Brouwerij Sterkens

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

Established in 1651

Contact
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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#photo add, Tja was in België en zag deze staan voor €2.50 voor een fles van 75cl. Altijd meenemen om te proberen toch !... schenkt ondoorzichtig bruin met tevens bruine kraag. Aroma is die van een typisch winterbiertje... kaneel, zoethout, donkere fruiten en gewoon lekker... smaken zijn redelijk aan de zoete kant, licht bitter, sterk, redelijk moutig cara en ambermouten, maar vooral zeer stevig kruidig van oa kaneel, kruidnagel, zoethout en kardemom. Het nadeel daarentegen is dat dit bier wel erg dun en waterig is... al et al een gaat wel bier,... en voor die €2.50 absoluut geen miskoop....
Tried on 24 Jan 2015 at 16:14

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pours clear blonde , rather small white head . smell is grainy , bit bitter , some yeast notes . Taste is bitter , full grainyness . Sharp , not as sweet as expected . Bit metallic though . dry ending , slightly perfumy .
Tried on 19 Jan 2015 at 04:52

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Bottle . Pours dark yet clear amber . Small , very stable and soft white head . Smell is malty, tad sweet . Taste is grainy , bitter, copper , intense ambermalts . nice .
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2015 at 07:40

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Donkerbruin tot zwart bier zonder schuim. Smaak is zoet en krachtig kruidig, anijs, drop en noot. Komt wat waterig over maar verder erg goed bier.
Tried on 28 Dec 2014 at 06:53

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gyllengul vätska med tjock fluffigt skum. Jästig doft med peppar och örter. Torr, stram smak med hög neutral beska. Lite kluven men lutar åt bra öl.
Tried on 14 Dec 2014 at 10:05

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Bottle 330ml @ home
Pours amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, raisin,, brown sigar and hint of caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a fruity and brown sugar finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2014 at 12:33

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Lukt: Duft av humle, malt, litt lakris og sjokolade.
Utseende: Mørk brun, nesten sort farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt lag skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Søtlig smak av frukter med en anelse lakris i ettersmak.
Hvor: "Kjøpt@VP Bryne, Nydt@Lokal hjemme tasting med Gorm
Medium: Flaske@330ml
Kommentar: Nydelig øl, men litt for søtt etter min smak.
Tried on 29 Nov 2014 at 11:32

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Fra flaske på Cardinal julaften (DSJT nov-14): rubinrød med højt kortvarig skum. Vinøs smak med krydder og sødme. Varmer i magen. Hadde det ikke vært 107 sorter å velge mellom hadde jeg kommet itlbake til denne.
Tried on 13 Nov 2014 at 13:17

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16 ounce ceramic bottle into tulip glass, best before 10/15/2017. Pours crystal clear very dark reddish brown color with a 2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, caramel, toast, dark candi sugar, bread, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, caramel, toast, dark candi sugar, bread, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light earthy yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, caramel, toast, dark candi sugar, bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of dark/bready malt and fruity/earthy yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice Belgian dark ale style. All around great complexity and balance of dark/bready malt and fruity/earthy yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2014 at 19:30

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Pour is a hazy blonde with a large white head, Aroma is slightly fruity with a bit of pale malt in the backround. Flavor is super carbonated with a bit of fruit again and some wet paper bag malt. Finish is a sweetish fruit with more of a dull malt to follow. Nothing really good but it has a bit of fresh fruit and a cool ceramic stein you can save for future use.
Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2014 at 19:34