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The legend Broeder Jacob Range
Broeder Jacob Triple Broeder Jacob Brown Broeder Jacob Double Port Broeder Jacob Double Espresso Broeder Jacob Winter Bell (Winter)
Lazarus Premium Infused Beers Calvados Infused Bourbon Whiskey Infused Sherry Infused Armagnac Infused Rum Infused
Blond Beers Bidon Formidabel Kotmadam light IPA
Abbey Beer
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Bock Beer
Gijle Bock (Autumn)
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Giftpacks
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The Legend of Broeder Jacob Everyone knows the folk song about the monk who slept for too long. Brother Jacob (Frere Jacques as known in England). But why did that poor monk not get to the early mass on time? The legend is as follows: “We are in 1385. Jacobus Klaaszn is a sixteen year old novice and his abbot gives him the assignment to become an apprentice of brother Isidoor. Brother Isidoor is the brewing master of the monastery. But that good man is nearing the ripe old age of eighty. And the abbot wants to avoid that Isidoor takes his brewery secrets to his grave. The beer of Isidoor is a pleasant, slightly alcoholic beer. The monks drink it with their lunch. Brother Jacob – as the boy is now called – is a keen student. One day Brother Isidoor sends him to the monas-
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tery of Rochefort. He there is served a beer he very much likes the taste of. He starts talking with the monk/brewing master and learns a few things. Back at home he confesses to the abbot what he has learned in Rochefort. He asks permission to brew such beer himself. Father abbot gives his blessing, but only on condition that Brother Jacob experiments in his own time. That is why Brother Jacob is busy with pans, boilers and casks in the middle of the night. He is so engrossed in his work he goes back to his cell much too late. With the well known result. “Brother Jacob, are you still asleep?� (Frere Jacques, dormez-vous?) But the work of Brother Jacob has had great results. One day his beer is completely finished. He presents his first draught to father abbot. Who is delighted, but also worried. The beer tastes delicious and rich, but contains more alcohol than the monks and brothers are used to. That is why he instructs that the Broeder Jacob beer may only be brewed in the greatest secret. And only for him and the brother-brewer. And so it was done...
‌ until Johan Claes again got a taste for it in the twenty-first century. They get busy and brew a new beer with the approving blessing of Brother Jacob.
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Triple Broeder Jacob Triple Ale has a light fruity aroma with a hint of spice. The complex taste palette offers the true beer lover a unique experience, in which the delicate hint of spice provides the masterly final chord. Broeder Jacob Triple Ale is a soft and smooth, extremely flowing quaffable beer with a complex taste palette with a touch of noble hops. A delicious and appetising aperitif. 7,5 % alc. vol. • EBU 22 • EBC 16 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available
Vat/Fût/Barrel 20l. Bak/Casier/Crate 24x33cl. Doos/Boîte/Box 6x75cl. Clip 4x33cl.
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Brown Broeder Jacob Brown Ale is a surprisingly dry, dark beer. It has a complex taste palette where malt and hops are the principal tones withoutever being dominating due to its long maturation and refermentation in the bottle. Broeder Jacob Brown Ale has a chocolate-malty feeling on the palate, a creamy, rich head and a strong aftertaste with a slightly bitter tone. 7,5 % alc. vol. • EBU 22 • EBC 100 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available
Vat/Fût/Barrel 20l. Bak/Casier/Crate 24x33cl. Doos/Boîte/Box 6x75cl. Clip 4x33cl.
Silver Medal Brussels Beer Challenge 2014
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Double Port Broeder Jacob Double Port is the first Belgian beer to be fortified with port. This brand new combination has brought something new to the beer landscape. The dark and full-flavoured beer has a subtile aftertaste of walnuts and produces a unique taste explosion that can develop to the flavour of a true vintage. The beer is fortified with the exquisite Tawny port Portal d’Azenha. This elegant and delicate port matures for at least five years in oak barrels. Enjoy this exclusive beer!
9 % alc. vol. • EBU 22 • EBC 120 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available
Vat/Fût/Barrel 20l. Bak/Casier/Crate 24x33cl. Doos/Boîte/Box 6x75cl. Clip 4x33cl.
Gold Medal Brussels Beer Challenge 2013 & 2014
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Double Espresso This unique coffee beer of 7.7° is enriched with JAVA coffee of the Finca La Pila from Guatemala. The Single Estate coffee beans are shade-grown at a height between 1200 and 1700 metres which gives the coffee a round and full body, with a very fruity (red fruit) taste, medium acidity and a very intense flavor. Enjoy this exclusive coffee beer! 7,7 % alc. vol. • EBU 22 • EBC 90 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available Bak/Casier/Crate 24x33cl. Doos/Boîte/Box 6x75cl. Clip 4x33cl.
Silver Medal Brussels Beer Challenge 2012
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Winter Bell
Winterklokje • Cloche d’hiver This very full-bodied and sophisticated dark red beer at 9% has hints of almonds, mirabelle plums and dark chocolate flavours. The addition of an exquisite vintage port gives you a gentle hint of oak barrels and a very long aftertaste. A full-bodied beer to enjoy during the cold winter days. 9 % alc. vol. • EBU 24 • EBC 130 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available
Vat/Fût/Barrel 20l. Doos/Boîte/Box 24x33cl.
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We put liquor in a large barrel and add American roasted and toasted oak flakes. After 3 weeks this mixture is ready to be added to the beer in the bright beer tank. This way we obtain a maximum performance of the used liquor strengthened with the taste of the used oak flakes to enrich our beer. 8,5 % alc. vol. • EBU 30 • EBC 21 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness
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2015 Edition Lazarus Bourbon Whiskey Infused ‘Jim Beam KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY’ Good body with notes of toasty oak and all the requisite notes of vanilla and crème anglaise, a little spice and pepper with an acetone note.
