Brouwerij Sterkens
Client Brewer
in
Meer,
Antwerp,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Bierparadijs
Established in 1651
Contact
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.
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.
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at the Angry Fist of Santa tasting at Chris_o’s. No idea where this came from. Cloudy pale gold, thin white head. It’s an ok Belgian blonde, no real depth of character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2008
at 12:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy light amber color. A bit malty, quite sweet flavor, low bitterness, not much character. Not bad, but too easy.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2008
at 14:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cL bottle, courtesy of chris_o. Pours clear and golden yellow with a collapsing white head. Dense phenolic yeasty aroma. Light orange fruity nose. Smooth yeasty and caramel malty in a nice mellow mix. Smooth and mild finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2008
at 16:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a clear golden color ale with a medium size foamy head with good retention and minimal lacing. Aroma consists of sweet Belgian style malt with some fuse alcohol also noticeable. Taste is also somewhat one-dimensional with some discernable alcohol and some overly sweet Belgian style malt. I thought it was lacing some ester or some yeast character too be truly engaging. Not bad but not something I would go out of my way to try again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2008
at 09:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy amber with a collapsing off-white head. Spiced and roasted malty aroma. Spiced and vague roasted malt base flavour with a light bitterness coming through. Quite spiced and yet smooth caramelish into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2008
at 03:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 33cl @ Home.Clear medium to dark yellow color with medium size body particles, and with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, grapefruit - citrus, moderate to light heavy yeasty, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to light sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (120708)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2008
at 03:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 33cl @ Home.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet, moderate hoppy, lime - mandarin, moderate yeasty, citrus mousse ? Flavor is moderate to light sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (120708)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2008
at 03:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 33cl @ [ Tasting in Ulfborg ].Clear medium red amber color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, brown sugar, moderate yeasty, coriander notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (110708)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2008
at 16:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy brown with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with ripe fruits with roasted malt and caramel notes. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel and chocolate notes. Ends sweet.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2008
at 03:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 0,33l. Brown colored. A small fluffy lasting head. Modest aroma of fruit. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet malty and fruity flavor. Hardly any bitterness. KI=4.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2008
at 11:06