Stassen

Cidery in Aubel, Liège, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Brouwerijen Alken-Maes NV/SA - Heineken Belgium

Established in 1895

Contact
Rue de Kan 7, Aubel, 4880, Belgium
Description
The company was founded in 1895 by Léon Stassen (1852-1931), who produced cider with apples from his own orchard. In 1992 Stassen becomes part of the English group HP Bulmers. In 2003 join Stassen and HP Bulmers the S&N group (Scottish & Newcastle). After sole ownership by Bulmers and S&N, the company returned to the fourth generation family members led by Philippe Stassen in 2008, but was acquired by Heineken in 2012.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Shared at the December THT at deanso’s. Pale yellow with a thin tan head. Notes of apples, minerals, sugar. Pretty sweet and otherwise bland. Light body, medium carbonation.
Tried on 18 Dec 2016 at 07:15

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Shared at the December THT at deanso’s. Pink-peach pour, clear, with a thin pink head. Notes of sweet apples and sugar. Medium body, light carbonation.
Tried on 18 Dec 2016 at 07:13

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Bottle at the December THT. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a round white head. The aroma is sweet apple. The flavour is strong sweet with a sweet sugary bubbly palate. Light bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2016 at 14:03

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared courtesy of and with a slightly enraged (but willing to share) Malaysian stink badger at the December THT. Clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma of sweet red and light tart green apples. Flavour is moderate sweet and light sour. Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2016 at 14:02

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle at THT thanks to sjogro. Clear light golden with quite big white head for a cider. Dried apple peel, light dust, soft apple juice, bitter chalk, soft tannins, some champagne. Light sweet and quite bitter for a cider. Just medium bodied with fizzy carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2016 at 14:00

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
THT December at deanso’s, still. Very pale straw. With clear white head. Makes me sad and miss the dirty farmhouse ciders from Brittany. But then I just noticed deanso sold one Piss-Soaked-Garfield, so I’m still kinda happy! Dry apple and tannins. Cork. Light sweet and bitter. Thin body, too much alcohol, average carbonation. Nice woody dry touch.
Tried on 16 Dec 2016 at 14:00

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
75cl bottle shared at december THT. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. An ok cider.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2016 at 14:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
THT December at deanso’s, still. Clear orange with white head. Sweet apple, applejuice. Candy. Medium sweet. Thin body, dry feel.
Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2016 at 13:44

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle at THT thanks to sjogro. Light pink with bubbly off white head. Dusty apple, sugar, light earthy, light chemicals, apple skins. Medium sweet and surprisingly bitter for a cider. Medium bodied with fizzy carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2016 at 13:42

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at the December THT. Poured a clear copper colour with a round white head. The aroma is sweet fruits, acid apple. The flavour is moderate to strong sweet with a sweet bubbly palate. Medium to light bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2016 at 13:42