De Haagsche Bierbrouwerij Reviews

PotjeBier	3.2 Fiddler Stout From old notes. Must have had this at the source. Cask. Dark brown color. No head. Aroma's are fruity and malty/grainish. Flavor: fruity, light roast, light sweet. A bit thin bodied. Enough carbonation. Finishes with a firm bitterness that mellows quickly. Friday, October 26, 2018
henrikb	3.1 Fiddler Kriek Draft - Very deep red body with a very little brown touch, creamy pink head; Very small nose, quite a bit of kriek aroma but hidden by warm hop notes and a very strange and unfitting touch of celery; The body has a soft texture, a soft small carbonation in a slightly bitter body that is only very little sour; It finishes sour but even more bitter, no kriek aromas but lots of hop and again this strange celery Not to good, but applause for the attempt. Saturday, June 2, 2007
altonbrownd	3.2 Fiddler Tripel On tap at Arendsnest. Bubbly Tripel. Bitter, and quite spicey with lacey texture. Tripel-styl, sweet caramel flavour. Cognacy even. Quite nice. Pity the brewery is out of business. Maybe it will be resurrected. Friday, April 20, 2007
Fukito	3.6 Fiddler Tripel Tap at Arendsnest, march 07. Full, fruity, peachy aroma with an orangey touch. Yeast, alcoholic flavor. Some bubblegum and a nice burning ending. Medium MF with some chewy flavor and a mild ending. Shinny, clear, golden color and a rather thin white head. Nice strong (not so strong) dutch golden ale. Friday, April 6, 2007
NoiZe	3.4 Fiddler Tripel Tap at Fiddler’s in Den Haag. Nice triple, orange, golden colored brew. Without a head. Fruity, sweet aroma. Balanced bitterness with grainy and light fruity taste. A triple combined with the english style brews in mind, with english hops. Nice surprisingly variant. Monday, April 2, 2007
bierkoning	3 Fiddler Tripel Tap, Fiddler, Den Haag. Copper golden color, no head. Hazy. A vague caramelly aroma. No head. Very fruity flavor. Mango and peach. Low on carbon, but flowery hops in the background, becoming a bit stronger in the aftertaste. OK. Thursday, March 8, 2007
bierkoning	3.1 Fiddler Kriek € 2,15 for a half pint. Sweet, sugary aromaof cherry juice. Cherry and yoghurt in the flavor, with some hopbitterness shimmering through. Cherry pudding dessert aftertaste. Nice kriek, not too artificial. Thursday, March 8, 2007
jbrus	3.8 Fiddler Tarwebock On tap at Proeflokaal, Delft. Nice caramel, milky and soft hops in the aroma. It looks real great. Even the waiter was complementing the brewer for making such a easy-to-tap-stil-looking-good beer. Ruby color, beige creamy head, good lace. In the aroma again caramel and milk but also butterscotch, licorice and a soft bitter finish. Very smooth, very easy going. Tuesday, December 19, 2006
jbrus	3.4 Fiddler Stout Cask at the brewpub. Nice chocolate aroma. Dark brown color, beige head, good lace. Sweet, malty, blackberries, chocolate, light roasted finish, light bitter, full body. Saturday, December 16, 2006
jbrus	3.2 Fiddler Ale Cask at the brewpub. Faint aroma, some hops, some malts. Dark yellow color, off-white head, fair lace. Sweet, soft bitterness but well hopped (even some cascade-like floral flavors). Light herbal, hints of caramel. Soft and mild. Maybe a bit too mild for a Bitter Ale. Saturday, December 16, 2006
jbrus	3.4 Fiddler Kriek On tap at the brewpub. Malty aroma with some cherries and hints of cherry pits. Red color, pinkish head, good lace. Malty, sweetish, light bitter start, some cherry, cherry pits. Very nice mouthfeel, milky start turning very full and a woody dry finish. Much better than all the Dutch and Belgian so called kriek beers that are booming. Saturday, December 16, 2006
