Brouwerij Sterkens

Client Brewer in Meer, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Bierparadijs

Established in 1651

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Wenenstraat 9, Meer, 2321, Belgium
Description
Brouwerij Sterkens has a particularly rich and very tasteful history. In 1651, the Sterkens family began to brew their own beer out of interest. In that time, they were local farmers with small amount of money to brew some quantities. As they were brewing, they wrote down every single detail of the recipes they made and the way they produced the beer. These notes were given from father to son, for generations on. When the family noticed that brewing beer gradually got more priority than working on the farm, they chose to professionalize the brewery and to fill out more quality beers. The delicious and spicy St. Sebastiaan and St. Paul beers were well appreciated in Belgium, what led to the fact that Brouwerij Sterkens was one of the first breweries who went abroad for exportation.

The current 14th generation of Brouwerij Sterkens have ensured that the beers of Sterkens are appreciated in more than 30 countries on all 5 continents. The Sterkens family is looking to the near future with a lot of enthousiasm and confidence, without forgetting the past. After all, Brouwerij Sterkens is still bottling their beers in distinctive and exceptional packaging.

Sterkens did stop with brewing and became a client brewer in 2008.

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4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Gekocht op zaterdag 4-2-2017 bij K&S Beer Tobacco Galerie in de Katelijnestraat 52 te Brugge tijdens het 10e Bruggse bierfestival. Een winkeltje waar je keuze hebt uit meer dan 500 verschillende bieren en met nog een ingang/achterdeur rechttegenover brouwerij De Halve Maan. En geproefd op 2-9-2017. St-Paul Tripel is een donker-geel en wazig (er drijft gist in rond) biertje dat bij het uitschenken overvloedig veel wit schuim produceert in een gelijkmatige structuur. Het blijft wat aan de glaswand kleven. Veel CO2 pareling te zien van middelmatig grootte belletjes. Het aroma van St-Paul Tripel is wat fruitig met citrus en een weinig ananas, ook zit er een biscuit-mout aromaatje bij. De smaak van St-Paul Tripel is zoetig met een klein bittertje. Ook de citrus zit er nog wat bij. In de mond geeft St-Paul Tripel een medium volmondigheid, een bitterdroogje en het lijkt zelfs een ietwat stoffige textuur te hebben. Veel prikkelend koolzuurgas onderdrukt wat te veel de smaak. Allemaal wat raar, dus een onevenwichtig biertje. De nasmaak vloeit uit en is bitterig, zoetig en licht droog. Ik heb de fles in 2 keer uitgedronken (een keramische van 50cl) omdat de smaak mij niet beviel. Verder doet St-Paul Tripel mij eerder aan een gewoon blond bier denken, vooral het aroma en de smaak gaan in die richting. Meer info en mijn befaamde sublieme foto's kan je bewonderen bij: http://www.beersfrombelgium.eu/nl/St._Paul_Tripel-b-915.html
Tried from Bottle from K & S Beer & Tobacco on 02 Sep 2017 at 16:00

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
500ml ceramic bottle from the Offie, Leicester. Packaging is over the top but the beer itself is rather attractive: cola brown, slightly translucent with a loose khaki head. Light nutty aroma with some liquorice and sweet spice. Sweet taste with enough of a balance to give it character. Again there’s a nutty note in the fairly short finish. Very heavily carbonated, which works for the light body. It’s a delicious drink of a style I’m fond of, although I’ve had better.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2017 at 07:17

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
F: big, white, long lasting. C: deep gold, light hazy. A: malty, honey, bit of orange peels, bit of spicy, coriander, yeasty, caramel, fruity. T: malty, fruity, honey, warming alcohol, spicy, coriander, grassy, caramel, medium body, medium carbonation, not bad, even enjoyed a little but boring, 0,5l bottle from Cora Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Brussels.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2017 at 12:59

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
From old tasting notes. Cloudy amber orange color. Light zesty butterscotch malt aroma. Bittersweet toffeeish flavor with lots of maltiness and spicy hops. Bittersweet dry finish. Sweet cloying aftertaste.
Tried on 10 Jul 2017 at 21:42

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From old tasting notes. Sharp reddish brown color. Bubbly tan head. Faint caramel malt aroma. Fruity sweet character with a hint of yeastiness. Though it’s not complex, their is an element of intrigue to this brew. Nice subtle hop finish. Long pleasant aftertaste.
Tried on 10 Jul 2017 at 21:33

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
From old tasting notes. Bright amber orange color. Big bubbly beige head. Subtle toasted malt aroma. Intense earthy malt flavor upfront. Rich burnt sugar undertones. Spicy hops come through in finish. Rich and flavorful. Very good.
Tried on 10 Jul 2017 at 21:23

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
From old tasting notes. Deep reddish brown color. Rocky tan head. Earthy toasted malt aroma. Subtle, Rich toasted malt flavor. Soft bittersweet hop finish. Good body and flavor.
Tried on 10 Jul 2017 at 21:16

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 26C). Bottle 33 cl. AROMA: medium-low fruity aroma with notes of caramelized oranges and slight pears. background of spicy alcohol. APPEARANCE: deep gold color and clear. large off-white head with good retention. Lace formation. FLAVOR: similar to the aroma with medium-low fruity esteres (oranges, pears). background of a slight sweet malt note. slight peppery alcohol. medium bitterness with an almost dry and medium bitter finish. PALATE: medium-light body with medium-high carbonation. slight alcohol warmth. OVERALL: a regular but nice belgian tripel.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2017 at 03:33

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at Cotteridge convention 05/03/2016. Thanks to Shane. A clear dark amer coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is dark cereal grains, papery, brown sugars, pale grains. Flavour is composed of spicy rye bread, brown sugars, little jammy fruits, papery, little oxidised. Palate is semi sweet, higjish carbonation. Not in great shape.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2017 at 15:44

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
F: huge, beige, slowly diminishing. C: dark brown, clear. A: malty, dark fruits, bit of chocolate, coffee, toffee, spicy, yeasty. T: malty, chocolate, cherries, very dry on the palate, yeasty, bit of toffee, medium body, medium to high carbonation, pretty nice, 0,5l bottle from Cora Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Brussels.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2017 at 11:47