De Koninck

[184-20070107] 330mL. Wheaty aroma, no sweetness. Clear, dark orange red body with a few slow medium-sized bubbles throughout and a medium-lasting foamy white head. Simple wheaty flavour, first astringent then lightly skunky after. Medium body. Booze is too apparent otherwise togetherness would be fine.

Dry, bitter, session beer. Good malty flavour and some sweetness on the lips. Easy drinking and inexpensive.

Draft from Lowlander? Pale amber colour with a small white head. Light body, BIG intentions. Nose of brown sugar. Molasses, maple syrup and orange in the taste. Very clean, sweet finish. Washes down oh so well. I wasn’t this impressed from the bottle - perhaps draft is the way to go?

Small white head; red-brown body. Faint acidic fruity aroma. Lightly acidic fruity taste with light licorice notes. Dryish watery fruit aftertaste. Decent, but no more, for a supposed Belgian. (0.33l bottle.)

The first time I had this I thought it tasted more like an apple, pear cinnamon drink than beer come to think of it I never had one on tap while in Antwrep. Page 136 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide and only 420 Classic Brews to go.

Draught. Pours a clear amber color with a longlasting creamy off-white head. Sweet malty slightly yeasty aroma with some caramel hints. Sweet malty caramel flavor with some hints of yeast. Has a malty finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

Pours bright orange/amber into a tulip. Fluffy off-white head pancakes and laces as it slowly recedes. Candi sugar aromas. Slightly sour upfront with a lasting dry bitter metallic finish.

Bottle. Amber beer with a light head. The aroma is lighlty dry and roasted and the flavour is quite dry and burn’t tasting with a watery finish. Overall an average beer.