Although our region produces many famous and less famous beers, we had to wait quite a while before Landen had its own beer. After some years of experimenting De Kale Ridders finally succeeded in making a unique beer. And since De Kale Ridders are not the only citizens of Landen that like a nice beer it was decided to commercialise it. The name of the beer refers to the rich Hesbaye region where important citizens used to be honoured with impressive burial tombs or tumuli. Even today these tumuli are visibly present in the landscape of Landen with amongst others the Borntombe in Walsbets, de Middelwinde tombe in Neerwinden, the Plattetombe in Waasmont and of course de Tombe of Pepijn in Landen.
The power and mystery surrounding these tumuli is also present in the beers produced by De Kale Ridders. The name is therefore not only a reference to the region of origin but also describes this beer brewed according traditional recipes and without any artificial additions.
De Kale Ridders use the most innovative brewing techniques, obtained through an intense collaboration with various labs of K.U.Leuven, KaHo St-Lieven and the Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB). The recipes for our beers were optimised in a small own brewing installation. This installation had however insufficient capacity to serve the demand of friends and family, let alone that of the wider market. Therefore we looked to increase our production by renting capacity in another larger brewery. Already our first visit to the Proefbrouwerij convinced us. De Proefbrouwerij brews on small and middle large scale according the stringiest rules for hygiene, food safety and brewing techniques. Our collaboration with De Proefbrouwerij guarantees an end product of the highest quality and with a minimal variance between the different brews.
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Eigenaardig biertje. Volgens de beschrijving fruitbier. Gaat richting Geuze, weinig fruit te herkennen maar toch zeer interessant smaakpalet
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Tumulus Magna from De Kale Ridders (Tumulus) 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
F: big, white, average to good retention. C: deep gold, light hazy. A: malty, orange, bit herbal, fruity, yeasty, grainy. T: malty, orange peels, grassy, fruity, bit warming alcohol, yeasty, dough, taste is better than the aroma, not bad, enjoyed, 33cl bottle from Bierwinkel De Hopduvel in Gent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
F: huge, almost white, extremely long lasting. C: deep gold, hazy. A: sour green apples, brett, bit woody, funky, citrus, barnyard, bit peppery, cheese, yeast. T: barnyard, brett, citrus, fruity, bit cider, partially fermented young wine, funky, peach, medium body with high carbonation, very interesting with some gueuze features, enjoyed, 33cl bottle from Bierwinkel De Hopduvel in Gent.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Tumulus 800 from De Kale Ridders (Tumulus) 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
F: white, medium size, average retention. C: deep gold, hazy. A: malty, yeasty, fruity, bit orange peels, bit banana. T: malty, bit spicy, orange peels, bit banana, hint of yeasty, hint of herbal, medium body and medium carbonation, for me nothing very special and not very good balanced, partially enjoyed, 33cl bottle from Bierwinkel De Hopduvel in Gent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
F: big, almost white, poor to average retention. C: gold, bit hazy. A: malt, orange peels, fruity, honey, peach, yeast. T: malt, spicy, bit orange peels, dry grassy, bit citrus, bit banana, medium body and carbonation, not bad at all, enjoyed, 33cl bottle from Bierwinkel De Hopduvel in Gent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at Kent Beer Festival 2017. Hazy amber colour lasting cream head. Some brett. Some sweet citrus fruit like fruit peel. Some light soap. Hides abv well. Light bitterness. Ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
33cl bottle. Pours almost clear pale golden colour with a huge good lasting off-white head. Aroma of light yeast, wheat, hints of banana, flowers. Taste of yeasty pale fruits, banana, yeast, some mellow, interesting!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle. Pours almost clear deep golden colour with a huge most good lasting off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, straw, some honey and yeast. Taste of strong pale malt, straw, ripe fruits, yeast, some honey.
Fin (18365) reviewed Tumulus Nera from De Kale Ridders (Tumulus) 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Cambridge Winter Beer Festival, Friday 20th January 2017 in company of FatPhil and Anna Smokey nose, some cinder toffee and a nice spicy edge. Some chocolate, good beer. . A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.4