KnutAlbert	3.4 Fiddler Stout Cask at the brewpub. Full porter aroma, roasted malt and coffee, smoky aftertaste. Their best beer by far. Friday, October 27, 2006
KnutAlbert	2.6 Fiddler Herfstbock Draft at the brewpub - the pump clip said 6,8%. Sweet bock, true to the style, but much too sweet for my liking. Like they have diluted brown sugar in the beer! Friday, October 27, 2006
KnutAlbert	2.9 Fiddler Ale Draft at the brewpub. A pleasant bitter, combining full maltiness with a hoppy finish. PAle brown, no head. Friday, October 27, 2006
KnutAlbert	2.4 Fiddler Pale Ale CAsk at the brewpub. Rather thin and watery, there is both aroma and a hoppy finish in there, but I don’t feel it’s enough of it. Friday, October 27, 2006
bierkoning	3.2 Fiddler Herfstbock Brewery tap. Dark brown color. Toffee and a hint of roast in the aroma. Blackcurrant, butterscotch, butter and licorice in the flavor. Long licorice bitter aftertaste. More like a strong ale instead of a bock. Nevertheless a fine beer. Wednesday, September 20, 2006
3fourths	3.1 Fiddler Ale Cask glass Consumed at De Fiddler, Den Haag, May 2006 Amber brown color, white lacing and head. Fresh, lightly hoppy, some sweet pale malts and honey. Mildly bitter in the finish. Simple, but at least fresh tasting. Wednesday, June 7, 2006
3fourths	2.8 Fiddler Pale Ale Cask glass Consumed at De Fiddler, Den Haag, May 2006 Smells like semi-sweet clover honey. Has a small filmy head on a golden honey orange colored body. Sweet and light and malty up front, moderately bitter on the back... some honey and C hop notes, though fairly light. British IPA style I suppose, but nothing really to get excited about. Wednesday, June 7, 2006
3fourths	3.1 Fiddler Stout Cask glass Consumed at De Fiddler, Den Haag, May 2006 Dark red and brown with more ruby hues at the bottom of the glass. Not really any sense of smoked or roasted malts in this one, but possibly some burnt maple and brown-ale-like qualities. Somewhat sweet dark cherries noticed, as well as old oak wood. Too light, just a bit too sweet. Uninteresting. Wednesday, June 7, 2006
jbrus	3.3 Fiddler Tripel Re-rate, On tap at the brewpub: Peach aroma with hint of caramel and a bit soapy in the beginning. Light hazy, yellow color, tiny off-white head, good lace. Light sweet, bitter, apricot in the flavor, fruity, hint of honey. Soft, bitter dry and flat finish. English hops in a Belgian Ale. Jan 2006, 3.5: On tap at Winterbierfestival. Strong caramel aroma. Light hazy, amber color, off-white head, good lace. Sweet, caramel, lots of bitter hops, dry finish. Strange combination of an abbey tripel with english hops. Monday, January 23, 2006
jerohen	2.6 Fiddler Tripel On draft at Fiddler’s. Clear golden coloured, small head. Some hops, alcohol is apparent. Quite watery. Like caesar mentioned, not a tripel in a Belgian way. Sunday, January 8, 2006
jerohen	3.1 Fiddler Pale Ale On draft at Fiddler. Pale golden coloured, small head. Flowery aroma (hops). Hoppy and somewhat fruity (apple) flavour. Hopbitter finish. Ok brew. Sunday, January 8, 2006
jerohen	1.7 Fiddler Stout On draft at Fiddler. Very dark coloured, brownish head. Roasted malts in aroma. In flavour liquorice dominates (over the top imho), malt presence, quite bitter. The strong liquorice flavour totally ruins the fun for me. Not my kind of stout or porter (whatever they want it to be...). Sunday, January 8, 2006
