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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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 Scauca (408), Lovere, Italy
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 18, 2007  
Nice dark brown, almost black, appearance, with a creamy disappearing tan head. Quite strong notes of over ripe fruits, malty sweetness, but not that clean. Slight buttery notes and ethilic waves punches nose as it warms in its horrible original glass. Very complex in mouth but way too sweet for me.


 wcampbell (567), Central, South Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/512/20
Dec 12, 2007  
Interesting beer. Tastes like sweet dark fruit and a little bit of spices. Light, slightly alcoholic finish. Smooth, full bodied, and lightly carbonated. Tastes like a sweet port wine. Complex taste.


 TrefwoordPunk (549), Leiden, Netherlands
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/511/20
Dec 11, 2007  
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a very dark amberish brown with a small tan head and a thin smell of malts. Taste is mostly sweet, really it is too sweet, lots of honey and candy sugar. Some malts and alcohol too, but the sweetness ruins a lot


Berge (5), Australia
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3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 11, 2007  
Pours very dark brown almost black with small off white head that lasts not quite long enough. Smells of sweet malt and a little spice and alcohol to me. Full body thats is smooth. Sweetness is definitely there as is the strong malt character which is not over powered by the alcohol (although it is strong). Very enjoyable and would be a great winter warmer.


 Maria (6056), Thisted, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 10, 2007  
Brown/black with a moderate head. The aroma has notes of caramel and fruit in a rather complex combination. The flavour has sweetness and notes of caramel, raisins, dates and other fruits. The alcohol isn’t very obvious. A really nice and complex one.


 dirkbreedveld (247), Netherlands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/514/20
Nov 29, 2007  
Very malty aroma’s from draft. Good steady foam, off white creamy apperance. To sweet to make it drinkable, to heavy in alcohol. For me to overpowering due to the alcohol. Can be a good beer to rest for a few years, and see how it develops.


 MarkBarnes (264), Waterville, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Nov 24, 2007    Updated: Nov 25, 2007
Nov. 25, 2007; 1/9.4 bottle. Dark, porter-like appearance. Spicy, fig/alcohol aroma. Sugary-sweet malt & fruit flavors dominate the taste. The sweetness is nearly-overpowering -- the only obvious flaw of this beer. With a little more hop profile, this would make a decent Quadrupel. Very much a dessert/apertif-type brew that would be a good substitute for the obligatory port after a fine European-style meal.. And, at 11%, it’ll put the lights out for you too. ;-)


 tenghave (402), Taastrup, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 19, 2007  
Cola brun klar øl uden skum. Duft: Meget viniøs, let karamel og let gær. Egetræ. Metalisk. Smag: Kraftig, stærk, varm, meget sød. Samg af malt og mørke bær. Sirup agtig. Tør varm eftersmag. Meget alcohol - flad.



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