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Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ingelmunster, Belgium

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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)


2.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
EKGoldings (487) - Radford, Virginia, USA - NOV 2, 2007
Yuk. Way too sweet for me. Nice malt and toffee aroma, but the taste made me gag.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
RaphaelN (195) - Peterborough, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 31, 2007
Bottle at St. Veronus. Dark pour into a trappist glass. Nose was acidic, with hints of cardamom, some other spices I couldn’t make out, and heavy amounts of sugar with a touch of alcohol. Taste was sweet. Large amounts of brown sugar, cider, plums and licorice finish. This was a wonderful beer, but a tad too sweet for my liking. Definitely a worthwhile brew.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
keith0718 (268) - Olathe, Kansas, USA - OCT 28, 2007
This beer looks like dirty apple cider. It is sweeter than apple cider. This beer is incredibly sweet. It’s too sweet for my taste. It’s like a dessert beer.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
KimJohansen (10337) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - OCT 28, 2007
Dark brown with tiny head. Sweet malty aroma with fruit and toffee notes. Very sweet flavor with hints of plums, brown sugar, chocolate and malt. Well hidden alcohol that warms in the end.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
tomciccateri (681) - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA - OCT 19, 2007
UPDATED: DEC 12, 2011 From a 33cl brown bottle labeled "Bruin-Brune". Pours a clear dark brown with lots of carbonation but no head. Medium body with big malty presence. Underlying hops bitterness but topped by malty sweetness. Slight raisiny charactger. Late alcohol warming character. A bit carbonated in the bottle.

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Defreni (1781) - Husum, DENMARK - OCT 16, 2007
Flaske. Ikke så megen duft, men stor smag. Ekstrem sød men ikke hvinende. Derimod en fin balance til den megen alkohol som gør at denne kun detekteres til sidst i en slurk. Yderst delikat. Men dog for en dimensionel til at komme over 4.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
hombrepalo (1317) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - OCT 15, 2007
Tap at The Maproom Chicago. Poured out dark brown, incredible aroma of sweetness, plum-raisin, licorish. Slight alcohol taste. Tasty! Mmmm candy beer!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jcwattsrugger (8704) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - OCT 8, 2007
750ml bottle-pours thin tan head and dark brown color. Aroma is dark malt-rock candy/sweet, dark fruit-plum/raisin, sherry like, biting hops. Taste is very sweet/syrupy, dark malt-rock candy/sweet, dark fruit-plum/raisin, sherry like, biting hops, some molasses/licorice, cloying, also some dryness, huskiness. Nice, sipping. OK carbonation.


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