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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4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
Ik krijg het gewoon niet weg. Dit is er eentje voor de gootsteen. Bah. Backlog from 2015/03/18. --- Beer merged from original tick of Hertog Jan Karakter on 18 Mar 2015 at 00:02 - Score: 2. Original review text: Dit is er eentje voor de gootsteen. Bah. --- Beer merged from original tick of Karakter (2021) on 07 Mar 2021 at 17:50 - Score: 5. Original review text: Verschrikkelijk zoet, suikerstroop. Moutig en mollig mondgevoel.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2015
at 05:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, bb 12/2016. Clear, medium amber with a foamy, tan head. Sweetish-malty aroma of nuts, caramel and honey. Sweetish-malty taste of nuts, caramel and honey. Short, slightly bitter finish. Thin to medium body, slightly oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2015
at 15:55
6/10
Tried
on 01 Jun 2015
at 00:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bruin bier met schuim. Smaak is licht zoet en licht rokerig met caramel en koffie. Erg goed bier, smaak blijft redelijk lang hangen.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2015
at 07:08
5.5/10
7/5/2022: Not nearly as bad as I recalled. Fairly malty, some random belgianyness, little bit of dried fruit, quite sweet. Very macro, but drinkable for sure. Just a tad too easy and boring for me, needs to be richer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2014
at 23:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Amber color with a beige head. Light roasted malt, caramel and light fruity nose. Light sweet and roasted flavor with a well balanced bitterness. Unusual mild and easy drinkable strong ale.
[Bottle from Slijterij Barrique Odijk in Odijk, Netherlands]
[Bottle from Slijterij Barrique Odijk in Odijk, Netherlands]
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2014
at 03:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
One of two beers that made up the "Dilemma of Hertog Jan" and the one that won the cleverly marketed battle. Yellowish white, sticky head, warm deep copper colour, clear. Complex malt aroma, toasted bread, hazelnuts, caramel, banana, apple, liquorice, flowery hops, leather. Fruity onset with a strange kind of saltiness, like ’drop’, nutty and caramelly malt base, bit of roasted bitterness in the finish, even a bit smoky, dry finish. Though an interesting brew, I have the impression they tried to blend different styles together, and did not quite find the right balance.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2014
at 13:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
300 ml bottle from Super Food in Palm Beach, Aruba. Dark amber orange color small bubbly white head disappears quickly. Caramel malt nose has notes of earthy yeast and baked bread. Sweet and tangy with notes of nuts and brown sugar. Chewy mouthfeel with notes of dark fruit in mid taste. Finish is dry and slightly bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2014
at 19:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Amber. Off-white head and lacing. Fruity aroma with candy sugar, berries and hops. More berries in taste, but also caramel. Metallic aftertaste. A bit unfresh.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2014
at 11:35
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Schöne rötlich-braune Farbe, scharf-süßlicher Geruch. Der Antrunk ist etwas wässrig, danach süßlich-malziger werdend, leichte Ansätze alkoholischer Schärfe. Der Hauptteil ist einerseits angenehm malzig-süßlich, andererseits wässrig und alkoholisch scharf. Der Nachgeschmack ist vollmundiger, angenehm malzig-süßlich, vielelicht schonzu süß. Allerdings fehlt mir die Tiefe – vor allem bei diesem Alkoholgehalt. Es könnte auch ein gesüßtes „normales“ Dunkel sein. Erst ganz zum Schluss kommt eine dürftige Herbe auf.
→ Viel zu langweilig und zu laff. 8+11+9+8
→ Viel zu langweilig und zu laff. 8+11+9+8
Tried
on 08 Jul 2014
at 14:07