De Koninck Winterkoninck

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: APR 24, 2013 Draft at BXL East on two different occasions. Pours clear mahogany with small white soapy head that lingers. Aroma is slighlty hoppy with fruit and spice notes. Lovely balanced flavor between the malts and hops.

Bottle. It poured with very little head or carbonation. I found it to be a quite wine like amber beer. Slightly malty & bitter, not bad.

Draft at Biergarden. Delivered in a goblet, deep mahogany with a firm, airy head. The aroma is darn near wine-like. Drinks with a sweet grape front end, followed by just a swirl of yeastiness. Much sweeter than I expected, but tasty and fun. (#4866, 12/23/2012)

Poured a golden brown with a small white head. Aroma of caramel malt and red fruit. Medium body, flavour of red fruit, caramel and some spice. Lingering spicey aftertaste.

Draft at the Paters Vaetje, Antwerp. Poured a dark golden brown with a thin white head. The aroma is weak but dry and yeasty. The flavour is bitter with liquorice and a slightly metallic aftertaste. It's like a dark malt roasted regular De Koninck. I prefer the original.

On tap at the paters vaetje. Thick white head. Clear amber pour. Nice enough brew.

AROMA: nuts, roasty, pear APPEARANCE: amber, clear, minimal head, white foam, TASTE: light sweetness, lightly bitter, PALATE: medium body, slick feel, average carbonation, bitter, long finish, OVERALL: good ale with nice balance of aromas, bit slick in palate, could have more character.

As De koninck Winter, from beer-planet. clear brown, smooth light brown head. caramelly, toasty and malty aroma, very faint bitter hoppy note too. faint dried fruits , faint banana. Flavor is dried fruits, banana, bitter malts, malts, faint but well placed flowery hoppy balance.bordering on too sweet, but the bitterness, the flowers, the hops match the sweetness very well.

damn! wasnt expecting this to be good, realy, but it was ! bought at wijnegemse drankenhal this winter. i ’like’ koninck but i like palm better. and i like palm better than dobbel palm, so, logicaly i’d like this the least.. well its actualy the best. they took all the good caracteristic tastes of a koninck, isoladed it, made it stronger ( dont know WHAT they did but this is what it tasted like to me ) and its absolutely very well done . i wouldnt always drink this but i’ve tasted it withoud any regrets and i’l buy it again next year ! i did hear that this years version was good, but last years wastn.. so it’s kinda depending on the year i gues...

Bottle@home, 33cl. Head: cream colored foam. Color: red copper. Aroma: some sourt. Taste: hops, some sweet, some bitter, mild. Palate: some bitter, lasting. Overall: ok.