De Koninck

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

Bottle from Peace St. Market, Raleigh. Coppery colored with aroma of caramel malt, some cabernet, fruit, and black pepper aromas. Tastes fairly well balanced and complex, with medium body and some dryness in the finish. I would drink this again, and I would jump at the chance to try it on tap.

Aroma: some metallic, barnyard, vinegar and malty/caramely aromas. Apperance: clear brown/red with a tan head that quickly vanished. Flavour: metallic, cidery/vinegary with some sweet malt. Complex for what it is.

Pours a dark reddish/brown sort of color. Aroma is sweet and reminds me a little bit of sangria. Sweet malty flavor. Tastes quite bitter. Some fruit and spice present.

Tap. Apple vinegar aroma - light yeast and must tones. Cloudy light brown with small head. Very ciderlike inititally with a sweet and sour light malt and bitter finish. Body was a bit weak. Interesting - a bit like a weak Gueuze. Bottle version was much less acidic and lighter as well as being a darker brown.

Tin creamy head. Very thirst quenching, mutted subtle flavor that is not very deep. Warm aftertaste. No overpowering flavor.

Cask @ JDW The Regal, Cambridge, UK. 29th May 2005
Served from cask and I haven’t tasted a better De Koninck since I went to the brewery 15 years ago. This is fantastic and realy a complete different thing that the bottled and kegged versions. It has a very creamy palate , slightly sweet and toasted. The aroma is the same but more than the "ordinary". A beer to hunt for.

Amber colour with a beige head. Malty aroma with some caramel sweetness. malty flavor with a light bitterness.

Poured from the bottle and coupled with Wild Boar & Chimay Sausages. A pale brown with a good coverage of head - which laced beautifully down the glass. Aroma was a pleasant sweet malt. One downside was that it was TOO COLD (what a sin), so difficult to get out any flavours, except for the malt. It did melt on the tounge though, not as in your face as some other belgium beers. Also had a nice amount of bitterness.