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.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Tumulus Nera from De Kale Ridders (Tumulus) 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 330ml. @ The Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2014, TSODRBSG14. [ As De Kale Ridders Tumulus Nera ].Clear dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, light to moderate yeasty. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140830]
mart (27297) reviewed Tumulus Nera from De Kale Ridders (Tumulus) 11 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours dark brown-black with tan head. The head stays. Aroma is sweet, roast, caramel, fruits and some alcohol. Flavor is sweet, roast, dark fruits, caramel and some smoke. Overall: very nice brew.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Opaque black, big tan creamy head, recedes slowly, good lacing. Aroma sweet malts, roasty, caramel, dark chocolate, moccha, liquorice. Taste medium sweet and bitter, coffee, dark chocolate, roasty. Full-bodied, creamy texture, spicy notes on the tongue, soft carbonation. Aftertaste mild bittersweet, earthy and spicy notes. Good creamy stout.
Hazy golden colour, big frothy white head, good retention, thick lacing. Aroma wheaty, lemon, apple, yeasty, grass. Taste moderate sweet, light bitter, wheaty and spicy notes. Medium body, creamy texture, light prickly mouthfeel, soft carbonation, finish light bitter, spicy and chalky notes.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle @ Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering, 2014. Pours hazy pale yellow with a creamy head. Wheat, pepper and yeast, Dusty and phenolic.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
33 cL bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is phenolic and slight spiced. Bitter, toasted and slight metallic. Toasted and medium dry finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 330ml @ fonefan
Pours slightly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, wheat, floral and hint of grass. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a hint of banana and wheat finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. A dense, finger-thick white head forms over a more or less clear golden body. Some lacings. The aroma is quite sweetish and fruity, with some Belgian yeast notes. Cellar hints in the far back. Quite weak. The flavor has a decent sweetness, balanced well by the bitterness. Pine cones and resins, with a faint spiced touch. Fruity too. Medium to full body, rather dry, with a lasting fruity and bitter finish. Quite nice, but not very interesting anyway. 140830
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, wheaty, yeasty and light hoppy - straw. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 300814
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle, 5.5%. Clear golden with big white head. Aroma is malt, wheat, grainy and corn. Flavour is malt, grainy, wheat, medium sweet, little straw and a little bitter.