De Kromme Haring
Brewpub
in
Utrecht,
Utrecht,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Brewpub De Kromme Haring
Established in 2014
Contact
Description
De Kromme Haring is all about surprising, well-made, delicious and drinkable beers.
Biologist and homebrewer Stephen Grigg travelled from America via the UK to settle in the Netherlands as (homebrewery) De Kromme Haring. After meeting beer-afficionado Gijs van Wiechen, who invited him to brew the anniversary beer for infamous bar-dive Kafe Belgie, the two decided to "go pro" in 2014.
After the first tentative, educational and sometimes frustrating steps in contractbrewing they quickly decided that they needed their own system and place to pursue their aproach to brewing. This cunning plan came to fruition when they opened their very own brewpub in september 2016, with the brewery installed in december 2016.
With over 20 years of brewing experience, we have cultivated a deep love for English malts and American hops. However, we love yeast even more and believe that the quality of fermentation is at the core of all well-made beer. Knowing how to work with many different kinds of yeast, both "clean" and "wild", is what sets us apart.
Our brewery and yeast lab allows us to experiment with lesser known and used yeast strains in our brewery. Part of our brewery is even dedicated to stainless steel fermenting with wild yeasts like Brettanomyces and/or blended cultures, creating surprising and delicious flavours.
Biologist and homebrewer Stephen Grigg travelled from America via the UK to settle in the Netherlands as (homebrewery) De Kromme Haring. After meeting beer-afficionado Gijs van Wiechen, who invited him to brew the anniversary beer for infamous bar-dive Kafe Belgie, the two decided to "go pro" in 2014.
After the first tentative, educational and sometimes frustrating steps in contractbrewing they quickly decided that they needed their own system and place to pursue their aproach to brewing. This cunning plan came to fruition when they opened their very own brewpub in september 2016, with the brewery installed in december 2016.
With over 20 years of brewing experience, we have cultivated a deep love for English malts and American hops. However, we love yeast even more and believe that the quality of fermentation is at the core of all well-made beer. Knowing how to work with many different kinds of yeast, both "clean" and "wild", is what sets us apart.
Our brewery and yeast lab allows us to experiment with lesser known and used yeast strains in our brewery. Part of our brewery is even dedicated to stainless steel fermenting with wild yeasts like Brettanomyces and/or blended cultures, creating surprising and delicious flavours.
7.5/10
Prima schuim, hazy, donkergeel
Tropical, mango, ananas
Grassig, droog, meloen, mango
#utrecht #dkh
Tropical, mango, ananas
Grassig, droog, meloen, mango
#utrecht #dkh
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2025
at 15:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Sample, blik, bij Drie Dorstige Herten. Troebel geeloranje kleur, witte kraag. Ruikt erg zoet, nectarines en perzik, smaak is gelukkig scherper, hoppig, netels, citrusschil, tropisch fruit, zacht en romig, degelijk bittere finish, iets alcoholisch.
Tried
from Can
at
De Drie Dorstige Herten
on 22 Nov 2025
at 20:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Beerdome. Piney hop aroma with orange, malt, some grapefruit, pine. Almost medium bitter with a light sweetness, medium body. Surprisingly piney.
Tried
from Can
from Beerdome
on 21 Nov 2025
at 22:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Stacks.
A: hazy golden, small, frothy, off-white head.
A: mandarin peel, grape, kiwi, melon, tonic.
T: sweetish grape, bitter citrus peel, bit sourish citrus.
F: bitter grassy & piney hops, yeast, grapefruit, tonic.
P: medium body, slick texture, average-fizzy carbonation.
Enjoyable, just a tiny bit unclean.
A: hazy golden, small, frothy, off-white head.
A: mandarin peel, grape, kiwi, melon, tonic.
T: sweetish grape, bitter citrus peel, bit sourish citrus.
F: bitter grassy & piney hops, yeast, grapefruit, tonic.
P: medium body, slick texture, average-fizzy carbonation.
Enjoyable, just a tiny bit unclean.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2025
at 14:10
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. On the roasty side with fruity notes, grapefruit, some chocolate. Medium bitter, light sweetish. Decent BIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2025
at 13:00
6/10
Tijdens Zoomsessie
Pikzwart met een lichtbruinige schuimkraag.
Rokerig, moutig, te ver doorgeroosterd, droog, koffie, iets herbaal, hoppige afdronk. Niet mijn ding.
#dkh #utrecht
Pikzwart met een lichtbruinige schuimkraag.
Rokerig, moutig, te ver doorgeroosterd, droog, koffie, iets herbaal, hoppige afdronk. Niet mijn ding.
#dkh #utrecht
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2025
at 21:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml can. Jet black colour with average to huge, dense, firm, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, brown head. Minimally earthy, smoky, roasty, dark malty and resinous, hoppy aroma, hints of smoked wood, smoked eel, bark, some coffee, hemp. Taste is mildly smoky, roasty, ashy, earthy, dark malty and mildly bitter, resinous hoppy, minimally fruity hoppy, hints of smoked wood, some coffee; lingering, bitter roasty and bitter hoppy finish.
Oily-watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy, simultaneously minimally dry palate, fine, dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Very earthy, "dirty" - pretty good.
Oily-watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy, simultaneously minimally dry palate, fine, dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Very earthy, "dirty" - pretty good.
Tried
from Can
from
Pakhuis Twente
on 09 Nov 2025
at 19:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml can. Minimally cloudy, orange golden colour with small, frothy, diminishing, minimally lacing, white head. Coffee aroma, widely disguised fruity hoppy flavours and biscuity, pale malty background, notes of instant coffee, hints of sugared coffee, mocha, whiffs of orange. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally biscuity, pale malty and bitter hoppy, some roasty coffee bitterness on top, a weak, fruity hoppy touch of orange and lemon.
Slightly oily, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously slightly dry palate, fine, dense, soft, mildly prickly carbonation.
Coffee dominated aroma, un-integrated coffee flavours in taste - not fully convincing.
Slightly oily, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously slightly dry palate, fine, dense, soft, mildly prickly carbonation.
Coffee dominated aroma, un-integrated coffee flavours in taste - not fully convincing.
Tried
from Can
from
Pakhuis Twente
on 09 Nov 2025
at 17:59