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Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ingelmunster, Belgium

bottled
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RATINGS: 824   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.59   EST. CALORIES: 330   ABV: 11%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A strong Belgian brown ale.
After extensive tasting, trying to fulfil increasingly strict requirements, the brewmaster obtains a creamy, dark Belgian brown ale: Kasteelbier. The quality of the past is still unmatched and the beloved taste is very much of the present. Kasteelbier is a dark, artisanal beer, soft and mild, full and creamy. It can age for many, many years, as indicated on the bottle. 11% abv, serve at 12°C (54°F) (Translation by Martinus)


1.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
kerenmk (139) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - DEC 28, 2011
bottle. muddy, opaque colour, smells of strong coffee, cherry and some malt. tastes of alcohol, a little sour but mostly sickeningly sweet with a horrible aftertaste. medium body.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BadAprilia1000 (105) - Johnson City, Tennessee, USA - DEC 14, 2011

3.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MaartenRF10 (349) - Wageningen, NETHERLANDS - DEC 6, 2011
Dark brown with bit creamy off-white head. Very full mouthfeel, thick beer. Sweet, strong, not very complex, what makes it easy to drink. Most disctinct feature in the tatse is overrpe banana. Not a topbeer but one I can certainly enjoy on a regular base.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
VITUSBEERHOUSE (152) - SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - DEC 4, 2011
olor a caramelo y malta tostada y al paladar fuerte, intensa, amarga,parece un basoncito de regaliz. Poco carbonatada es ideal para acompanarla con carne asada o comida con sabores fuertes.

1.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 2/20
GSAP (47) - NETHERLANDS - NOV 27, 2011
Your beers worst nightmare.... Did not finish the whole bottle; aroma was ok, dark caramel. But the taste is horrible; rotten fruit, diesel, and some cheap marzipan.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
teddybeer (572) - Madrid, SPAIN - NOV 26, 2011
33cl bottle. Dark brown with off-white head, fair lacing but quickly diminishes. Aroma is to toasted sugar, caramel, spicy. Flavour is sweet, spicy, alcoholic, with candy sugar notes. On palate results moderate dense with a taste very sweet and persistent, and an alcoholic final that impregnates mouth and nose. Carbonation is soft. Texture is oily. Body is full.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
solidfunk (442) - Ontario, CANADA - NOV 25, 2011
A very sweet beer. Not surprising due to the high alcohol content. Great thick, sediminenty colour, but a little high on the sweet count

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
kermis (576) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - NOV 25, 2011
Bottle at a pool hall, den Haag. Dark brown pour with tan head. Aroma of caramel, fruit. Flavour is very sweet and fruity with noticeable alcohol.


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