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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UPDATED: MAY 31, 2009 What is brewing cuvee more than stacking away beers with little expectations for later and hoping for the best or just better than it is now and was then. Hope to find out with this strong ale. Not a very true head develops, but colour is radiant red. Mouth feel is thin, but the liquid bunks in pretty well. Sweetness comes in just after a nice bitter gush. Bitters morph into dryness. I think I saw the whole picture. But no, not yet. The beer is gone and we’re out of it. Next gush. Hm.. another next. A thin double or dubbel. On the off-sweet side. Great. The keeping was the result worthy. Its head is chopped off. Koninck please stack away more for the future. But work on the foam.

At an mitra slijterij in purmerend, dark amber, medium head, roasty one with a full taste little overwalming alc,. but a very nice one.

Bottle: Poured a brown amber with a light tan head. Aroma is sweet sugars and roasted malts. Taste is slight bitter metallic but mellows into a caramel/roasted malts.

(Special) Bottle, 33 cl. (bought @ Willems) Clear dark amber color, with a thick light beige head. Aroma malts, caramel, sweetness. Medium body. Taste sweet, caramel, malts, and a small bitter touch.

33cl, new exclusive brew Anno 2008, from the brewery, complex brew, balanced, clear, small head, good brew

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.

Good off-white head, over dark copper beer, clear. Typical De Koninck yeast nose, noble hops, caramel, lightly roasted. Sweet-spicy, with playful if not very distinctive hops, surrounding the malts; bit nutty. Slick, even sticky MF, lots of restsugars. Some vanilla retronasal, but also getting a bit empty. Sweet – but I wonder with some lagering? The hopping seems to be OK, the ABV would sustain it, so…

Tap at Kerstbierfestival Essen: Brewed especially for its 175 years celebration. Amber looking ale with hints of caramel and more tastier dan the regular but this one higher in alcohol 8%.

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.

Tap Café Morshuis Albergen. Copper color. Peach and flowery hops in the malty sweet flavor. Well balanced brew.