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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Draught @ Kerstbierfestival / Christmas Beer Festival 2008, Essen, Belgium.
Unclear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, burnt brown sugar, light to moderate yeasty, light alcolic. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20081213]

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

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 (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.

33cl bottle @ Delirium Cafe, Brussels. Pours a amber/reddish with a small creamy white head and lacings. Fruit, caramel, yeast, sugar, earth and citric notes. Quite De Koninck like - and very average.

(33cl bottle) Pours a clear amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of nuts, bread, yeast, and caramel. Flavor of caramel, toasted grain, yeast, and hops (grass).

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.

Bottle, bought @ Willems, Grobbendonk.
Pours a great looking, red copper with a firm, finger-thick, creamy, off-white head. Some bubbles on top of it. Fruity aroma, some yeast. Raspberries, plums, some caramel. Lowish carbonation, small bubbles. Fine, oily mouthfeel. Flavour is sweet, light vinious with lots of caramel. Not overly impressive, but neither a bad beer.

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.