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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 
6393.61/5.03.6/5.011%80.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
A strong Belgian brown ale.
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 scanovajr (361), Stanford, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/514/20
Aug 28, 2007  
A brown beer with a nice head. Aroma is sweet and toffee. Taste is roasted malt, sweet, toffee. Very nice mouthfeel and noticeable alcohol. Notes of burnt sugar


 mgumby10 (1843), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 10, 2007  
Pours dark brown, with a small off white head. Smells of sweet malts, caramel, and a little nuttiness. The taste was very sweet, much sweeter than expected. Huge malty, caramel sweetness just masks most everything else.I was hoping for some smoky nutty flavors, but no go here. Sweet finish and aftertaste with not much balance. I was either disappointed, or unhappy it wasnt what I was expecting.


 beerguy101 (3861), Newark, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 4, 2007  
This Belgian Strong Ale pours a deep brown color from a 33cl bottle. Medium sized white beige foamy head. Aroma is baked bread, earthy and sweet. A medium bodied Belgian Strong Ale. Malts are very sweet, fruity, burnt sugar, plums, molasses and brown sugar. Some yeast and fruit esters here, but mostly the sweet malts. Nice soft mouthfeel. The flavor changes somewhat as it warms, it gets a little earthier and somewhat less sweet. Nice soft carbonation as well. Mouthfeel is soft and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is sweet.


 Kirill (264), Durham, North Carolina, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/103/59/20
Aug 3, 2007  
maybe i got a shitty bottle, but this just seems over sweetened to hide the alcohol and theres really not much else about this brew


 Bullit (1290), Glasgow, Scotland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/512/20
Aug 2, 2007  
Dark ruby-red beer with a small disappearing beige head. Aroma is of alcohol, toffee and sweet dried fruits. Taste is very sweet, fruity. Lacks bitterness, alcohol is too present and way too sweet. Not my favourite.


 TaxiDriver (904), Stadland, Germany
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/103/510/20
Aug 1, 2007  
Bottle. Cola, alcoholic, malt, liquor, a little bit of caramel. Small off-white fizzy head, fully dimishing. Dark brown clear body. Sweet, a hint of bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, lively / fizzy carbonation. To alcoholic, to much carbonation - there are better ones.


 Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 21, 2007  
Ruddy brown, with a small white head. Fairly powerful nose hints of Brown sugar, plums, dates, red apple, golden apple, caramel, toffee and a bit of barnyard. Flavor is extremely sweet and very fruity. Honestly, I think it’s a pretty tasty beer. Well hidden alcohol, with a balanced flavor. This is a fairly tasty, enjoyable Belgian.


lak20 (3), Budaörs, Hungary
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4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Jul 17, 2007  
A full-bodied velvety bier with a high alcohol percentage. The Syrah of beers. This is a heavy beer, but if drunk properly the alcohol is not overwhelming, it does not dominate the taste.



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