Tilburgs Dutch Brown Ale

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Brown Ale
Tilburg, Netherlands

on tap at the beer bistro. Lots of brown sugar and mollasses in the aroma with some sweet fruitiness, and a touch of hops. An interesting mix of tart fruit, and sweet mollasses. A mix of a super malty belgian dubbel, and a fruity ipa.

Apple molasses and lemon are featured in what seems like a light Dubbel, and some dutch brewers are just irretrievable Belgian in their leanings whatever they make. I like that.

On tap at the Dronning Louise, Esbjerg, Denmark 23-10-09. Pours dark brown with a light beige head, some filminess to the head. Soft caramel and toffee in mouth and a touch of coffee, tasty i a little one dimensional. A6 A3 F6 P4 Ov13 3.2

330 ml bottle from Sandy’s Liquor. Nose of caramel and toasted french bread. Clear brown with a small beige head. Flavor is caramel, light sweetness, and toasted nuts.

Pours deep brown color with off white head. Toasted malt aroma. Flavors of sweet toasted malts and some dark fruits. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of spice, some dark fruit. Tastes of earth, caramel, some chocolate, some sweet hints. Enjoyable.

Creamy sweet almond nose, some candied cherry and maple syrup. Dense head, creamy body, dark amber. Caramel, walnut and raisin, light in body, though creamy. Very good Belgian, great for the price.

Deep melanoidin malt body with dense, but thin creamy head. Packs considerable malt aroma for a 5% brew. I’m surmising lots of melanoiding malt were used for this brew or a traditional decoction mashing process. Malty aroma also has caramel and dark, dried fruits imbuing a tantalizing complexity. Moderately syrupy mouthfeel. Bursts of malt, dark caramel, raisin all reach the recesses of the palate. Perhaps a hint of cough syrup, but this does not detract. Strong toasty component as well as of pecans. It’s hard to pin down all the features of this beer--there seems to be a lot going on. Sweet and spiced finish.