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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)

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Nisse666 (1973) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - SEP 9, 2011
Bottle , sample at GBF 2011, cons 2011-09-02 AR:roasted malt AP: brown sous, wee frothy head F: caramel, nuttiness

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
vickey9 (152) - Brussels, BELGIUM - SEP 3, 2011
Red brown, spicy, too playing some game that beer is differen one, but sweety, coffeee like, an sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeetye, B@H

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MMR (179) - NETHERLANDS - AUG 17, 2011
Aroma has some caramel, some chocolat and is very malt. The taste is lovely sweet and it’s aftertaste contains a slight hint of bitterness. Overall a very nice sweet beer with a very dark brown color which hides it’s 11% alcohol very well.

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
hoju777 (33) - FRANCE - AUG 13, 2011
Bottle from Carrefour. Very dark. Tastes like a very sweet imperial stout. I dind’t realize it was 11% until the next day when I was trying to figure out how my night went so wrong.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
annunz123 (212) - Taunton, Massachusetts, USA - AUG 12, 2011
Pours dark brown with a medium head. Cereal and alcohol in the aroma, along with some nuts, raisins, and plum. Taste is sweet and doughy, almost a cross between a beer and a cinnamon roll. Maybe a little too sweet, but otherwise a fun beer and easy to drink for 11%.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Balazs (562) - Budapest, HUNGARY - AUG 2, 2011
Bottle from Csak a jó sör. Poured with a dark ruby-brown color, and a quick to dissolve tan head. Aroma of red grapes, cocoa, alcohol, cellar, tons of caramel, nuts, raisins and plum. Sweet, way too sweet for my taste, but the sweetness hides the alcohol pretty well. Caramel, candy, and a bit roasty aroma in the aftertaste. Strong one.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Psytron (503) - Turku, FINLAND - AUG 1, 2011
UPDATED: AUG 20, 2011 Rerating 20.8.2011. Roasted smell. Medium brown, a bit reddish colour. Minimal head. Aroma of candy and alcohol and caramel. Very sweet. Oily texture.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Kristall-König (1552) - Oldenburg, GERMANY - JUL 28, 2011
Dunkles Tripel mit ordentlichen 11 Umdrehungen. Der Geschmack ist süß mit einer Karamellnote. Schwer malziger Unterton in dem natürlich auch der Alkohol mitreden möchte. Ein ziemlich weiches Tripel. Der Alkohol wirkt hier eher wärmend und nicht störend kratzig. Gutes Tripel. Gehaltvoll.Test vom 14.1.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche


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