De Koninck

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

Grapevine Market, Austin Tx., 11.2 fl oz. Pours a dark copper with a silky smooth white head and decent lacing. Aroma is non distinct, slightly peppery. Flavor has some bitter notes, reminds me more of an Alt than a Belgian. Flavor is slighlty nutty with some fresh lake water notes and not much else. Slightly thin mouthfeel, but goes well with the bitterness. Good for session material.

Bottled(300ml). -Clear amber coloured, medium sized white head, dusty malty nose. Malty, weak hoppy, spicy and mild fruity taste with notes of yeast and caramel, but overal quite thin beer. The worst of 5 beers I’ve tried in Zotte, Amsterdam.

Amber with a small off white head. Sweet, yeasty aroma. Sweet rather fruity taste, a bit thin, but pleasantly dry. Raspberry perhaps? An excellent accompaniment to a typical English cricket picnic of smoked salmon, strawberries and cream, sultry heat and evening thunderstorms.

Draught. Clear amber color with thin white head. Smells distinctly of apples. Flavor is similar, but is dominated by cardboard. Bitter finish. Bleh.

Beer 35 Summer 2006 trip in Europe. Drank on 7/5/06 at a Thai Restaraunt in Amsterdamn. The beer went down smooth it was ok, bu not great by any means.

From the tap this is certainly a starter and a closer on a great beer night! Because it’s not as heavy as trappistes and special brews, this beer is easy to drink and cheap in Holland, which makes it a number one on my buying list!

This beer is spectacular on draught from the brewery tap in Antwerp, and very good in bottle. My only problem is that it comes in such small bottles (330ml), I prefer to do my drinking by the (english)pint.

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.