De Koninck

Brewed by Brouwerij De Koninck
Style: Belgian Ale
Antwerpen, Belgium

Pours a cloudy brownish amber in color with a rocky inch-thick off-white head that lasts. Aroma of yeasty bread, fruit (raisins) caramel. Sweet, slightly earthy malt flavor with an interesting dry finish. I don’t know why, but I’m reminded of Boston Baked Beans candy for some reason. Sweet, yet ... not. Oh, well. Very enjoyable at any rate.

Draught. Clear orange coloured with a creamy off white head. Fruity aroma of citrus and spices. Flavour of fruits and spices with notes of caramel, citrus and hops. Hoppy finish.

Average off-white fizzy head that mostly diminished. Fair lacing. Amber colour with a clear sparkling body. Light caramel, hint of hops, light yeast and somewhat barnyard notes. Some fruity notes can also be detected. Light bodie with a lively carbonation and light dry texture. Light bitter flavour with balanced sweetness. Light dry and bitter hops finish.

My bottle has "10/07/04" on the back, and I wasn’t sure if this was in the European style (ie, July 4, 2010), or American (ie, Oct 7, 2004), and if the latter whether that was a bottling date or best by date. The place I bought this from hasn’t even been open a year yet, so it’s all perplexing. As I pour, I suspect this is old ... muddy and extremely heavily sedimented, with a sour aroma, this just feels old. It’s earthy, somewhat bubblegummy, but extremely thin bodied, despite the chunky persona. Me thinks I was robbed. I’ll try again. Discount my rating for now. <<Re-rate from draft, Falling Rock Taphouse, 10/10/07 ... much better. Tea-colored with a thin top, this may not be the freshest keg, but it still drinks well. Sweet with a hint of the sourness that really came out in my 3-year old bottle. Thin body and I struggled to get past the tea analogy, even in the flavor. Upgraded a bit. >>(#2943, 5/30/2007)

featured all the yeasty/spiciness you expect from something from belgium...as well, it had a earthy/woodsy flavor i would guess come from the hops. easy drinking beer but nothing i would go out of my way for. average.

Tap-served in De Koninck glass. Barely there white head with decent lacing. Clear amber body. Aromas of light spicy/peppery, bubble gum, light earthiness, and some hops. Flavor is lightly sweet with touch of bitterness.

330 ml bottle. Crystal clear reddish copper colour. Small fine-laced head. Woody and slightly grassy aroma. Northern Brewer hops maybe? High carbonation level leaves a prickly sensation. Slightly nutty flavours, but the lack of sweetness and a drying hop flavours makes the beer feel light. High clean hop bitterness. Refreshing, but with quite a bit of Belgian character. I believe I have tried this beer unfiltered before and remember it as having much more character and also a little cloudy. This version feels just too clean and very industrial.

Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured clear dark amber with a moderate frothy off-white head that lasted with good lacing. Moderate yeasty fruity aroma. Medium body. Medium complex tart citrus flavor with a medium tart citrus finish of moderate duration. Intereting brew.