Heineken Oud Bruin - Heineken Nederland B.V.

jeffack

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +42.3%

08-07-2012 20:41:54 | More by jeffack

RueSailmana

Netherlands

3.5/5  rDev +24.6%

05-20-2013 06:30:57 | More by RueSailmana

Bandi

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +24.6%

04-16-2013 20:23:33 | More by Bandi

metter98

New York

3.1/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

Bottle at Oud Holland, Amsterdam, Netherlands

A: The beer is clear but very dark reddish brown in color and has no visible carbonation. It poured with a half finger high beige head that died down but never completely faded away.
S: Light aromas of sweet flat cola are present in the nose along with some hints of caramel.
T: Like the smell, the taste is a little sweet and has light flavors of a defizzed cola.
M: It feels light-bodied and slightly watery on the palate with a moderate amount if carbonation.
O: This beer isn't too sweet so it is easy to drink but doesn't taste much like a bier.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 06:09:53 | More by metter98

magpieken

Australia

2.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-08-2013 16:16:19 | More by magpieken

kevinhughes

Netherlands

2/5  rDev -28.8%

01-31-2013 19:19:34 | More by kevinhughes

TheBrewo

Michigan

2.43/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

We pour a brew of the deepest brown, showing maroon flecks when held to light. There is a two finger tall head of medium brown bubbles that shows lower retention. Rings of lacing are left, and a big ghostly aggregate is seen over half the liquid. No haze or sediment is noted, and carbonation appears mild. The aroma is adjuncty, with coiny metallics and light chocolates, like a Tootsie Roll. The nose is creamy and otherwise very mild. Our first impression is expressed as “Holy diabetes!!” The sip opens with synthetic white sugar sweetness which is damn near blinding. Such a shock off that nose. This sweetness really drowns everything but the mildest roasty caramel grain out. The middle peaks with more of those grainy notes drowned in pure sugar. There is a break enough to allow coiny metals and a slight lactic sourness through, but these are quickly swallowed again. The end shows a hint of alcohols, caramel, adjuncts, mild hollow coffee bean, and more of that insane sugariness. The aftertaste is sweet, caramel, chalky, corny, and adjuncty. The body is light to medium, and the carbonation is lighter. The mouth is left with a sticky coating all around, while each sip carries decent slurp and froth, with a final puckering pop. The abv is appropriate, and this beer is hard to drink.

Overall, what we enjoyed most about this brew was the look. The coloring was nice, and the head was clean and inviting. The flavoring, however, proved to be one of the sweetest things we’ve ever had. The sugars were synthetic, like aspartame, which was so overpowering it made this beer quite one dimensional. It was just so overpowering, and the bottle was actually pretty hard to finish.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2012 01:11:57 | More by TheBrewo

supermeniscus

Netherlands

2.5/5  rDev -11%

07-21-2012 13:37:42 | More by supermeniscus

abcramer

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -2.1%

06-03-2012 02:53:53 | More by abcramer

DARIVA

Netherlands

3/5  rDev +6.8%

04-10-2012 12:36:58 | More by DARIVA

killianf

3.75/5  rDev +33.5%

03-18-2012 17:05:27 | More by killianf

brinch

Denmark

3/5  rDev +6.8%

03-16-2012 19:54:03 | More by brinch

Douberd

Netherlands

3.6/5  rDev +28.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

0.3 cl bottle. Pours a very dark brown, a tone or two before black. Beige head that goes out fast. Sweet, thin taste, very lightly carbonated. Reminds me of a beer an uncle of mine was giving me when I was 5-6 years old, a "kid’s beer". It was that which hooked up on beers I guess, so I really liked this beer, also, nostalgia.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2012 18:45:15 | More by Douberd

chuckj76

Texas

3/5  rDev +6.8%

01-18-2012 01:21:15 | More by chuckj76

buckyp

South Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -11%

12-31-2011 02:51:56 | More by buckyp

stevoj

Germany

2.5/5  rDev -11%

12-25-2011 20:50:49 | More by stevoj

Rochefort10nh

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +42.3%

12-06-2011 18:18:11 | More by Rochefort10nh

rekel

Netherlands

2/5  rDev -28.8%

11-29-2011 22:05:58 | More by rekel

Exiled

Texas

3/5  rDev +6.8%

11-25-2011 19:24:16 | More by Exiled

sfprint

Germany

2.1/5  rDev -25.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Poured into my Chimay chalice.

