De Koninck

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

On tap @ The Cheeky Monk in Denver. Pours a pale coppery amber color, with very light head. Smells of figs, plums, very small hint of cocoa malt, some white grape as well. Tastes like a big soft pretzel, even with that bit of salt. Some pear and/or yellow apple appears in the taste as it warms. Dry and abrupt finish with light, though lively, carbonation. Pretty good, but a mediocre Belgian.

Orange in color with an abundance of floaters and little head. Looks like marmalade. Strong caramel aroma with some toasted malt and honey also. Quite watery in mouth feel and a bit oxidized too. Lacking in flavor.

Bottled. A pretty darned average belgian amber. not a whole lot to say here that hasn’t been said.

Bottle. Look: Clear amber. Small head. Smell: Malt, small sourness, somewhat metallic. Taste: Mild, small sourness. Overall: Thin, not bad but quite boring.

UPDATED: MAY 10, 2005 Beautifully balanced Belgian ale. Poured an amber colour with a healthy creamy head. Some spices in the aroma - cinammon mainly - and some sweet caramel notes. Firm bodied and finely balanced. Toffee and raisins in a dry body, followed by an appetisingly bitter finish. Very satisfying drinking. (Sample: bottle)

Draught - Red dark amber body, clear, very creamy head; Very pleasant complex nose, little malty sweet; Soft, a bit to clean lab. like (to clean) body, sharp carbonation, a little bitter; Long quite bitter finish, complex with nice aromas. This beer really is one of my all time favorites, I do think that is has become a bit to clean over the years.

I remember having this one at Hoopmans in Amsterdam, was nice! But by that time I had too many to even care. Wish I had more time there.

Sweet aroma, red-amber body with a tiny white head. Taste malty, long good finish. Balanced.