De Koninck

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

Sampled from a friend’s bottle at the Brickskeller in DC. Somewhat standard Belgian ale. Amber in color with a white head. Pretty good aroma of bready malt, yeast, and some dark fruit. Flavor is bready, somewhat grainy malt with a little caramel, yeast, and raisin. Palate medium. Not too exciting overall.

From a bottle. Amber/orange color. Nothing notable about the aroma. Boring flavor, some hops and yeast to it. Very thin. Fizzy. Boring. Boring.

RE-RATE: Rich-looking brown pour fading into a clean amber. Chewy mouthfeel. strong apple in the smell and taste. This would be a good everyday beer...onot too complex but still damn good. Slight bit of tobacco flavor in the finish. ORIGINAL RATING 8-4-8-4-15 4/14/2002: Fruity, hoppy taste. Pretty average as far as Belgians go.

I didn’t realise I didn’t rate this beer before. But at last ... here it comes. Clear amber body with an off-white creamy head which is good lacing and mostly lasting. Light bitter initial flavour, and moderately bitter finish. Soft, chalky moutfeel. Watery texture.

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

You feel a bit sorry for this one. Geez, only 5%, what a whuss. Nice amber colour, bitter nose, but I am not sure what (Styrian Goldings?). It is a good beer to start but not continue a session.

Below average belgina. Pours a brownish read color. Smells of malt and some hints of fruits. Tatses very malty and sweet but the flavor is less than complex. Nothing special here.

Much little full and fading head. Reddish clearly color with darker reflexs, extinguished, limpid and a lot little bubbly. Simple and little intense scent with light flowery, alcoholic and of dry malty notes. Decidedly vanished taste, little pungent and indeed, rather smooths and nearly mellow. Simple fruity aromas: ribes, toffee and little more. Disappointing.