A: Very dark brown, extremely dark coffee. Basically no head. Too dark to see any carbonation,.
S: Sacchrine toasted malt, coffee grounds.
T: Very sweet to the degree of being unfitting. Very coffee like, but for me it's even sweeter than coffee ice cream. Does not taste like beer. Tastes like weak, cheap coffee with way too much aritificial sweetner. This is not beer. It's like an off brand cola crossed with a weird coffee drink.
M: Mild sting. Kinda like a relatively flat soda.
O: Not a beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2011 03:20:00 | More by sfprint

rvdoorn

Netherlands

2.4/5  rDev -14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2

bought this beer in a dutch supermarket.
Look: pours a dark amber brown color with a large light brown head.
Smell: sweet caramel and burned malts
taste: sweet,very sweet. Like brown sugar was added. Some faint roasted malts and no hops and/or bitterness at all.
Mouthfeel: medium carbonation with a thickish body
overall: way to sweet. Less sugar,more hops please

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2011 14:13:58 | More by rvdoorn

jerryjeff

Tennessee

3/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Aroma
Faint but perceptible sweetness, somewhat cola like or possibly caramel

Mouthfeel
Definite creaminess on the palette with a little bitterness, low carbonation

Appearance
Dark mahoghany approaching blackish with no real head or residual lacing (although in hotel without a great glass)

Taste
Somewhat cola like with burnt caramel tones

Drinkability
I guess it's drinkable, but very sweet. It's a bit too much for me, a one and done.

Overall
Compared to other 'oud bruins' I've had this is not exactly good. I don't believe it's in the belgian style, or intended to be. The carbonation helps a bit but there's just too much residual sweetness.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2011 03:21:00 | More by jerryjeff

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

1.3/5  rDev -53.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

300ml bottle poured in a chalice.

A: Looks like beer. A dark amber to brown color and a medium to big tan bubbled head when poured. Minimal retention. The head completely disappears after some seconds leaving no lacings at all

S: Sweet. Roasted malts

T: Very sweet. Disgusting, really. Some roasted malts but basically a terrible taste of brown sugar. No hops, no bitterness. By the way, this is not a Flanders Oud Bruin

M: Sweet and watery. Very light body and almost zero carbonation. Aftertaste is a disgusting and artificial taste of syrup

O: Absolutely terrible. One of the worst (if not THE worst) "beer" I've ever had. A complete waste of time and money. My advise: Don't try it!

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2011 21:27:46 | More by eduardolinhalis

medic25

Connecticut

1.5/5  rDev -46.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Picked up a bottle at Superfood in Aruba. Color was a nice brown, fairly flat appearing. The sweet aroma should have been my first clue that I would not enjoy this. Flavor was a sickening, cloying sweetness that overwhelmed any other tastes. I suppose some hint of malt, but it was like drinking sugar water. Mouthfeel was slightly sickening. I managed to sample half the bottle before giving up and dumping it. I apologize if this is to style, as it is not one I'm used to, but I have to rate it based on how I enjoyed it, and it was terrible.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2011 03:44:18 | More by medic25

RuudJH

Netherlands

2.17/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Heineken 30 cl bottle. Oud bruin is very common style in the lowlands.
Smell and taste has some malts, but also corn, which is a pitty to me. It's quite sweet, characteristic for the style.
It's smooth, but a bit boring. Aftertaste is just very sugarry.
Very common drink. A disappointing experience. Corn taste is beer is just the worst.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2011 14:44:21 | More by RuudJH