Fontein

Microbrewery in Stein, Limburg, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Gasterie De Fontein

Established in 2006

Contact
Ondergenhousweg 15, Stein, 6171 GW, Netherlands
Description
Welcome to one of the most beautiful places in Stein.
For 14 years we, Rik & Lonneke Brouns, have been able to run a beautiful company here, De Fontein Brewery. A craft beer brewery and catering company in which taste experience and Limburg hospitality are paramount. We are in nature, we work with nature. Fruit from our own standard, herbs and fruits from our own vegetable garden, honey from our own bees, we use all of it. Will you come enjoy the beauty of the seasons with us? We produce more than 40 different types of speciality beers. We brew a variety of seasonal beers, where possible using ingredients we produce ourselves while taking account of classic beer flavours.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Huge thanks to Erzengel for that one! Bottle looks interesting. Beer in the glass with a small head. Sweetish-fruity aroma. Starts with malty-fruity notes, banana, pear, sweetish background. Some grainy notes well. Finish a bit moldy. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2023 at 16:47


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

33cl bottle. A clear golden beer with a white head. Aroma of vegetables, herbs, pale malt. Taste of vegetables, herbs, pale malt, grains. Meh...

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2023 at 23:07


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

Bottle at home, darker brown beer, small head. Aroma is raisins, sweet, fruit, malt. Taste is the same, sweet, raisins, malt, light alcohol, not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2022 at 22:44


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle bought at the brewery a while ago. Black beer, small head. Aroma is lactose, roast, chocolate, coffee. Taste is the same, lactose sweetness, roasted bitterness, chocolate, coffee, bitter dry aftertaste, very nice one but the aftertaste is a bit too sugary sticky.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2022 at 20:13


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

Bottle bought at the brewery. Darker golden beer, small head. Aroma is wheat, sweet, malt, fruit. Taste is the same, sweet, wheat, light herbal/spice, alcohol, malt, light fizzy, not too bad.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2022 at 20:42


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Glass at brewery, orange beer, small head. Aroma is citrus, hops, malt, sweet, fruit, floral. Taste is the same, sweet, citrus, floral, hops, tropical fruit, grapefruit, bitter aftertaste, very nice.

Tried on 22 Apr 2022 at 17:05


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home, dark brown beer, small head. Aroma is malt, caramel, some herbal/spice/kruidig, sweet, fruit. Taste is the same, some raisins, sweet, light bitter, not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2022 at 21:16


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home, murky golden beer, small head. Aroma is wheat, hops, citrus. Taste is the same, wheat, light tart, some citrus, meh,.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2022 at 21:35


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at home, bought at the brewery. Dark amber almost brown beer, medium fizzy head. Aroma is malt, sweet, caramel, hops, citrus. Taste is the same, malt, sweet, caramel, citrus, light bitter, dry malty aftertaste, hint of alcohol. nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2022 at 20:08


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 33cl. @home poured into a pint glass. Pitch black colour, good creamy tan head, good retention and lacing. Aroma roasted malts, coffee, dark caramel, cocoa, liquorice, light dried dark fruits. Smooth taste, above medium sweet and light bitter, roasty, dark choclate espresso, dark fruits, some dark caramel, liquorice, some alcohol. Full-bodied, creamy texture, soft carbonation, smooth sweetbitter aftertaste, lingering chocolate & cocoa notes, alcohol well-hidden, very tasty, well-made, very good brew indeed.

Tried from Bottle from Saaz Landgraaf on 04 Feb 2022 at 23:03