2016 Edition Lazarus Calvados Infused ‘Coeur de Lion SELECTION Christian DROUIN’ Lively aroma of fresh-cut apple. Light, with hints of lemon and steel. Finishes with flavour of apple seeds and crushed peppercorns.
2019 Edition Lazarus Rum Infused ‘WORLD’S END RUM’ DARK BLEND balanced blend of Jamaican & Dominican Republic rum. Clean and crisp, with a slight sweetness and a hint of caramel, an exeptional rum with an instinct flavour.
2017 Edition Lazarus Sherry Infused ‘DRYSACK SOLERA ESPECIAL 15 AÑOS - OLOROSO’ An amber-coloured wine of intense aromas suggesting dried nuts. Full-bodied and balanced, with little acid and quite sweet with a long finish.
2018 Edition Lazarus Armagnac Infused ‘Armagnac Entras 5 ans ARMAGNAC-Ténarèze’ A powerful Armagnac, matured for 5 years in the cellars of Entras. The cellar master Michel Maestrojuan created a perfectly balanced non reduced Argmagnac.
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Bidon Blond beer with an alcohol volume of 5%, brewed with various malts. Fresh, thirst-quenching, an easily drinkable and enjoyable beer.
5% alc. vol. • EBU 24 • EBC 8 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available
Vat/Fût/Barrel 20l. Doos/Boîte/Box 24x33cl. Clip 4x33cl.
v.u.: J. Claes, Beninksstraat 28, 3111 Wezemaal
DEVILISHLY DELICIOUS!
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Formidabel A pure Belgian ale brewed with 3 Belgian hops and 3 grains. This offers this high fermented ale a complex taste palette with touches of the noble hops, a light fruity aroma and a beautiful creamy head. The refermentation in the bottle gives this blond beer a smooth taste.
DEVILISHLY DELICIOUS! 5,5 % alc. vol. • EBU 20 • EBC 10 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available
Vat/Fût/Barrel 20l. Bak/Casier/Crate 24x33cl. Doos/Boîte/Box 6x75cl. Clip 4x33cl.
v.u.: J. Claes, Beninksstraat 28, 3111 Wezemaal
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Kotmadam Light IPA Hoppy blond beer of 6° with voluptuous and frivolous hints of hop, a soft aftertaste and smooth drinkability. TES JUST EEN INGELKE DAT UP EU TONG PIST! (it’s like an angel peeing on your tongue) 6 % alc. vol. • EBU 22 • EBC 11 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available
Vat/Fût/Barrel 20l. Bak/Casier/Crate 24x33cl.
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1125 Vlierbeek Grand Cru
A full-bodied, golden-blonde, 8.5% abbey beer, warm and powerful with a long, velvety aftertaste. This abbey beer has a truly heavenly character thanks to its light notes of banana and mango fruit and its mild spice and hoppiness enhanced by 3 types of Belgian hops. Carpe diem and enjoy this unique abbey beer from Vlierbeek. 8,5 % alc. vol. • EBU 34 • EBC 16 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available Vat/Fût/Barrel 20l. Doos/Boîte/Box 24x33cl. Clip 4x33cl. Fles/Bouteille/Bottle 6x75cl Giftpack 4x33cl+1 Glas/Verre/Glass
brimming with character
Gijl: Spelling (deels) uit 1864: o. zie CHIJL; bier dat nog niet uitgegist is; gisting van vers bier in vaten; ~BIER, o. [geen meervoud]; ~EN, ow. [gelijkvloeiend] (ik gijlde, heb gegijld), gisten; [figuurlijk] eene bovenmatige begeerte naar iets hebben; elk. liefkozen (van duiven).; ~ING, v. het gijlen; ~KUIP, v. (-en).
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Gijle Bock Dark beer with an alcohol volume of 6.6%, hints of roasted malt, slightly roasted cocoa, with a mild spiciness and full-bodied aftertaste.
brimming with character 6,6 % alc. vol. • EBU 18 • EBC 60 1 2 3 4 5 Sweetness Acidity hoppiness spiciness maltiness Beschikbaar/Disponible/Available
Vat/Fût/Barrel 20l. Bak/Casier/Crate 24x33cl.
Temporarily available - Autumn
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Giftpacks
BROEDER JACOB DOUBLE PORT - Packed 6x75cl Metal Giftbox
BEERCONTAINER BROEDER JACOB - 6x33cl Mixed (Triple, Brown, Double Port, Double Espresso, Formidabel & Kotmadam) + 1 glass - Packed 3x(6x33cl Mixed + 1 glass)
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Giftpacks GIFTPACK 1125 VLIERBEEK - 4x33cl + 1 glass - Packed 6x(4x33cl + 1 glass)
BEERCONTAINER LAZARUS PREMIUM INFUSED BEERS - 5x33cl Mixed (Calvados, Bourbon Whiskey, Armagnac, Sherry & Rum) - Packed 4x(5x33cl Mixed)
Contact Johan Claes E info@broederjacob.be M 0032498112004 Brouwerij Amburix Hasseltsesteenweg 617 3700 Tongeren
Sales Flanders: Jeroen Somers E jeroen@amburix.com M +32 496380249 Sales The Netherlands: Roger Moonen E roger@amburix.com M +31 653264314
Beer is music! www.broederjacob.com
Beer brewed carefully, to be consumed with care
