Karakter
Hertog Jan (Arcense Bierbrouwerij) in Arcen, Limburg, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.04
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Hertog Jan Karakter is a true Dutch ale, made from the special Hertog Jan malts. Hertog Jan malts, a carefully selected prestige malt, consists of four different malts. This gives the beer a fruity taste with adult hits of bitter. Besides this, Hertog Jan Karakter has the full and warm color of copper.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Thanks a lot to Torsten & Daniel for this 0,30 l bottle. BB 16.12.2026. Clear dark red copper in the glass. One finger light tanned head. Looks good. Sweet malty aroma, hints of chewing gum. Taste is sweet malty, apple, some nuts. Thin texture. Soft bitterness. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2025
at 22:48
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from random supermarket, Netherlands. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and yeasty. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 070525
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2025
at 18:39
4.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
Tried
on 07 May 2025
at 18:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
From one Albert Heijn, in Amsterdam or Hoofdroop. Opening and discovering this bottle, two days ago, at Epalinges. A classical Belgian dubbel, easy to drink, smooth, malty, a pleasant flavour of toffee, fruity, a bit boozy,.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2025
at 09:27
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:07
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Weak and sugary with a lightly sour finish. Not a beer I will drink again. I much prefer the Lentebock, Dubbel and especially Grand Prestige from the same brewery.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2025
at 05:19
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 0,3ltr: Clear amber coloured brew with an sugary sweet start, then the beer stays somekind of sweet of taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, thx to Hrabren's Dutch friends, but it seems to have leaked or leaked at some point. Very dark amber body, traces of an off-white head. Big caramelly aroma, somewhat dusty, light banana. Simple, quite okay, maybe lost a bit with the leak, but still a pleasant beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2023
at 21:26
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.33 l bottle, huge thanks to Jeffrey from Nederlands. Half of the bottle survived. Clear amber to copper. Obviously oxidized. Cardboard and caramel aroma. Alcohol. Spice. Metallic. Sweet. Sticky. Heavy. Oily texture. Light finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2023
at 21:21
9/10
Tried
on 21 Aug 2022
at 15:28