De Koninck

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

bottle: solid belgian ale. Caramel malts backed by spiceness. some dough and classic belgian yeastiness. Finishes a tad bitter.

Bottle. Poured an amber color with almost no head. The aroma is fruity with hints of yeast and sour tones. A hint of a slight acidity, a little yeast, sugar and fruits. Unfortunately, the beer feels pretty thin and watery.

Chevy Chase Liquors, DC 11.2oz ($2.69): The best thing about this might be the pour. Really nice red body with a quickly dissipating white head. Aroma is very mildly fruity and has that cheap metallic (?) smell ( I know metallic is a taste, but...) Body is a weak point: it is too watery. Feels like they took a Belgian Ale and then made the light version of it. Slight sweetness and slight bitterness, but really not much there. I could easily drink ten of these. So even though it sounds like I am talking smack, this is a drinkable ale and not offensive either.

Clear brown pour with orange glow, small head. Aroma of malts, some fruit and faint hops. Malty flavour, very faint bitter hops and some spices. Quite watery overall.

Amber in colour with medium carbonation. Vanilla caramel and mild banana aromatics. Flavor wise, the caramel evolves into more burnt toffee territory. Peppery yeast notes appear mid taste and evaporate into a slightly bitter and drying grain husk finish. Way more thin than I would have expected, considering all of the caramel aromas. Even though it’s intended to be a lighter style of Belgian ale, "Light" doesn’t have to mean light on flavor or compexity. This one is a bit too "light" in both regards.

Bottle Safeway. Amber coloured with a short-lived tan head. Aroma is hops, malts and some fruit. Hoppy and fruity flavour with some background malt. Very mild, bordering on bland. Slightly carbonated, mdium bodied, medium to thin mouthfeel. OK but I was expecting better.

330 ml bottle from an LCBO gift pack. poured in my new de koninck chalice. light candy/toffee sweet aroma with some yeast. the flavours is light and sweet. caramel and toffee. a belgian amber ale is all you have here. not terrible but not a re-buy.

330ml bottle. Brown tea stain colour with a light foam head that quickly dissolves to small bubbles drifting across the surface. Mild spiced fruit notes come through but you have to work to get them. Peppery apple flavour is alittle unusual but not unpleasant. Light and dry in the mouth.