Dirk Ramaekers (800) ticked Kerel Kaishaku from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
minutemat (16258) reviewed Kerel Dark IPA from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
330ml bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck. Drunk at home while watching Zone Blanche. Pours deep amber, off-white topping. Not really the appearance I expected, not the nose which brings out some caramel malt notes. Double checked the beer and yes supposed to be a black IPA. Overall character seems to be an amber caramel-malt affair, soft marmalade, dried fruits, herbal swirls. A bit lacklustre in general, which is a shame as I quite liked the india stout I had from these.
nathanvc (6963) reviewed Kerel Kaishaku from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
3 February 2019. At Brugs Bierfestival. Cheers to Anke & Pieter! Hazy ochre with a lasting, thin, frothy, off-white head; little lacing. Intense aroma of orange peel, mango, canned peach, lime, lychee, green tea, sake, young cheese, spring onion. Taste is medium fruity sweet, lots of orange, peach, subtler notes of kiwi & lychee (as from a can), supported by a (white) bready malty base & early hint of alcohol; light to medium spicy bitter middle offers vague notes of grass & pepper, a bit herbal, rice-like perhaps. Slight sourish touch of lemon & lime before finishing dryish, floral hoppy, with vague spices, canned fruit & warming, but sharp gin-like alcohol. Medium body, slick/oily texture, soft carbonation. Interesting brew for sure, but needs a thicker palate for that amount of alcohol, and perhaps more depth in taste too.
Hrabren (9642) reviewed Kerel Dark IPA from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
0.33 l bottle from Angry Moose, Čakovec, Croatia. Shared with lovely Anja in Ljubljana. Dark amber on colour, small to a medium off-white head. Green apple, Acetaldehyde, some dark malts, not much hops here. Apple persistent in flavour, light dried fruits, some earthy hops, quite light. Light to a a moderate bitterness develops only in the light, moderately lasting finish. No freshness, no dark malt character, no real hop profile.
kappldav123 (9211) reviewed Kerel Saison from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle looks nice, interesting format. Beer in the glass zippy, small head. Mild malty aroma. Starts mild, malty, dry. Light salty touch. Finish still mild-malty, light wheaty-salty. Okay.
Jybi (2409) reviewed Kerel Stout from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Le moins que l'on puisse dire est que ce stout n'est pas des plus réussi. D'ailleurs peut-on parler de stout ? Pas réellement...les arômes de café et de chocolat étant très discrets. Nous sommes davantage sur une double poussée sur l'amertume pour une bière très passable. En verre, le brun foncé surmonté d'une mousse généreuse est plutôt sympathique (EBC de 59). L'effervescence ezt tout de même trop poussée, ce qui dérangeant à la dégustation (pour ce type de bière bien entendu). Le nez n'est pas des plus emballant. Du caramel avec un soupçon de café, de chocolat, une pointe herbacée et de réglisse. A la dégustation, c'est avant tout l'amertume qui est en avant. Celle-ci, herbacée prend nettement l'ascendant sur le malt torréfié qui à l'instar du nez se positionne nettement sur le caramel, avec de petites variations sur le café et le chocolat. On y retrouve cet ensemble à l'attaque accompagné d'épices assez présente et de légères touches fruitées (poire). La deuxième bouche est linéaire avec des arômes qui n'arrivent clairement pas à accrocher le palais. L'arrière bouche est quant à elle plus amère, nous éloignant un peu plus du stout. L'amertume, avec un IBU de 44, est trop élevée vu la torréfaction du malt. Le final est heureusement d'une longueur appréciable et voit même le café être légèrement plus présent. L’alcool, à 5 % est très honnête, même s’il aurait pu être quelque peu poussé. Copie à revoir !
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Kerel Original from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as VBDCK Kerel Original (by VBDCK Brewery):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
29/I/19 - 33cl bottle from a trade, shared with the misses @ home, BBE: 2019 - (2019-142) Thanks to Alengrin for the trade!
Pretty funny how this brewery, that's always making fun of tradition, old school beer styles, etc... is now themselves going back to their roots, and making a beer with a story based on it's past. :p Not sure if they got the irony of this concept themselves. :p
Clear dark orange to amber red beer, huge thick creamy off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: malty start, bit fruity, yeast, banana, some marzipan, little spicy, caramel, bit oxidized maybe. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, bit sweet, some caramel, banana, bitter, spicy, coriander notes. Aftertaste: bit spicy, some citrus, fruity, banana, nice bitterness, bit of an alcohol burn, actually this is pretty nice.
thanatosti (4472) reviewed Kerel Stout from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ van Rooij, Culemborg. Black with a beige head. Roasted malts and some caramel in the aroma. Sweet taste. Thin body. Not much depth and flavour to it really.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Kerel Bière de Garde from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 330ml. shared @ queue for 10th. BBF 2018 [ 10th Borefts Beer Festival 2018 ] @ Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands. [ As VBDCK Kerel Bière de Garde ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, frutiy hops, light to moderate yeasty, fruity hops, light leather. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, fruity, yeasty, floral, light citrus note. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180922] 6-3-6-3-11
Icedwarf (4896) reviewed Kerel Grapefruit IPA from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Aberkleurig bier met schuim. Smaak is bitter en fruitig met iets van grapefruit en ananas. Laat je niet afschrikken door het roze etiket, dit is beslist een goed bier.