jerohen	3 Fiddler Ale On draft at the brewpub. Amber coloured, small head. Some hops in aroma, malty flavour with some fruity notes. Moderately bitter. Watery beer, but quite ok. Sunday, January 8, 2006
caesar	3.1 Fiddler Tripel Tap, Fiddler. Clear golden color, short head. Aroma of some grain, hop. Bit creamy and thick texture. Strong taste, bit alcohol, some grain, bit watery still. Not a triple in a belgian way. Saturday, January 7, 2006
caesar	2.9 Fiddler Pale Ale Tap, Fiddler. Clear golden color, short head. Hoppy aroma, flowery. Quite hopbitter taste, sweet, vanilla. Ok Pale ale. Saturday, January 7, 2006
caesar	3.4 Fiddler Stout Tap, Fiddler. Dark, brownish head. Soft weak aroma, bit roasted malt. Stronger taste, licorice, bitter, roasted malts. Decent stout, or porter? Saturday, January 7, 2006
caesar	2.7 Fiddler Ale Tap, Fiddler. Clear reddish color, short lasting head. Amber malt, bit sweet, quite bitter. Watery taste. Decent ale. Saturday, January 7, 2006
Savad	3 Fiddler Pale Ale From tap at the brewery’s pub. Golden color. White, small “English” head. Good lacing, actually. The aroma is herbal and hoppy. Grain and apple. Long hoppy, herbal, very bitter aroma. Moderately astringent mouthfeel. The hop content is balanced. I think it’s good when there is a food next to this beer: soup or pizza. Saturday, August 20, 2005
Savad	2.9 Fiddler Ale From tap at the brewery’s pub. Dark gold color. Virtually no (English-style) head. Very subtle aroma: grape skins, hop hints. Leaves a very pleasant mouthfeel. Yet, the flavor is plain: moderate bitter, a bit yeasty, very remote fruit notes. Dry and light-to-medium body. Flat and soft. Quite balanced for the style, yet too plain for me. Saturday, August 20, 2005
Savad	3 Fiddler Stout From tap at the brewery’s pub. Dark brown body with ruby tints. Small off-white diminishing head. Virtually no lacing. Was served too cold. The aroma got frozen. Only coffee captures first. Then gets some sweet notes, dark bread, cassis. Coffee and hops in flavor. Burnt mouthfeel. Medium in body, dry a bit watery. Soft. Saturday, August 20, 2005
Liberty	3.1 Fiddler Jubilator On draft at the PINT beerfestival. From this brewery I did suspect a British style beer, so I was quite surprised when tasting this one. Intended as a Dunkelweizen. Not bad, some sour in there.. a light bitter taste, some yeast and fruitiness. Overall nice balanced beer. Monday, July 25, 2005
JorisPPattyn	3.5 Fiddler Jubilator Draught Huge amber head, very dense, cream-like; hazy red-amber beer. Cakelike, cookies malt, rather sweet nose. Sweet malty (ambrée, cookiek, Münich) with overlying fruity notes, sourish but does not really taste infected. Refreshing despite the decent ABV. Quite well-bodied, certain slickness, orangezeste in the aftertaste. Not unattractive beer. The beer didn’t strike me as British, but I would never have guessed the intended style. Saturday, July 23, 2005
jbrus	2 Fiddler Winters Tale Tap. A sourish, lactic and little smoked aroma. Cloudy, orange/brown color, beige head, good lace. Sour start, light sweet after that, bitter spices, some smoke, dertergent and thin. Completely unbalanced and bad tasting brew. Thursday, February 17, 2005
NoiZe	3.3 Fiddler Ale Nice ale. Black, amber coloured. Nice, for me hard to define aroma. A bit bitterness and yet fruity. Had a pint of this one at the Brouwcafe itself. Nice one! Sunday, January 23, 2005
