 kujo9 (1044), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
Oct 30, 2003
Nice copper brown w/a dissipating beige head, but it laces very well. Toasty malt w/ raisin & plum; alcohol sweetness. Very vinous and malt flavor, sweetly fruity, lightly chocolate and caramel flavors as well. Sweet alcohol makes itself apparent, but does not overpower other flavors. Stays sweet from start to finish, but just the well balanced side of cloying with a very light hop flavor in the aftertaste. If you like malty beers, this one's for you. Elevated carbonation level lightens the medium body and has a nice warming alcohol, and very smooth m/f. I quite enjoy this one, and it's not that expensive. Seems more of a digestif since it remains sweet, but it's a good fire place sipper.
JK54B (269), Finland
Aug 17, 2008 A 0.33L bottle from Alko shop. A fast disappearing pale brown head. Red brownish colour. Some syrup and maltiness in the taste. Also some oak in the taste(?). Hoppiness in the end.
stankenk (24), Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Pours dark mohagony with a small head. The nose is chocolate and caramel. Comes across the palate as strong caramel, chocolate and even some plum.
bobaidan (304), Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Pours dark mohagony with a small head. Aroma is dark fruit and a bit of alcohol. Mouth feel is thick and smooth with little carbonation present. Flavor is much the same with a nice sweetness and a touch of sour fruit for good measure. Alcohol is well hidden.
Gary__ (72), London, Greater London, England
Aug 15, 2008 Updated: Aug 16, 2008I love the bottle image:It resembles the Duff brewery from The Simpsons- .Next Time I drink Kasteel Donker I plan to swill it from a giant Kwak Yard Glass. CHUG CHUG.Aromas of malt and dark fruit;I This beer has such a malty flavour -alcoholic fruit. Clusters of raisins,green apple -cherry too.Smooth rich and heafty drinking experience.
GarrettB (396), Centennial, Colorado, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Another Belgian offering, looking hale and flavorful even before I pop it open. Inside the bottle it is inscrutable, but outside in a glass this is an intense Belgian treat. The half centimeter light brown head gives way to a liver red body, which looks like pure cherry juice as it is poured into the glass. The aroma slithers its way into the nose, effecting it like an intoxicating candy. A general blanket of creamy sweetness envelopes your skull, and then pronounces its details: azuki beans and dark chocolate. It’s like a Japanese red velvet cake. The flavor is similarly sweet with redolent cherries, and includes the aroma’s distinguishing azuki bean thickness. Oh, and a generous dose of booze (but not too much.) I find it just right. Its intensely sweet, but stops short of popping your eyes out of their sockets with its dark cherry and azuki bean sugar prods. Really, it’s a diabetic romance. And to top it off, a sip of the Kasteelbier Donker leaves behind a truly beautiful thin clay-like film all over the glass. Maybe it’s dried sugar, but otherwise it looks like a nice beer glaze. In a way, I can see how the powerful flavors could be misconstrued as a botched effort that made a cough medicine beer, but for me, it leans over that fine line into brazen deliciousness.
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