Tilburgs Dutch Brown Ale

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Brown Ale
Tilburg, Netherlands

330ml bottle. Aroma is predominantly malty with notes of dark bread and milky caramel sweetness in the background, along with some faintly floral perfume and an odd sort of vegetative tinge, perhaps olive? Light suggestions of raisin and cocoa appear after considerable warming. Deep, clear dark brown in color with a slight, very fine yet lasting head and artful lacing. Lightly bitter and yeasty to start, developing into more of a grainy, sweet, lightly roasted malt character and finishes with a blend of a distinct sort of tangy dried fruitiness, lingering dark sugars, chocolate, tobaccoish herbs and pepper. Thin, watery and moderately effervescent palate, body is medium. Not spectacular, but its price did not indicate that it would necessarily be...

I thought this brown ale was a treat. It was sweet, almost cidery, with a taste of currant perhaps. The aftertaste is pleasant to non-existant. More of a beer to sip than to drink in any quantity as it settled rather heavy in my stomach. Still, it’s going on my permanent favorites list.

From the bottle, this looks like the brown the name suggests, except when held to the light when it’s actually a radiant red. Nice head with an almost marshmellowy texture. The aroma hints at the sweet bite of a Granny smith apple, and the same flavor flourishes on the palatte. Quite delicious.

One of the better Brown Ale’s I have tried. I picked it up on a beer run to West Memphis and will go back again. I has a very creamy feel with just the right amount of sweetness.

Whoa. I think this one is way under rated. This is the one of the best brown ales I ever had! Rocky tan head. Reddish brown in color. Slight musty raison smell? This is definitely made with some kind of Abbey Ale yeast strain. Mouthful is very creamy. I can see how some may find it a bit too sweet (and even to me it might be), but I’ve never been much of a hop head. And the musty yeast kind of balances it all out. Bitter at the front, malty but musty caramel at the end. A great beer! This is a brown ale for Trappist fans. If only they bittered this one up a notch more. It really is a tad too sweet as I continue to enjoy my sixer.

Picked up a six pack of this at Harris Teeter for $6, thus I wasn’t expecting much but was pleasently surprised at what I found.

(Bottle) Red brown color with disappearing beige head. Nice lacing. Aroma is sweet and sour. Taste is very sweet, malty with berries, perhaps some cherry. Has a hint of sourness to it that I like.

Nice dark red color with a small head b ut good lacing. Nice aroma with a good flavor. Very drinkable I will hav e this again.