NoiZe	3.3 Fiddler Tarwebock Had a pint of this one at the Brouwcafe itself. Very nice looking beer. Smells good too, little yeasty. Tastes not like a bock, but nice anyway. Sunday, January 23, 2005
NoiZe	3.4 Fiddler Stout Had a pint of this one at the Brouwcafe itself. Nice stout, sweet and malty coffee taste. Looks nice. Sunday, January 23, 2005
skortila	3 Fiddler Ale (on tap at the brewpub) Hoppy and malty aroma. Clear, amber-golden coloured with a lasting thin -english style- head. Taste is quite fruity, nice and hoppy. slightly bitter and a bit watery. Good ale. Saturday, January 22, 2005
skortila	2.7 Fiddler Tarwebock (on tap at the brewpub) Caramel malty nose, a bit yeasty and fruity. Orange-red coloured with a lasting, creamy head. This beer looks good. Taste is a bit weird. Caramel, some hops and fruits. Saturday, January 22, 2005
skortila	3.3 Fiddler Stout (on tap at the brewpub) Roasted malty nose with some coffee in it. Black coloured with an off-white head. Taste is quite sweet, coffee malty and some toffee. Quite a decent brew. Saturday, January 22, 2005
rauchbier	3.6 Fiddler Tarwebock Keg, Amsterdam BBF2003. Ruby red, good cream coloured head and moderate condition. Malt and butterscotch aromas, more sweet butterscotch and caramel in the mouth and a slight dry bitterness developing in the finish. Saturday, December 13, 2003
bierkoning	2.1 Fiddler Tarwebock Cloudy with a yeasty aroma and flavor. Some hops, blackcurrant and licorice. Nothing special, lacks the basic bock beer characteristics. Wednesday, November 5, 2003
bierkoning	3.1 Fiddler Pale Ale Slight hoppy aroma. Very light color, limited sparkling. Citric raw hoppy flavor. Just a bit yeasty, but not too much, the hops dominate. Long hopbitter finish. Wednesday, November 5, 2003
bierkoning	3.1 Fiddler Ale Slight whisky aroma. Sweetish with some butterscotch. Lacking in bitterness. Very fruity (grapes) and malty. Likeable beer, but lacking in power and bite. Just a bit yeasty aftertaste. (6 3 7 3 12 = 2.9) New brewer: hoppy flavor with caramel and butterscotch. Buttery mouthfeel. Medium bdoied. Hoppy, flowery aroma. Firm grassy bitter aftertaste. Not bad. Wednesday, November 5, 2003
bierkoning	3.2 Fiddler Stout Lacking aroma, just a bit of coffee. The flavor makes up for it. Lots of licorice and coffee. Agreeable sweetness, just a bit creamy. Wednesday, November 5, 2003
jerohen	2.9 Fiddler Tarwebock PINT bokbier-festival 2003. Fantastic appearance. Stout-like flavour with some berries. Unusual. Saturday, October 25, 2003
caesar	3.1 Fiddler Tarwebock PINT-bokbier 2003: Very cloudy brown color, short creamy head. Initial aroma and taste i described were: Creamy, bitter, coffee, chocolat. I referred to the Guinness even. But after half a glass of this odd brew, i discovered a more fruity aroma, and the notes in my little book changed to: strong berry, grapes. Overall, quite enjoyable. Saturday, October 25, 2003
jbrus	3.4 Fiddler Pale Ale Cask at the brewpub: Citric, lemon and some malts in the aroma. Pale yellow color, white head, good lace. Malty, grass, herbs, light sweet, hints of citric sourness in the background, bitter. Quite full for just 4%, dry mouthfeel finish. Well hopped. Much better than the previous time but much changed as well. They even have a new brewmaster. Tap, Mar 2003, 1.8: Light aroma with fresh apples and a hint of plastic. Pale golden color, small white head, few lace. Tastes like apple juice mixed with lots of water. Long bitter finish. Monday, March 10, 2003