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Kasteelbier Donker

Kasteelbier Donker

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck

Ingelmunster, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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5413.63/5.03.62/5.011%77.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A strong Belgian brown ale.

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 Ungstrup (11378), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
May 22, 2003  
A brown or dark red beer with an OK but fast disappearing head. The aroma is sweet and slightly fruity. The flavor is fanstastic; very sweet, fruity, and complex. It ends on an earthy note - but with a good sweetness and notes of oranges. It has no bitterness at all. A really good beer with a good palate, but a little too sweet, and not bitter enough for my liking.


 omhper (10728), Stockholm, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/516/20
Feb 17, 2003  
Bottled. Comes in a real classy shallow tulip glass. Pours dark ruby with rich head. Toffee aroma, and once it is warmed up also roasted malt and burnt sugar. Sweet vinous and very malty. In a way quite remimiscent of a full bodied red wine. The mouthfeel is soft and it is arousingly flavourful. The balanced finish contains a slight trace of hop bitterness to balance the port wine.


 Papsoe (10440), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
May 14, 2005    Updated: Jan 9, 2006
(Bottle 33 cl) Very dark and extremely full-bodied. A pruny sweetness with loads of malt. A bit flat actually. A very complex strong ale. Try it from the beautiful Kasteel-glass at the castle grounds in Ingelmunster. 100993


 Oakes (6979), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/514/20
Dec 9, 2001  
Looks black, but is actually very dark mahogany. Has a perfect 1 inch head when poured into a snifter (probably better than the regular Kasteel glass); Aroma features alcohol, dark malts, plums, a little bit of smoke (kind of like this smoked plum tea I bought in Chinatown once). The body is thick, but silky smooth, with a sweet palate of demerara sugar, vietnamese coffee, chocolate cake, and only a hint of alcohol or fruit. The finish is of sweet malts. This is big, but sure hides the alcohol well. You know its winter when you’re drinking Bush Noel and Kasteel on consecutive nights.


 yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
May 18, 2007  
33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a redish tone, head is light brown and crispy leaving some lacing. Aroma is sweet, dark malt notes and bitter/citric rounded off by a yeasty spicy note. Flavour is extremely sweet, malt notes drowning in the sugar. Warming alcohol finish with distinct yeast notes. Fullbodied. At first does the classical fruit notes that come from the yeast completely blend out by the rather brutal sweetness, but for every sip they provide a more sofisticated palate to the sweetness showing some raisin and other dried fruit notes. This is clearly a beer for slow sipping. I won’t have this as my favourite beer for that though.



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