Alfa Bierbrouwerij

Commercial Brewery in Schinnen, Limburg, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 1870

Contact
Thull 15, Schinnen, 6365 AC, Netherlands
Subsidiaries
Alfa Bierbrouwerij owns 1 brewery:
Description
Since 1870 our family, the Meens family, has been brewing its Alfa beers in the traditional way. Alfa Bier's brewing process is still the traditional brewing process. The recipe, the method of brewing and the raw materials have consciously never changed, because we do not compromise on the quality of our beer. Alfa is the only brewery in the Netherlands to have 100% pure spring water from an officially recognized source. That water from our own source determines the special, pure and full taste of our Alfa Beers.

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5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
0.3 l bottle from AH (Sittard), best before October 2017. Clear, dark red with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, off-white head. Sweetish-malty, grainy and slightly grassy aroma of caramel, grains, straw and some raisins. Sweetish-malty, minimally fruity taste of caramel, brown sugar, molasses, some raisins and a touch of plasticine, followed by a short, slightly bitter, slightly grainy-metallic finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Drinkable, but quite clumsy.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2016 at 14:59

3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Can. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity grainy aroma. Fruity malty grainy bitter cardboard flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy bitter sweetish finish.
Tried from Can on 27 Oct 2016 at 08:49

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Golden pour. Aroma of malt and grain. Taste of malt, some caramel, grain and only subtle bitters. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2016 at 16:44

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
Light malt aroma. Light gold color, small head. Light to medium sweet, no obvious bitter. Not too thin, some slick texture.
Tried on 24 Jul 2016 at 14:05

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
F: big, white, good retention. C: yellowish, hazy. A: floral, grassy, malty. T: malty, grassy, floral, crispy carbonation, bread, yeasty, refreshing beer, draft 0.3l at the Brewpub Bierfabriek in Amsterdam.
Tried from Draft on 26 Apr 2016 at 02:52

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
Clear pale to amber color, medium and long head. Light malt aroma. Medium candy sweet and light bitter. Soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 24 Apr 2016 at 16:11

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at home from AH XL. Clear orange/golden, pale amber with white head. Smell is bad. Sweet caramel and grainy malts, cardboard, some earthy bitterness, broccoli, puffed rice cake. Under medium sweet, nearly medium bitter. Medium bodied. Musty, stale, almost moldy and light alcoholic finish. Seemed very carbonated while pouring, but not so much while tasting. About as expected. --- Beer merged from original tick of Alfa Lentebok on 21 Nov 2017 at 20:50 - Score: 5. Original review text: 2.5
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2016 at 17:30

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cleaning out my beercloset. This one isn’t too bad though. Nice and sweet, not too herbal, easily drinkable but still a nice and lasting taste. Medium body, soft carbo, slightly smooth feel.
Tried on 31 Mar 2016 at 16:00

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at Bierfabriek Delft. Slight hazy light golden with white head. Nice malts here, biscuits, crackers, dry flour, slight musty grainy notes. Light herbs and a touch of lemon. Under medium sweet and light bitter. Under medium bodied. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 26 Mar 2016 at 12:22

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
0.3 l bottle from local AH, best before April 2017. Clear, golden yellow with a medium large, foamy, stable, white head. Sweetish, slightly grassy aroma of grains, straw and some caramel. Sweetish-malty, slightly grassy aroma of grains, straw, some honey and caramel, followed by a short, moderately grassy-bitter, slightly buttery finish. Medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Mixture between Imperial Pils and Dutch Dortmunder style, and quite okay in that regard. Easy to drink but not really a revelation tastewise.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2016 at 13:30