's has been under the influence of brett for as long as this beer has, most of the flavors are buried under the brett and take some digging to get at. Some hints of apple as well.
M: A very slight residual carbonation, Dry as hell.
O: This beer is seven years old. At this point, and I've had a few beers that were probably a bit older than they should have been but I haven't regretted a single experience doing this because it's an education you can't get with a fresh beer, you come to learn how the life cycle of a beer works by having a beer this old. So, if you see this beer, with its delightfully hideous label, covered in dust, sitting on a store shelf somewhere, buy it, look at it as an opportunity to learn, that's what beers of this age do for you, even if they don't taste great, you understand how beer evolves with a beer like this better than you will any other way. About the beer itself, if it were fresh and tasted like it does now, would it be good, no, not really (I have to wonder if a brown bottle and rubber cork was really the way to go with this one) but all things considered it's not bad and has held up remarkably well, honesty, I put a handicap on this beer because of its age and as such I was very generous with it, but if the carbonation had hung around it might have gotten a 4 to a 4.25 overall from me in earnest.

But a few moments later: Emptied out the bottled, the beer has warmed up, the taste has opened up considerably, this has held up very well, still doesn't blow my mind but it is indeed still quite good. PS: I never had this one fresh.
Jul 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4.32 by Scott17Taylor from Iowa

Dec 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jul 26, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerDawgs from Georgia

3.93/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L - Blond yellow, with 1/2 a finger of head an not much lacing

S - Sour, vinegar,

T - The taste disappoints based on aroma expectations. Flat, lemon

F - Light body, low carbonation

O - A decent brew, but it doesn't pack a punch or have any unique qualities
Dec 12, 2015
 
Rated: 2.4 by chippo33 from Vermont

Oct 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by Goatdavemac from North Carolina

Sep 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Aug 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.17 by Dodgerrigo77 from California

Apr 12, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From tasting notes. 750 ml bottle poured into a tulip glass.
A: Hazy gold under a stiff meringue like off white foam collar. Produces thick lace.
S: Sour, pepper, spicy, almost a little pumpkin, touch clove, coriander, pumpkin spices – maybe a little nutmeg on the nose with a hint of barnyard and wet horse blanket.
T: Spicy, over ripe fruit, peach, biscuit malt, slightly sweet up front, drying out on the finish with a light earthy hop accent.
M: Creamy above average carbonation gives the beer a moussey texture. Medium body.
O: Texture, nose and palate offer a definite Brett character in a well made saison.
Apr 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Apr 01, 2015
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Rated by SackBlabbath from Kentucky

4.77/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Stinky and nasty in the best way possible.
Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by RBorsato from Virginia

May 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by victory4me from Pennsylvania

May 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by jrenihan from Canada (ON)

Apr 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jakep2021 from Kentucky

Jan 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BigGingDrinker from North Carolina

Dec 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Jonny41 from Maine

Dec 18, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by jwg782 from Texas

Dec 06, 2013
Broederlijke Liefde (w/ Brian O'Reilly) from De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot)
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 117 ratings