De Koninck Cuvée 175

Brewed by Brouwerij De Koninck (Duvel-Moortgat)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Antwerpen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottled (BB 11/2009)
Amber-reddish color, small white head. Some caramel, fruityness, grainy notes. Caramel-toffee, hayish hoppyness, sweet fruits. Aftertaste has some papery notes. This is like the normal De Koninck with more alcohol. Nothing really special.

33cl bottle, courtesy of Joes. Note: old bottle, best before 03-11-2009. Clear light amber color, small white head. Smell a little bit cherries and some malts. Taste malts, some cherries and some alcohol. Low to medium carbo and body.

Clear copper pour with a thin beige head. Aroma of sucre d’orge and spices. Decent flavor of sucre d’orge and spices. The body is light to medium with a slightly liquorous texture and soft carbonation.

Bottled (thanks jbrus!). Reddish amber colour, small slightly off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, some toffee, alcohol and some mild notes of glue. Flavour is quite much the same in a rather nice balance.

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber to hazzlenut brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is phenolic and caramelish. Sweet flavoured, light roasted and mild phenolic note. Lingering dry phenolic and roasted malt flavoured finish.

Bottled. Amber coloured. Clear. Dense light brown head. Aroma of medicin, fruits, spice. Flavour of spice, ripe frutis, light liqourice and vague caramel. medium bodied. Dry. Fruity and light alcoholdense end.

clear brown, small thick white head. faint aroma, sweet and slightly spicy. but quite faint. flavor is malty sweet, slightly yellow fruity, flavorull. a little hoppy bitterness to balance. ends nicely sweet and bitter.

Bottled. A dark amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and a bit of alcohol. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of malt, caramel, and alcohol, leading to a dry woody finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Bottle 33 cl. Pours a clear amber with a smallish off-white head. Sweet aroma of caramel and overripe fruits. Solid body, roasted malts, fruit and brown sugar - again some rustic notes of overripe fruit. Hardly any bitterness. 161209

bottle (Bochum!). Clear red-brown colour with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, yeast, berries and red wine. Full-bodied, yeasty with a fruity touch, mainly of redcurrant, blackcurrant and raspberries, also some vinous hints. Good!