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
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Malt and prunes in the aroma. Sweetish, malty taste with metal and licorice. Thinnish. Herbal, bitter finish. Unmemorable, but nice aroma.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08


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

Frothy, off-white head, diminishing fast. Sweetish flavor ith a hint of sourness. Hops, citrus and a bit of cinnamon in aroma and flavor. Thin beer, and the alcohol content is hardly noticable. The beer would be much better if it had more body.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Looks like a witbier, blonde and cloudy. A peppery hoppiness in the flavor, with an underlying citric fruitiness. A bit chalky. Citric and herbal.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Frothy head, light amber color. Malty, caramelly aroma and flavor with some apricot. Slightly bitter chichorei aftertaste. This stone jug full of beer costed me $ 6,-. It was not worth a second buy.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Orange blonde color, frothy head. Raisin, mago and sherry in the aroma. Sweet flavor with raisin and sherry once again. Seems oxidated.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07


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

Retired? Still available in a local drinks shop in Hengelo. Dark brown color. Malt, caramel and peach in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor with hints of roast and caramel. Pear. Pleasant, but lacks depth.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle. dark brown color. caramel aroma. Malty sweet caramelly flavor with Tobacco. Short aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:06


7

Botella de @Gustos, Guijuelo. 01/08/2019
Color marrón oscuro corona de espuma blanca aromas a cereal con notas a levadura, sabor maltosa, notas caramelo. Cuerpo medio.

Tried on 01 Aug 2019 at 18:47


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Brown-dark amber color, yellowish foam. Aroma: fruity, dried fruits, prunes, sweetness, caramel, plums. Taste: sweetish, caramel, slightly wine, prunes, light hops, mediocre.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2019 at 08:36


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Helder goudgeel bier met schuim wat snel wegzakt. Smaak is licht bitter hoppig en licht zoet kruidig fruitig met iets van citrus en mango.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2019 at 19:27