De Koninck

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

07-01-04 drank on 04-28-04: Clear amber with a small bubbled small white head. Grass, light fruits and yeast in the aroma. Medium to full bodied, starts a bit sweet and ends sweeter than that. Yeast taste stays around for a while at the end.

Chalky body with subdued biscuity malt flavors and dull spicy hop accents. Serves as a passable crossover brew, but little else.

Bottle, a fathers day gift from numba won Son: Hazy peach-amber color with a small fading eggshell white head. Aroma is candi sweet with over-ripe fruit. Flavor starts sweet and fruity (apricot) followed by light caramel and a lightly dry finish with just a hint of bitterness. Medium body is sticky with moderate carbonation.

Darker amber color with a smaller rocky beige head. Sweet fruit and caramel sromas with a hint of tomato. Aroma comes out a bit better as it warms. Light malt sweetness with some cola and tomato marmalade undertones. Finish has a touch of earthy peat. This one did little for me, until I was distracted and it warmed near room temperatue.

Bronze-gold, clear colour, with creamy off-white head that disippated very quickly. Faint ,floral hops aroma. Weak but balanced body and palate and short non-descript finish. For my money its like almost indistinguable from Palm.

Sweet malt nose, corn and malt taste. Amber, little head layer. Liveley carbonation. Ok beer.

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.

A desent little belgain but fairly unremarkable. A decent nose and a nice orange/brown color, but not particularly sweet or flavorable. A good beer, but doesn’t standout as much as most belgains i’m used to.