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Kasteelbier Donker

Kasteelbier Donker - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
92
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Ingelmunster, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6403.61/5.03.6/5.011%80.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
A strong Belgian brown ale.
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kragelund (50), , Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 8, 2009  
(Bottle 75 cl. as Kasteel Brune) Pours reddish brown. Nice vinous sweet aroma. Flavour of overwhelming sweetnes, caramel, dried fruits, almond. Full body, alcohol is actually well hidden but the sweetness is just to much.


 trapez (766), Hilleroed, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/511/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Bottle. Aroma of fruit, plums and alcohol. Golden red colour with beige head. Very, very sweet flavour of plums, dates and caramel. Medium body.


 sound67 (157), Offenbach, Germany
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/103/56/20
Oct 24, 2009  
33cl dark brown bottle, like the one shown when you’re looking for "Kasteel Bruin" (which is the actual name). Dark nutty brown color, medium beige head collapses quickly but leaves some lacing. Heavy-bodied dark ale (well, at 11%), ok mouthfeel. Aroma is sweet caramel, herbal spices, and plenty of booze. Taste is very sweet - a little like sweet fruit juice, with some bitter herbs for balance. Finish is sweet, too. Lingering alcoholic after taste. No, this can’t be it. Belgian triples/bruins don’t have to be THAT sweet. It’s a little like some medicine you’re taking in my country to improve your heart ("Doppelherz"). I’ve got nothing against sweet chocolaty notes, but this is JUST sweet. No, this ain’t beer.


Lyncham (48), Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Oct 20, 2009  
A very nicely carbonated dark strong ale. It has a nice cola and roasted malt flavors. Overall very nice. The head is long lasting.


 glennmastrange (805), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Bottle. Moderate malt aroma of chocolate, light herbs for the hops, moderate horse blanket for the yeast, raisin, red wine, brown sugar and vinegar. Head is small, fizzy, light brown with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is dark grayish brown, like dark iced tea. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, and the long finish is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly acidic and bitter. Palate is on the fuller side of medium, syrupy and has a softer carbonation than I expected. The sweetness tastes a little artificial, but otherwise a very good Belgian Strong Ale.


Moolesen (13), Netherlands
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/58/20
Oct 15, 2009  
Bottle. Colour was brown caramel, with a nice head. Strong aroma which raised my expectations. But this beer is too sweet for my taste. It is easy to drink thoug, regardless of the high alcohol percentage. When having it in your mouth, the bubbles reminds me almost of a sparkling wine.


 gyllenbock (238), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 8, 2009  
Bottle. Beer color was very similar to Coca Cola. Very sweet aroma, dried fruits. Reminded some of port wine. Taste was very sweet, syrup, plums and some cherries. The alcohol warmed nicely in the stomach.


 BeerBlockaid (538), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 6, 2009  
YEY Belgian Strong Ale me please. I am spending my Spring Semester as a study abroad student in Germany. Hmmm, how could I have forgotten that they offer a program in Belgium as well. Ah so close...guess I should pack up the imaginary BMW M6 and head on over and stock up, road-trip sans monk style. Anywho....Beer pours a dark murky brownish. Dark fruit and yeasty notes....Alcohol to kill even H1N1 that is. Lots of malts. Some hops. Taste is dark fruits, clove, sweet licorice, alcohol and lots of it. Candied malts, brown sugar, and a huge bump of molasses. Nice chocolates and some hops to bounce around. A little aged feeling with some oak influence vanilla twinges. Very sweet though thankfully not super sweet like people in the south make their tea...sugar? tea? Twilight Zone! Anyone else noticed though there are a few "here and there" off notes about this? Maybe the water used?



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