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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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 frankenkitty (1903), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Jan 24, 2006  
Light-hazed mahogany with a spotty, tan film and a halo that remains thick, tan & creamy. Aroma starts vague and malted, revealing caramel, cherry and invasive alcohol as it warms. Flavor is sweet & vinous but majorly alcoholic, leaving a first impression of cheap wine with some cloying back-burn. As I work my way through the glass, I get a different picture of a sweet brandy or cognac. This takes some getting used to... its numbers went up considerably as my glass got emptier.

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 LoveCaissa (873), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/512/20
Jan 11, 2006  
On tap at "Den Tatoverede Enke", Copenhagen. Extremely sweet Belgian Strong Ale. The sweetness reminded me of macaroons and was frankly a bit cloying. You can find much more pleasant and interesting Belgian Strong Ales than this…


Epor (13), Finland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jan 11, 2006  
Bottle. Syrupy colour, not much head. Syrupy in taste too, very sweet, but it works. Very smooth, almost no alcohol detectable. Not something you’d want to drink too often, but very good occasionally.


 AleDrinker (1090), Sunnyvale, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/512/20
Jan 10, 2006  
This beer was very potent in all regards. Flavor, aroma, alcohol, body, and sweetness. Actually the sweetness factor on this brew was a bit much. Cloyingly sweet actually. But still a damn good sipping beer.


 FlagstoneHill (211), Erie, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/517/20
Jan 1, 2006  
750ml bottle.. Malty, some orange and spices in the aroma … . Dark brown, cloudy, hints of ruby in the light. Quick Tan head.. … Malty sweet, carmel, figs, port wine, yeasty notes in the finish.. .. medium body, a bit sticky, smooth, warming.. .. A very complex sipping beer. Sweet and malty, with an alcohol punch ..


 kfarrnd (112), Oldsmar, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2005  
750 ml Bottle, 2004 vintage. Poured a murky brown with some hints of red and very little head. The aroma was strong with malt, yeast, plum, and caramel. It was quite sweet in taste with flavors of light brown sugar, black plum, red grapes, port wine, molasses and a strong alcohol taste on the finish, almost rum like. Very smooth on the palate, with excellent complexity. Great beer to celebrate the New Year with.


 Choos (504), Taylors Hill, Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 28, 2005  
Aroma: malt, dominant carbon and a little bit of prune. Appearance: dark brown with red highlights, clear. Large fluffy cappacino lasting head. Sheet lacing. Flavour: massively dark brown sugar sweetness with chocolate and rich stone fruits. Very spiritous. Palate: very thick and creamy with lingering sweetness.


 ratman197 (3254), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 18, 2005  
750 ml bottle 2003 vintage poured a hazybrown with a small amber head. Aromas of dark fruit and molasses. Palate was medium bodied. Flavors of dark fruit, brown sugar, pepper and banana with a sweet, lingering finish.



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