De Koninck

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Robe orange claire aux reflets jaunes surmontée d’une mousse fugace. Arômes de levures, de bananes et d’épices. Saveurs de bananes, de levures, de cerises et de muscade. Très mince.

27/02/2011 - on tap @ Kleine Zavel (2011-69)

Clear amber to copper red beer, white small but creamy head, adhesive and somewhat stable. Aroma: caramel, some dried fruits. MF: soft carbon, light body, bit watery texture. Taste: bit of caramel, spices, hop bitter. Aftertaste: some hops, citrus notes.

Bottle w/date 3-31-00: All sorts of dark scary things floating in the bottom. Smells like sulphor and old socks. I think this bottle is bad, so Ill go get a newer one. tastes like olives and weird spice...I just dont know. Really dry and not to my liking at all.

Dark amber, caramel head, dark robust flavour. Good balance of malt and hops, mute creamy palate. Slightly fruity. Has tht stewed pear and apple flavour that the triple has but more subtle.

Pours a cloudy brownish amber in color with a rocky inch-thick off-white head that lasts. Aroma of yeasty bread, fruit (raisins) caramel. Sweet, slightly earthy malt flavor with an interesting dry finish. I don’t know why, but I’m reminded of Boston Baked Beans candy for some reason. Sweet, yet ... not. Oh, well. Very enjoyable at any rate.

Originally rated August 2005. Had this one on tap at the Pub Italia on Preston in Ottawa, Ontario. Poured an amber-red colour with a short lived head and some lace. A slight coat of it patched up the top. Hop was found in the nose with roasted malt and floral notes. Kind of pilsner-like at first, in the taste. Mild tasting with a bitter finish. Notes of orange and other fruits. The mouthfeel was dry. A beautiful and refreshing belgian well-balanced swill (if you want to call it that).

On tap at Pub Italia. Hazy pale amber with a thin layer of off-white foam. Fruity, yeasty, light caramel aroma. Fruity and yeasty flavours with a dry bitter finish. Medium bodied, a bit flat and lifeless.

Pours a cloudy light brown with a small head. Aroma reminds me a lot of Corsendonk’s Brown Ale. Flowery, dark raisins, a little caramel and yeast. Overall flavour is mostly like aroma. As this warmed I felt like I was drinking sugar water. There was practically nothing there in the end.