De Koninck

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

Average off-white fizzy head that mostly diminished. Fair lacing. Amber colour with a clear sparkling body. Light caramel, hint of hops, light yeast and somewhat barnyard notes. Some fruity notes can also be detected. Light bodie with a lively carbonation and light dry texture. Light bitter flavour with balanced sweetness. Light dry and bitter hops finish.

Bottle bought in the ewing area of NJ. Pours a light amber body with an off white head. Aroma is sweet matl, some hoppiness and citrus nose. Flavor is more malty then anything a bit crisp and clean but pretty bad for craft.

Draught at "The Sly Fox". Again - High high metallic - rusty iron, apples, fruity, caramel, wierdness, bread, apples. Bad.

My bottle has "10/07/04" on the back, and I wasn’t sure if this was in the European style (ie, July 4, 2010), or American (ie, Oct 7, 2004), and if the latter whether that was a bottling date or best by date. The place I bought this from hasn’t even been open a year yet, so it’s all perplexing. As I pour, I suspect this is old ... muddy and extremely heavily sedimented, with a sour aroma, this just feels old. It’s earthy, somewhat bubblegummy, but extremely thin bodied, despite the chunky persona. Me thinks I was robbed. I’ll try again. Discount my rating for now. <<Re-rate from draft, Falling Rock Taphouse, 10/10/07 ... much better. Tea-colored with a thin top, this may not be the freshest keg, but it still drinks well. Sweet with a hint of the sourness that really came out in my 3-year old bottle. Thin body and I struggled to get past the tea analogy, even in the flavor. Upgraded a bit. >>(#2943, 5/30/2007)

(Bottled) Very hazy reddish amber color with a small, slightly lacy head. Sourish toffee aroma with some vinous feel. Balanced, but a bit dull. Sourish-grainy, toffee-malty, peppery, pretty dry flavor with smooth hops in the background. Medium-bodied, dryish palate with medium carbonation. A well-made and balanced, very basic brew with nothing to remember in good or bad. Should make a nice session beer. (Bottled, rated May 17, 2004, was 6-3-6-3-12=3.0) Nice, deep amber color with a small and diminishing head. Hoppy, a bit yeasty and pepper-spicy, bitter-like aroma. Bitter, dry and peppery flavor, that fades very fast. Light to medium-bodied, dry palate. Quite characterless, below average ale (in the Belgian scale).

Clear amber with a off white head. Light sweet with buiscuit & caramel notes. Spritzy mouthfeel & medium (close to watery) filling body. Very mild overall and not much character!

Bottle. dark golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, sweet. Ordinary beer.