The Original Smokey
De Kromme Haring in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml can from Pardoen, Rotterdam. Poured almost black in colour with a thin off-white head. The aroma is roasty, ash, molasses. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, ashtray, light smokey, chocolate, coffee, light caramel, liquorice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation. A good old skool Porter.
Tried
from Can
at
Pardoen
on 07 Jun 2025
at 23:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml can. Quasi black colour with average to huge, thick, dense, firm, creamy, moderately to mostly lasting, moderately lacing, brown head. Mildly roasty, chocolately, dark malty, slightly caramel malty and smoky, aroma, hints of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, some coffee, dark caramel, smoked wood, toffee, a touch of leather, peat. Taste is roasty, minimally chocolately, dark malty, smoky and caramel malty, mildly bitter hoppy and minimally bitter roasty, subtle residual sweetness, notes of smoked wood, dark caramel, a touch of burnt caramel, toffee, barbecue; in the finish additionally minimally fruity with a touch of bacon-wrapped smoked plum, blueberry.
Oily-watery texture, smooth, minimally greasy, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very nice composition, multifacetted, intense, balanced on a high level - pretty good.
Oily-watery texture, smooth, minimally greasy, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very nice composition, multifacetted, intense, balanced on a high level - pretty good.
Tried
from Can
from Hoptimaal
on 01 Jun 2025
at 18:51
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can @ De Kromme Haring, Utrecht. Black with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and heavy smoked wood. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. Oily and soft. 160425
Tried
from Can
at
Brewpub De Kromme Haring
on 16 Apr 2025
at 18:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can at home from Sliterij de Laat. Deep brown pour with a tan head. Nose is smoked malts, bacon, toffee, maple. Taste is bacon, dark sugars, bread. Bodywise a tad lacking, the finish is watery, the body is light to medium. Pleasant, with a bigger body it'd be even better.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:54
7.5/10
Normally not such a fan of Smokey, this one won me over
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2024
at 19:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
EB - Can 330ml. @ [ Trinntorp 🇸🇪 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. [ As De Kromme Haring The Original Smokey ]. ABV: 8.5%. [20231207]. 7/3/8/4/15
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2023
at 17:55
7/10
Tried
on 07 Dec 2023
at 16:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample (thanks omhper!). Pitch black colour, small brown foamy head. Aroma is smoked wet wooden tones with some chocolate, roasted malts and some slight BBQed meaty tones. Flavour is smoked wet wooden tones, mild tobacco, some chocolate, roasted malts and mild sweet malty tones too. Nice wooden and smoked long aftertaste.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2023
at 16:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
--Canned, from De Bierverteller, Utrecht. -- Black, beige head. Smokey, peaty nose with licorice and tobacco. Mod sweet with near full body and well rounded mouthfeel. Fudge and peat, licorice and tobacco. Long bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2023
at 21:48
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2023
at 21:32