Brouwerij Kraan

Microbrewery in Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Speciaal Bier Winkel - Out of business

Established in 2012

Contact
Overtocht 6, Bodegraven, 2411 BV, Netherlands
Description
Client brewer in 2012-2013, microbrewing since 2014.

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Kräutrig malziger, leicht hefiger Beginn. Schokolade, bitter, intensiv. Milde Süße, trocken, konstant malzig bleibend. Gelungen. 10/11/9/10/7/11

Tried on 02 Feb 2019 at 17:57


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Trockener, hefig-herber Beginn. Hellmalzig, minimal bitter, leicht erhöhte Karbonisierung. Vollmundig, trocken hefig, langer würziger Nachhall. Okay. 10/11/10/11/6/11

Tried on 02 Feb 2019 at 17:51


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tasting @ Koelschtrinker's place. Grainy sourish beginning. Easy to drink, fruity sourish with woody hints. Very smooth and sessionable, easy to drink with fruity sourish but very smooth ending.

Tried on 02 Jan 2019 at 21:03


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ Koelschtrinker's Tasting. Smooth and mild beginning. Lots of wood there, deep and burned malts. Easy to drink, warming alcoholic but not as deep as it could have been.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2018 at 22:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Tasting @ Koelschtrinker's place. Grainy neutral beginning. Easy to drink, not too deep, sessionable with a moderate bitterness.

Tried on 17 Dec 2018 at 22:21


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at a Tasting at Koelschtrinker's place. A almost clear dark brown beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of moderate sweet caramelish malt, wood, riped fruits. Taste of strong riped fruits, caramel, spices, herbs.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2018 at 17:53


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Sampled from 0.33 l bottle, best before December 2023. Clear, very dark reddish brown with a beige head. Sweetish-malty, slightly yeasty, gently spicy and a bit woody aroma of caramel, raisins, prunes, oak and some coriander. Gently sweet, malty, slightly yeasty, quite spicy and a bit woody taste of caramel, lots of coriander, licorice root, some raisins and a touch of oak, followed by a medium long, quite spicy, moderately bitter and slightly woody finish. Medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2018 at 17:52


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Vanilliger, hopfig-malziger Beginn. Süßlich würzig, geringe Herbe, hohe Süffigkeit. Deutlicher Alkohol, minimal bitter, kurzer alkoholischer Nachhall. 10/7/8/7/7/7

Tried on 17 Nov 2018 at 17:48


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled from 0.33 l bottle, best before October 2022. Clear, dark brownish amber with an off-white head. Sweetish, malty, slightly fruity-resiny aroma of caramel, nuts and some citrus. Slightly sweet, malty, gently bitter, moderately fruity-resiny taste of caramel, nuts, some citrus and traces of pine, followed by a short, moderately bitter, a bit resiny finish. Medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Okay!

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2018 at 16:28


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled from 0.33 l bottle, best before October 2022. Slightly hazy, dark brown with a massive, foamy, slowly diminishing, beige head. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty aroma of chocolate, coffee, licorice and some red berries. Slightly sweet, malty, gently roasty, quite spicy taste of chocolate, coffee, licorice, sage and some red berries, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly roasty and quite spicy finish. Thin to medium body, quite effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Okay, quite weird.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2018 at 16:25