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Kasteelbier Donker

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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6443.61/5.03.6/5.011%80.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
A strong Belgian brown ale.
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 elektronikfagteknikerlærling (892), kbh, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Apr 29, 2007  
bottle. dark brown color with a small head. sour aroma with some sweetness of fruits in the taste.


 GreatLibations (1441), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/102/58/102/513/20
Apr 23, 2007  
Pours muddy brown w/ a spritzy spatter froth. Minimal hang time w/ only a thin ring of residual lace. Aroma of dark fruits, german chocolate cake, and sweet butter. Full nectar w/ very little residual effers. It’s almost still, even on the palate. Nada bubble. Big sweet complex malts w/ a mild yet defined sharp tartness, almost acidic. And I do mean sweet, barleywine sweet. This brew is very complex in nature. Flavors of fat carmeled apples and kiwi fruit. Brown sugar and molases. Huge black cherries and over ripened peach meat, plumy raisins, and brown, glazed cakebread (fruitcake). The kiwi is prominant. The finish is long and sweet w/ the kiwi fruit lingering well past it’s bedtime. This is a barleywine for sure. Overall: a good specimen but you really have to be in the mood for some serious acidic tart sweetness.


 bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 23, 2007  
Bottled. Dark brown coloured with a rather large head. Sweet! Notes of dust, candied sugar, chocolate, toffee, berries and cherry. Somewhat dry finish.


 Theis (3652), Denmark
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Apr 16, 2007    Updated: Jan 31, 2008
Rerate: Bottle at ØLbaren - Thanks Dixen. Clear brown - offwhite head. Sweetness, sweetness, sweetness, sweetness, sweetness, sweetness, sweetness, yeasty, licorice, pepper. Typical beligan sweet & yeasty beer. ...-...-...-...-...-...-...-...-... Bottle (Sune). Dark brown - offwhite head. Brown sugar & dust. Sweet, sweet, licorice, chokolate, dark fruits, cherry, dry. (5/4/5/3/13)


 Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/511/20
Apr 16, 2007  
Bottle @ Dulle Griet, Gent. Dark liquorice and hints of roasty chocolate. Mild belgian yeast. Excessively sweet and alcoholic but not a complete loss despite that.


 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 7, 2007  
Wow...this is too sweet. I thought it was a dubbel when I took a sip and wow was I shocked! Aroma was yeast and alochol. Pour was a dark dark brown with barely a head. Taste was WAY too sweet....some fruit and alcohol burn but tastes like they dumped a bag of sugar in it. It does not taste lke 11% alcohol but it is too sweet for me.


 ekstedt (2420), Göteborg, Sweden
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/53/104/58/20
Apr 2, 2007  
Bottle. Clear deep copper, large fluffy white head. Deep roasetd malty and fruity aroma, with notes of yeast and earthy hops. Thick and smooth mouthfeel. Extremely unbalanced flavour, way too much sweetness and alcohol.


 Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/518/20
Mar 27, 2007  
This brown poured with small yet lively head. Left moderate lace. Black cherry and raw honeyed/candied tastes from a deep violet brown pour. Possessing watery fruit flavor and subtle sweet flavor, this prized brown was enjoyed at Concordia Ale House.



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