De Koninck

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

Very mild caramel and grass nose. Some grainy notes with a touch of malt. Good head retention with a nice release of gases. Mildly herbal. Soft mouthfeel and a clean finish. A session belgian.

A bit on the watery side. Grainy taste. Golden, amber coloured beer. Plain.

Red amber bdy with a creamy beige head. (3+) Sweet fruity aroma over malt. Flavour is similarly fruity with just enough hoppy bitterness to offset the malt sweetness a bit. Average Palate, lingering fruity aftertaste. Enjoyably quaffable and well rounded but kind of unexciting.

A little dissapointing considering that many people I know worship this brew. Amber hue with flavors of spices and malts with that generic belgian flair.

Slightly hazy amber w/ large, creamy pale tan head. Sweet, mildly peppery/spicy aroma w/ fruity/citrus & light metallic notes. Light, highly carbonated feel. Flavour is malty, yeasty, spicy, & well-balanced but surprisingly bland for a Belgian Ale.

Quickly thinning head. Dark amber with a few large floaties. Sweet aroma a mixture of icing sugar, alcohol and vanilla. Flavour-wise the beer can be described as a Belgian session ale or a Belgian amber ale. No dominant flavours. A light vanilla flavour.

33 cl bottle. Served in Westmalle goblet. Clear copper color. Nice head. Malty, pleasantly sweet, moderately bitter. Very well-balanced and harmonic. Eminently drinkable.

This beer wasn’t fundamentally bad, just lacking in the extra ’something’ to make it worthwhile. It looked pretty good, with a dark amber colour. The nose wasn’t terribly complex, with a bit of yeast and spice but not much more than that. What was really disappointing was the flavour, which was expected to be relatively rich, but was instead thin and bland. There was a decent beer wanting to be revealed, but was pulling its punches.