Brouwerij De Troch

Microbrewery in Wambeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij De Troch

Established in 1820

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Langestraat 20, Wambeek, 1741, Belgium
Description
19th century land-use plan of the area mentions a brewery owned by a certain Petronnella De Troch.
Even older records indicate that her father, Pieter De Troch, was running a brewery on the same site in the late 18th century. Petronnella married Egidius De Troch and in 1898 their son Louis took the family business over. Louis Married J. De Neve, and their son, also Louis, inherited the brewery and farm in 1936. The same Louis married M.L. Van den Moortel.
Their nephew Jos Raes and his wife M. Vanderhasselt took on the family tradition in 1974 and have been running this rare craft brewery ever since. In 2002, their son Pauwel Raes joined his parents into the family business.
In July 2012 Pauwel & his wife Kristel Schelfthout took over the brewery to continue the brewery tradition !

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4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottled. Notebook says De Troch Oude Kriek bottle had the normal Chapeau Kriek label, but according to diabel this was Oude Kriek, which is not sweet at all like the Chapeau Kriek is). Murky ruby red colour, not much head. Aroma is soap, shampoo, earth and sour cherries. Flavour is just about the same... Almost like Chapeau Kriek, but no sweetness what-so-ever.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2007 at 01:25

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled. Hazy yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is sour fruits and apricot. Flavour is very sour, earthy and mouldy. Not very exciting in my opinion...
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2007 at 23:47

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Spontanious weekend 07... Hazy orange ... winey ... quite sour ... a little grapefruit.
Tried on 05 Jun 2007 at 06:09

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught. Clear red colour with some orangeish hints. Aroma is cherries, strawberries, spices and some earth. Flavour is red berries, some honey and a bit of wood. Pleasant surprise from De Troch...
Tried on 05 Jun 2007 at 03:42

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Draught@Weekend Of Spontaneous Fermentation. Orangeish amber colour, no head. Aroma is sour wood with some sweeter notes. Flavour is sour fruits, wood and some weird sweetness. A lot of roasted peanuts (and overall nuttyness) in flavour also. Not very pleasant.
Tried on 04 Jun 2007 at 03:22

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ 16th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2007, Opstal. Hazy medium yellow color with a small fizzy fair lacing mostly diminishing white head. Aroma is heavy sour, grainy, hay. Flavor is light sweet and heavy acidic with a long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2007 at 08:39

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ 16th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2007, Opstal. Unclear light red color with virtually none head. Aroma is light cherry, berries, light acidic (fruit fresh). Flavor is light sweet moderate acidic with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.
Tried on 03 Jun 2007 at 08:22

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ 16th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2007, Optal. Hazy amber / orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is light cheesspops (Kim’s). Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. Feels very young ..
Tried on 02 Jun 2007 at 05:37

4.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 2 Texture 6 Overall 4
Danke an den Doppelbock fürs Teilen. Abgestumpft saurer Geruch, nicht frisch wirkend. Unscheinbar saurer Antrunk, der schnell abflacht und ein künstliches ekelhaftes Werk zurücklässt, es wirk alt und verkorkt, sowas will ich nie wieder trinken müssen! Test vom 30.5.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,8,7,3,-,6 - 6,52
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2007 at 09:47

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught Hazy brick red; no head. Beautiful old cherry, cherrystones, speculoos nose, parsley. Speculoos, but old one, which has gone stale, nearly rancid, very strange. Of course a lot of acidity, lactic acid, acetic, but remarkably little fruitiness, just some cherry at the lips. Medium bodied. I substitute of much taste, the cherries lend some rounded body to the beer. Very original kriek. Not what one expects, but it is not bad at all.
Tried on 27 May 2007 at 15:01