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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6.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Jusqu'au nez j'ai cru que cette St. Sebastiaan allait très facilement bouter ses consœurs avec des arômes pas forcément palpitants mais appréciables. Déjà le visuel était sympathique avec une robe brune limpide recouverte d'une fine couche de mousse brun clair. Le nez lui allie de bonne façon chocolat, caramel, réglisse et girofle. Très correct pour une double. Mais tout se complique à la dégustation. Et pourtant les arômes ne changent pas, mais alors que le nez était sur une intensité correcte, en bouche, ceux-ci sont complètement dilués, sans intensité, ni force. Dès l'attaque, la double devient insipide avec des arômes qui arrivent péniblement en rétro. Cela est encore plus criant en seconde bouche, molle et avec un alcool à 6,9 % très poussif. La corpulence est très médiocre. Le final, étrangement a un peu plus de vigueur sur une longueur respectable. Nous étions en présence de l'ombre de St Sebastiaan.

Tried on 14 Jan 2023 at 21:45


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Tried on 30 Dec 2022 at 13:08


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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

How: Draught.
Where: Pressklubben, Stockholm.
Appearance: Hazy yellow colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, fruit, citrus, wheat, coriander, spices.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, fruit, citrus, wheat, coriander, spices.

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