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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Aroma of caramel and refreshing yeast and fruits. Hazy dark amber color with a very reluctant white head. Thin in body with very smooth carbonation. Flavor of dark malt, though not all that sweet, and attenuated stone fruits. It drinks like thin cola, not too sweet, and not too bitter. It drinks refreshingly. There are lots of hints. The finish is somewhat astringent. There’s some metal. Not sure about tea, but there is something that suggests it. I’d drink this anytime.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2008
at 01:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
nice ceramic bottle with crowncap and swing-top. Golden colour, enormously large head. Creamy mouthfeel. Hoppy and pleasnatly malty. Well-balanced, slightly yeasty and fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2007
at 14:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy white excellent mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty powerfull hoppya and yeasty aroma. Lods of fruity esters, apple/orange. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Really nice. Creamy palate. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2007
at 03:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Hazy yellow colour, mediumsized white creamy head. Aroma is sweet malts, honey, fruits and slight notes of yeast. Flavour is caramel and fruits along with slight spices and yeast. When it warms up it gets some slightly glueish alcoholnotes in the flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2007
at 04:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks oh6gdx: Poured a hazy yellow with floaties and a white head. Aroma is sweet fruit and citrus. The taste is quite acidic and some maltiness remains.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2007
at 10:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a faint reddish hue and a diminishing light brown head. Fruity and caramel malt aroma. Flavour is slight spiced, quite dark malty and with a bit of fruit lingering into the finish. Slight warming alcohol finish which burns mildly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2007
at 16:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle ceramic swing top bottle 500ml: Poured a thick black brown color with a bubbly light brown color head. The aroma is sweet malt and caramel to sugar. The taste is a roasted malt with a dry sweet candy brown sugar finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2007
at 12:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours bright gold into a Trappist glass. Shite micro head recedes to skim surface with spider lacing. Sour fruit aromas. Crisp caramel with slight sour fruit funk. Lasting sourdough finish.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2007
at 18:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (Thanks Papsoe!). Dark reddish brown colour with mediumsized brown head. Aroma is toffee, caramel and slight spicyness. Also some dark dry fruits. Flavour is yeast, caramel, dark dry fruits and also some mild spicyness. Once it warms up a bit it gets really bigtime plum and raisins in both aroma and flavour. Also balances up really nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2007
at 11:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 75cl. Vintage (BBF 290804). Clear medium brown red color with a large, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, light brown to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, brown sugar, alcohol, vintage. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (240807)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2007
at 01:36