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Kasteelbier Donker 3.6 649

Kasteelbier Donker

Percentile
92
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Ingelmunster, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6493.6/5.03.6/5.011%80.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
A strong Belgian brown ale.
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yeah (7), Aveiro, Portugal
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
May 24, 2008  
Extreme toffe taste and malty. Good appearence, small head but good color. Brown murky body. Great and lasting sweet flavor. Soft on carbonation and a creamy texture. Great beer.


 IrishBoy (2719), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
May 23, 2008  
330ml bottle from GM Liquors, Bakersfield; Bottled on 3/28/07; Nose of candi-sugar, caramel, and a ltlle bit of prunes; clear, dark red-brown with a medium, glass-lacing, beige head; flavor is sweet raisins, yeast, and caramel; finish is weeet and alcohol warmth.


ahalloin (54), Arlington, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
May 19, 2008  
Out of the small bottle. Pours a dark brown (almost black) with medium head and decent lacing that lingers a bit. The aroma is of cinnamon, dark fruits (namely plum), and carmelly candy sugar. The flavor is incredibly complex with the palate morphing through various flavors. The nose is of a big malty mouthfeel which gives way to a sweet unmistakably Belgian flavor and then it finishes strong with some tartness and a bit of alcohol. There also seems to be a good deal of carbonation.


hoooraybeer (48), Cranford, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
May 18, 2008  
Pours light amber with faint fruity aroma.dry cola flavor with plums but refreshing a d not sticky sweet. Very drinkable. Could have use just al little more butte. But ots nicely balanced . I ’dso it again.


 Crafty07 (393), Florence, Kentucky, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/55/20
May 13, 2008  
No. Many strong ales do a wonderful job of hiding thier especially strong alcohol content. This ’Donker’ fails miserably. Far too strong, this complex mess is undrinkable.


 Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, Cambodia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
May 13, 2008  
Bottle. Deep mahogany, lasting tan head, lacing. Aroma of red delicious including the skin and dark spots. Some dates too. Smooth mouthfeel, gets smoother as it warms. Sweet apple throughout the flavors: a rather simplistic profile with lots of sweet, some alcohol, and not much else. Mellow, warming, nice.


foodtraveller (31), Belgium
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
May 10, 2008    Updated: May 15, 2008
I definitely like this beer, but it is a beer for after a meal almost as a dessert. Rather sweet, with freshness and complexity even if lot of caramel in there.


 Geuzelambix (110), København, Denmark
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/58/20
May 7, 2008  
One hell of a sweet beer. Maybe it will be better in front of a fireplace after a walk in the snow - since when we had it (or my friends did) in Ghent, it was too sweet and not suited for the meal we were eating.



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