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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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Fizzy, off-white head, which is rapidly fully diminshing. Lightly hazy yellow body. Citric barnyard aromas. Lightly sweet, lightly acidic initial flavour, moderately acidic short finish. Lively mouthfeel.
Tried on 23 May 2004 at 02:14

3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3
Pale blond color. Banana candies aroma. Too sweet and artificial, easy to drink but not a beer!
Tried from Can on 22 May 2004 at 21:34

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Muddy red color. Very sweet beer, with cherry syrup notes, and a light cherry kernel touch… too childish…
Tried on 22 May 2004 at 21:32

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Amber color. Aroma of malt, Porto wine, sweet. Very sweet taste, with peculiar wine notes (common Porto wine). It’s not a Gueuze, I should not like it, but I do!
Tried on 22 May 2004 at 21:29

3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Dark color, red hue. Artificial strawberry aroma, sweet. Sweet in the front, drier at the end.
Tried on 22 May 2004 at 21:27

3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Cloudy light amber color. Strawberry candies aroma. The flavor is not even sweet enough, so it’s less pleasant to drink, even as soft drink.
Tried from Can on 22 May 2004 at 21:26

3.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Strange light amber color, brown hue. Very strange aroma of lemon, grapefruit and maybe more… Sweet flavor, with lemon juice. Soft drink, too artificial.
Tried on 22 May 2004 at 21:25

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
This one I had from the cellar of Joris - it was from the beginning of the 80’s - so around 20 years old when sampled. The color is an orange-brown and it has a thin head. The aroma is very sour - as a gueuze should be. The flavor is lovely sour with notes of metal and lemon on a rather dry background. This was really a treat Joris pulled out - thanks a lot, Joris.
Tried on 21 May 2004 at 16:52

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
I had this one out of Joris’ cellar, it was from the early 80’s - which makes it around 20 years old. The aroma was sour with good fruit notes. The color was brown with a lot of sediment floating around. But the flavor was absolutely fantastic, it contained notes of wood, plums, and old cherries. A fantastic treat - thank You, Joris.
Tried on 21 May 2004 at 10:14

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tried on 17 May 2004 at 10:33