Fontein
Microbrewery
in
Stein,
Limburg,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Gasterie De Fontein
Established in 2006
Contact
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.
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.
7.1/10
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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
8/10
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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
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 33cl. @home poured into a teku glass. Opaque deep amber brown, slowly dissipating frothy off-white head, thin layer remains, fair lacing. Aroma sweet malts, caramel, raisins, figs, dates, some honey, light liquorice, candy sugar, Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, caramel, raisins, figs, light honey, candy sugar, some liquorice, alcohol notes. Above medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation, malty sweetbitter aftertaste, roasty notes, very good tasty brew.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Saaz Landgraaf
on 29 Jan 2022
at 19:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thnx to a friend. Pale golden beer, small head. Aroma is apricot, fruit, malt, sweet. Taste is the same, apricot, fruit, light bitter, some wodka or alcohol, weird beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2022
at 19:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle from Jumbo supermarket in Stein, Nethelands. F: medium, tan, good retention. C: dark amber to brown, hazy. A: rich malty, mellow fruity, bit red berries, vinous touch, toffee, dried fruits, raisins. T: full malty base, mellow fruity, vinous, bit warming alcohol, caramel, bit honeydried fruits, figs, dates, decent bitterness, soft carbonation, quite nice, enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2021
at 19:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle from Jumbo supermarket in Stein, Nethelands. F: medium, white, quick gone. C: blonde to pale gold, light hazy. A: malty, bready, citrus touch, hay. T: medium malty base, light citrus, bready, spicy touch, medium carbonation, refreshing yet nothing memorable here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2021
at 19:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle (11%) from Jumbo supermarket in Stein, Nethelands. F: medium, tanned, not long lasting. C: dark, opaque. A: rich malty, drak fruits, chocolate, bit coffee, dark bread crust, bit vinous, spicy, dark cherries. T: full malty base, chococlate, dark fruits, bit coffee, dark cherries, bit vinous, caramel, toffee, soft carbonation, reminds me de Struise, very good, fully enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2021
at 20:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle from Jumbo supermarket in Stein, Nethelands. F: big, white, good retention. C: pale gold, hazy with light yeasty veils. A: malty, herbal, bit orange, spicy, grapes. T: full malty base, orange, sake, spicy, grapes, mellow fruity, bit soapy mouthfeel, not bad for strong rice beer, partially enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2021
at 20:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle from Jumbo supermarket in Stein, Nethelands. F: medium, tanned, average retention. C: dark brown to black, opaque. A: dark malts, dark fruits, bit honey, caramel, brown sugar. T: medium malty base, caramel, bready, dark fruits, brown sugar, soft carbonation, bit slicky mouthfeel, ok, drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2021
at 20:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle from Jumbo supermarket in Stein, Nethelands. F: medium, off-white, quick gone. C: gold, hazy. A: malty, bit herbal, fruity, honey, citrus, wheat, elderflower. T: medium malty base, herbal, honey, bit citrus, elderflower, decent bitterness, bit more on the sweet side, soft carbonation, ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2021
at 18:59