Icedwarf (4896) reviewed Kerel Pink Imperial from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Zwart bier met schuim. Smaak is licht zuur en bitter met iets van chocolade, bessen en framboos. Aparte stout maar zeker geslaagd. Smaak blijft mooi lang hangen.
Icedwarf (4896) reviewed Kerel India Pale Ale from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Donkergeel bier met heel veel schuim wat lang blijft staan. Smaak is bitter hoppig en licht zuur met iets van mango en ananas. Erg goed.
Jybi (2409) reviewed Kerel Bière de Garde from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cette Kerel est une bière de garde bien atypique. Nous ne sommes clairement pas dans la tradition avec des épices (gingembre, poivre, touche de citronnelle), bien présentes. Cela lui donne du caractère, mais sur une structure loin d'être parfaite (petite acidité et alcool pas bien intégré), celle-ci fait quelque peu flop ! la robe ambrée, voilée, n'est pas très classieuse (34 d'EBC). La mousse, portée par une effervescence soutenue donne naissance à une mousse crémeuse et beige d'un cm (effervescence d'ailleurs légèrement trop poussée à la dégustation). Le nez est sur le caramel, gingembre, l'orange, les herbes avec une pointe de citronnelle. Surprenant donc pour une Bière de Garde, on est davantage sur une Spicy. Cette sensation perdure à la dégustation. L'attaque qui présente une petite pointe acide inopportune, est par contre sur une bonne complexité : caramel, poivre, gingembre, citronnelle, banane, orange et malheureusement petits accents plastiques. Bonne complexité donc mais pas forcément belle complexité. La deuxième bouche voit à la fois les arômes d'orange et d'épices monter en puissance, les épices étant trop présentes à mon sens. L'arrière bouche est moins riche, sur le caramel et l'amertume principalement et des épices en retrait. La troisième bouche voit l'alcool (7 %) se détacher quelque peu, pas en adéquation avec la ligne aromatique. Les épices retombent quelque peu et ce sont des arômes plus fruités de banane et de pêche qui se révèlent. Les transitions entre les différentes bouches sont quelque peu déroutantes. L'amertume, à 24 d'IBU est modérée mais suffisante. Le final, retombant très rapidement est décevant, laissant un trio caramel, alcool, banane, majoritairement en bouche. Copie à revoir.
nathanvc (6963) reviewed Kerel Grapefruit IPA from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
27 September 2018. Birthday Antwerp Pub Crawl - cheers to Anke! At Gollem.
Pours clear dark orange with a big, lasting, foamy, white head; lots of lacing. Aroma of cheese, fried onion, paprika, grapefruit juice, pepper, biscuit, mango peel, lime juice. Taste is light fruity sweet, some mango & apple, and medium to heavy hoppy bitter, grapefruit-like indeed, onion & paprika notes added to that; bready accent in the back along with a sourish lemony note. Very dry, bitter, fruity & piney hoppy finish, lingering fruitiness & basic bready maltiness. Medium body, oily/slick texture, lively carbonation. Not a real fan of this: aroma is good but not - literally - 'aromatic' enough; taste a tad too bitter and prickly. As the description says, "leaving the tropical aromas behind": well, what a shame!
DirDec (2083) ticked Kerel Dark IPA from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Koelschtrinker (42542) reviewed Kerel Grapefruit IPA from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Zu starke Karbonisierung. Trocken hopfiger, wenig fruchtiger Beginn. Mild herb, die Hopfigkeit fällt zurück. Kurzer herber Nachhall. Enttäuschend. 7/8/8/7/9/7
DirDec (2083) ticked Kerel Grapefruit IPA from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
The newest Kerel, since last week; from the trusted stubby 'pharmacist' bottle, bought at the brewery. Session IPA in the New England style, so I guess I could have put it under that new hazy IPA category just as well, depending on which aspect you think is more important for the overall beer than the other. Egg-white, very regular, moussy, hardly lacing, medium thick head, opening in the middle but with a flat 'veil' of foam remaining; completely cloudy appearance from the start, apricot blonde with straw blonde edges. Aroma of indeed luscious tropical hop effects, mango, mandarin, yuzu and ripe lime 'citrusness', granadilla, papaja, pineapple juice, green hop powder, tropical orchids, sweetbread, pink pepper, ground dry ginger, Thai basil, minerals, glazed pear, wormwood leaves, touch of honey. Fruity onset, sweetish core of ripe mandarin, pineapple and mango but in a restrained kind of way, with a lime-like sourish edge; lively carbonation with minerally side effects but not too harsh. Supple, 'fluffy' but basically also thin and even slightly watery mouthfeel, powdery effects, cereally maltiness, white bread and slight biscuit with notable soft oatmeal effect, under a growing hoppiness reiterating the tropical effects from the nose in a somewhat more restrained way, with mostly unripe mango, lots of fresh citrus and a dash of exotic pepper shining through. Meanwhile, the hops add quite outspoken, powdery, leafy, peppery bitterness covering the back of the mouth in even a bit resinous way, lasting quite long and lending body to an otherwise essentially thin beer. Maybe 2.5% ABV - less than the 'tripel' type of Belgian table beers, for example - is just a little bit too modest even for a session IPA, maybe this would have worked better at a slightly higher alcohol strength and a bit more body, but these are petty details: there is no denying that for a 2.5% IPA, this is full of delicate, fragrant aromas, packed with exotic citrus and in that sense very 'sunny', bright and very highly quenchable. The powdery hop bitterness is perhaps a tad much - it lingers much longer than I would expect from a beer carrying the New England specification in its name; all things put together, this is therefore clearly more successful as a session IPA than as a NEIPA, which meets my expectations. Still: very cleverly done, colourful and inviting to drink, confidently hopped and clean enough without disturbing Belgian yeast effects, at least at this very young age - but then, this kind of beers are of course meant to be consumed as young as possible, so get them while you can. Within its specific premise, possibly the best Kerel beer so far? Do drink this young, though, as the hoppy fragrance declines exceptionally quickly here...
Kermis (23416) reviewed Kerel Bière de Garde from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
6 3 6 3 12Bottle shared at Borefts Beer Festival ‘18. Hazy orange brown with a big off white head. Aroma of malt, biscuit and light fruits. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
SinH4 (15499) reviewed Kerel Bière de Garde from VBDCK Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Hazy amber color with beige head. Aroma is caramel, lightly estery, rather sweet. Taste is caramel, grapefruit, grains. Sticky mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Ok.