Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck Kasteel Donker

Kasteel Donker
(has 30 batches)

 

Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck in Emelgem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular
Score
7.04
ABV: 11.0% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 318
Kasteel Donker is a member of the Belgian quadrupel family. These are strong dark brown beers where the roasted malt predominates. The very first beer of the Kasteel range is a full-mouthed beer with hints of caramel, coffee and chocolate. The sweet initial taste makes this beer surprisingly complex but very accessible.
 

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8/10
Oh boy. Loads of flavours: caramel, toffee, vine fruits.
Tried from Draft on 07 Apr 2018 at 22:03

9.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 10
Aus der Flasche (bbe 29-05-2019) im 2018-04 getrunken. Die Schaumkrone ist nach dem Einschenken im Glas sofort verschwunden. Und dann strömt schon ein volles Malz-/Honigaroma aus dem Glas. Am Gaumen ist dieses Bier kaum süß denn in den Jahren der Flaschenreifung ist diese in eine wunderbare harmonische kräftige Malznote mit einem Waldhonigaroma dahinter umgesetzt. Zwar ist das Bier nun nicht mehr spritzig aber das braucht es auch nicht mehr denn es erinnert eher an eine durchgereiften Wein. Einfach zurücklehnen und genießen. Wow - geiles Zeug! 9/4/10/5/20 Aus der Flasche (Bruin 2009 / bbe 10.2014) im 2024-10 getrunken. Auch wenn man dem Bier etwas eine Altersschwäche schon in der schwachen Kohlensäure bzw Schaumbildung ansieht, so bleibt es doch ein spannendes, uraltes Malzmonster. Die Süsse hat sich über die Jahre abgebaut und es wirkt durchgereift. Nur halt im Mundgefühl merkt man wieder seine kleine Alterschwäche durch die schwache Kohlensäure. Ein bleibt aber ein tolles Bier! 8/3/8/3/12
Tried on 06 Apr 2018 at 23:26

8/10
Super sweet upfront but rounds out quickly to become damn easy to drink.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2018 at 18:45

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
330ml bottle at Alex's. Vintage 2004. Pours a clear brown with a weak head. Aroma is oxydyzed with lots of fruits. Taste is very sweet with lots dark fruits. Still nice.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2018 at 23:07

6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Pours a rich brown from a bottle, thick off-white head dissipates leaving some lacing. Big sweet caramel malt aroma, followed by a sweet brown sugar, light vanilla flavor. Very sweet, as others have mentioned. Not sure cellaring would diminish the sweetness, but would likely introduce new flavor elements to make it more interesting. Good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2017 at 23:00

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap @Mad for Beer (Rome). Bruna intensa, schiuma bianca media. Al naso sentori di frutta rossa (ciliegie), sherry, cioccolato, datteri, zucchero di canna. In bocca è dolce all'attacco con nota liquorosa e finale con leggera acidità da ciliegia. Corpo pieno, carbonazione media. Complessa, rotonda, appagante. Eccellente.
Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2017 at 13:14

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Danny. Pours clear ruby with a creamy, tan head. The nose holds ripe berries, hints of toffee, brown bread. Medium to big sweet flavour with a lot of cherry, toffee, fruitcake, minimal bitterness. Medium to full bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Lightly warming finish, lots of ripe berries, toasted sugars. Fun, if a bit sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2017 at 08:45

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Dan. It pours cloudy darkest brown with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, cola, dried fruits, sugary, candy, icing sugar, cherry cola, wet earth and dull spice. The taste is soft, toasty, sweet, oily, sugary, candy, cola, dried fruits, boozy, bit of spice, plain chocolate, icing sugar with a warming and sugary finish. Medium - full body, fine carbonation and slick mouth - feel. A bit too sweet and sugary. Fun anyhow.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2017 at 08:45

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (06/08/2017) - pours hazy amber brown with a beige head. Sweet malty with brown sugar, caramel, dried fruits, yeasty, some spices, medium body, sweet malty finish.
Tried from Draft on 16 Sep 2017 at 05:52

7/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2017 at 10:48