De Koninck

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

Pours a quasi-murky amber with a ton of carbonation and a fizzy light tan head. The nose is sweet, a tad earthy, some metallic rustyness, corn, . The flavor is slightly sweet, cornish, some earthy character, grassy leafy hop character. For as carbonated as it looks in the glass there isn’t much in the mouthfeel. Pretty underwhelming.

Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours copper color with an off-white head, aroma of sweet malts, fruit, and some spices. I didn’t care for the flavor, yet i finished the bottle.

nice dark amber color with a small head. no smell since i was in a bar. very easy on the palate with a slight sweet taste that reminds me of candy. very easy on the palate.

pours copper color with a large off-white head, aroma of sweet malts, slight fruit, and some spices. The flavor is off a bit, sweet, malty, grass-like, blah, boring.

On tap at Toronado. This reddish-brown ale poured with a short white head that dissipated quickly, eliciting a funky, malty aroma. The flavor was quite pleasant but not distinctive.

Clear bronze apearance, well carbonated, decent head formation. Toasted malt, grainy aroma with a touch caramel and a touch of spice. Sweet, clovey palate, lightly malty flavors, good bitterness in the finish. 7-3-7-3-15

February 2005: Cask @ Wetherspoon’s Scunthorpe
Fairly clear reddish appearance. Rich malty, fruity, mildly spiced aroma. Sweet fruity flavor, mild clovey spice. Interesting cask version.

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.

This ale pours with an amber hue and a large head. Nose is really delicate, but shows a touch of spicy/peppery hop character and sweet fruity malt. Flavor is clean, dry and herbal. Better than almost every U.S. amber ale.