Whale Shark - HBC 638/Citra
De Kromme Haring in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands 🇳🇱
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Series Out of Production|
Score
7.17
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With Whale Shark we explore the creamy depths of the New England Double IPA. The quest is to make our silkiest and juiciest example yet. Aside from the usual oats, we added loads of specialty grains like emmer and chit malt to give the beer that über-luxurious mouthfeel. Heaps of hops finish this beer.
Every batch features a different hop combination.
Every batch features a different hop combination.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Indewildeman, Amsterdam 4th February 2026, super fresh keg, this was aromatic, citrus, pith and bitter, really enjoyable
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2026
at 10:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Zeer troebele goudgele kleur en een hobbelige witte kraag met redelijke retentie. Geur van dank hops, deeg, zoet fruit. Retronasaal is dat ook zo, misschien nog wat meer zoet fruit en iets oude hop? Smaak is redelijk bitter met een vleugje zoet. Medium body. Vrij bittere afdronk die lekker lang blijft.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2025
at 20:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
20th August 2025
Keg at If It Ain't Dutch. Hazy orange gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, a little dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Fairly light bodied pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Hops bring good citrus and a little red berries. Fair serving of hop spice. Tangy bitterness on the semi dry finish. Long hop spicy linger. Muscular.
Keg at If It Ain't Dutch. Hazy orange gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, a little dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Fairly light bodied pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Hops bring good citrus and a little red berries. Fair serving of hop spice. Tangy bitterness on the semi dry finish. Long hop spicy linger. Muscular.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2025
at 07:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at the Dutch bar bermondsey. A hazed clouded golden orange coloured pour with a a halo of white head. Aroma is big waxy citrus, wheat,. Flavour is composed of waxy, wallpaper paste, waxy, hop burn, very green hop. Palate is waxy, harsh, hop burn, green, moderate. Assertive harsh bitterness.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2025
at 21:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at It Ain't Much If It Ain't Dutch, 20/08/2025.
Murky orange with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is ripe tropical fruit esters, melon, pine nip, mandarin.
Taste comprises grapefruit, raw tropicana, dank chimes, hop spice, pineapple.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with dankened hop bitterness allied to a light boost.
Tidy.
Murky orange with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is ripe tropical fruit esters, melon, pine nip, mandarin.
Taste comprises grapefruit, raw tropicana, dank chimes, hop spice, pineapple.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with dankened hop bitterness allied to a light boost.
Tidy.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2025
at 19:36
7/10
#utrecht #deKromneHaring niet de beste uit de serie. Beetje muffig en oud al, gek genoeg.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2025
at 09:50