Stroom Brouwers
Microbrewery
in Ghent,
East Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2021
Farrell’s home town back in Colorado was named after the confluence of the Colorado and Grand rivers. As luck would have it, Gent is also named after the confluence of two rivers, one of which runs right past the brewery. It was playing with this happy coincidence that brought us to Stroom – a place for creative connection.
Alengrin (11561) reviewed Mondello from Stroom Brouwers 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
One of Stroom's newer beers, a kveik IPA hopped with Magnum, Idaho 7, Triskel (a somewhat obscure French variety developed in 2006) and El Dorado. Can from the Hopduvel, since a couple of years located in a much more spacious shop at the Dok Noord site (and in that sense, perhaps, deserving of a new place rating here?). Thick and frothy, egg-white, regularly shaped, densely moussy, firm head on a hazy apricot blonde robe with pale orangey glow. Aroma of orange zest, rambutan, kumquat, green mango, unripe pineapple, indeed some blood orange, lime blossom, lemongrass, apricot purée, maguey leaf, lychee, meringue. Fruity, crisp, juicy onset, sweetish with a sourish undertone, finely but quite actively carbonated for a hazy IPA with some minerally side effects; carambola, lychee, some mango and outspoken citrusiness (pomelo, kumquat) accompany a soft-edged, 'full' maltiness with a doughy and wheaty character. There is a crisp citric-sour edge to it all, which I assume is meant to evoke the blood orange association, but the sultry, overly juicy sweet-sour flavour of actual blood orange is kept relatively subtle. The hops provide a brightly tropical-citrusy finish, adding a soft but long and effective bitterness to a wave of yellow-fruity and lemongrassy aromas, where citrus keeps dominating the sweetness of tropical fruit. The kveik does support the exuberant fruitiness but does so in a 'controlled' and measured kind of way which does not overwhelm the hops, so in spite of the blood orange tag and the kveik, this remains, in its essence, a citrusy, radiant hazy IPA, maintaining enough bitterness to keep it interesting and refreshing. All things considered, this is actually a really good 'Ghentian' fruit IPA even with Dok's stiff competition in the backyard - and to me one of Stroom's finest so far.
tderoeck (22679) reviewed Waltz #2 from Stroom Brouwers 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
27/VIII/23 - 33cl can from Stroom Brewers (Gent), shared @ home, BB: 8/V/23 (2023-508)
Clear amber beer, small creamy off-white head, little stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, caramel, ripe banana, yeasty touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, pretty bitter, quite some caramel, some ripe banana. Aftertaste: very malty, grains, hay, a bit yeasty, caramel, banana.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can from Hopduvel.
A: hazy amber, stable, frothy, off-white head.
A: apple peel, jute, burnt biscuit, toast, pink grapefruit.
T: sweetish apple, pear & biscuit, bitter toast; bit herbal & citrusy.
F: earthy hops, biscuit, bitter yeast, red fruits.
P: medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation.
Interesting beer, toasted millet really leaving its mark here. Stroom's best up until now, for sure.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
23/VIII/23 - 33cl can from Stroom Brouwers (Gent), shared @ home, BB: 13/IV/24 (2023-497)
Clear orange beer, solid creamy beige head, pretty stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: malty, grains, a little herbal, bread, a bit yeasty, caramel, toast. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a little malty, some caramel, bready, grains, bitter hops, dry, a little soapy. Aftertaste: bready, malts, little fruity, grains, hoppy bitterness, fruity touch, ripe apples, more malts.
mike_77 (15884) reviewed Mondello from Stroom Brouwers 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Gents Bier Festival 2023 - Hazy dark blond with thin head. Malty, something jammy too. Bitter and sweet elements. Nice thick mouthfeel.
mike_77 (15884) reviewed Grindstone from Stroom Brouwers 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Gents Bier Festival 2023 - Dark yellow with no head. Has some grassy notes. Also peach. Bit watery. Don't get the coffee.
Sloefmans (15338) reviewed Yak from Stroom Brouwers 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Bit fluffy, huge off-white head over toast to golden beer. Very aromatic, herbal nose - it's the Sichuan, but it has also notes of lavender, bog myrtle, etc. Bit peppery malts, including coloured malts. Nutty, again aromatic; nutbread. Quite slick, at least medium bodied. Medium to good carbonation. Original, but not one to immediately seek out again... Txs to Stef!
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed The House from Stroom Brouwers 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can at Gains Bar Kortrijk. Black beer lasting tan head. Chocolate oatmeal aroma. Quite a smooth chocolate stout . Not too heavy. Easy drinking. I liked it. Dry finish. Lovely dark to milk chocolate flavour.
tderoeck (22679) reviewed Bella Ciao from Stroom Brouwers 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
17/V/23 - on tap @ Stroom Brouwers (Gent), BB: n/a (2023-419)
Pretty clear gold blond beer, big solid creamy white head, stable, a bit adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, pretty fruity hops, peaches and other ripe summer fruit, some ripe mango, slightly floral, a little spicy touch, a hint of cardamom. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: good malty backbone coming in first, gentle sweetness, some honey on the tongue, biscuit malts, whole grain bread, spicy bitterness, acidic touch, a bit dry, some citrus notes, just a little fruity. Aftertaste: malty flavours coming back after a little alcohol sting, more citrus, pleasant bitterness, hoppy, yellow summer fruits, some ripe cantaloupe melons, spicy to almost peppery finish, pleasant beer!
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.88 |
| Beers | 37 |
| Ticks | 187 |
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