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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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 sunevdj (1770), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Apr 23, 2006    Updated: Apr 16, 2007
Pours dark brown with no head. EXTREMELY sweet. Strong aromas of marzipan and sugars. Full bodied and breadlike. Warming alcohol in the finish with more marzipan. Way too sweet. We tried to mix it with a kriek... it got slightly better. (14/04-07) 2002 vintage The beer is not so sweet anymore. I has a bit more earthy and dusty flavors. The beers has certainly gained from the lagering.


 Lubiere (4480), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 21, 2006  
Clear dark brown ale with a thin moka head. Aroma of brown sugar, coriander, orange peels, alcohol, and wood. In mouth, sweet candy sugar, spices like orange peels, cherries, aniseed, and leathery notes in finish. Medium to rich body. Alcohol warmth soothing the palate. Rated at room temperature, in 750 ml.


 Quinten (959), zaandam, Netherlands
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 21, 2006  
Very dark brown color, thin foamy head, Very compex aroma, very sweet, to much alcohol, it took more than the whole day to do thise one.


 MoreHead (355), Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 17, 2006  
this came highly recommended when i was in the store talking to a guy who tours the breweries in belgium every year. sweet aromas of plum and caramel, flavor of spice with some alcohol warming. if you’re a belgium fan, this brown beauty will definitely rate up there with the finest.


 SSSteve (2056), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 16, 2006  
dark brown color and a small creamy off white head that strangely coats the outside of the glass as you drink it. caramel, toffee malt aroma. really sweet. the sweetest belgian i’ve tried. caramel, plum, raisins, other dark fruits, candy. tons of sugar. this stuff must rot your teeth faster than cola. WAY too sweet but the alcohol is completely covered up.


 turbothy (721), Bonn, Germany
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/55/20
Apr 16, 2006  
Bottle. Pours with a look not unlike cola. Aroma is practically non-existent. Taste is of alcohol (pretty well hidden for the 11%, though) and sugar/caramel. Nothing exciting at all about this beer, went in the sink after three sips.


 iowaherkeye (1847), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Apr 10, 2006  
11.2oz bottle, dated 03-2010. Pours a cloudy dark brown with a small, beige head. Aroma is of Belgian yeast, candied sugar, alcohol, and raisins. Taste is of lots of raisins, very sweet, alcohol is well hidden, sweet finish. Soft carbonation.


 blankboy (3198), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 6, 2006  
Bottle courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a clear dark reddish-brown with a spare diminishing off-white head. Sweet aroma of malt, dark fruit, yeast, sugar and alcohol. Flavour’s just as sweet, a touch too much for me. Tastes of caramel malt, brown sugar, dark fruit, spices and yeast with a mildly bitter alcoholic dry finish. Medium bodied. This is pretty decent but it doesn’t knock my socks off, I’m just not into overly sweet Belgians.



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