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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at It Ain't Much If It Ain't Dutch, 20/08/2025.
Murky orange with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is ripe tropical fruit esters, melon, pine nip, mandarin.
Taste comprises grapefruit, raw tropicana, dank chimes, hop spice, pineapple.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with dankened hop bitterness allied to a light boost.
Tidy.
Murky orange with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is ripe tropical fruit esters, melon, pine nip, mandarin.
Taste comprises grapefruit, raw tropicana, dank chimes, hop spice, pineapple.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with dankened hop bitterness allied to a light boost.
Tidy.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2025
at 19:36
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
COD 29/04/2025 (Citra Cryo - Krush). Volledig ondoorzichtige goudgele body met een kleine witte kraag waar al snel weinig meer van over is. Geur van dank hops, deeg, ui/kaas en wat zacht tropisch fruit. In de mond is er veel meer fruit. Smaak is middelmatig bitterzoet met wat zoet fruitsap. Gaandeweg wel steeds meer citrus sap, wat het geheel een stuk lekkerder maakt. Zachte koolzuurprikkeling. Redelijke bitterheid in de afdronk, maar ook niet heel heftig.
Tried
from Can
from
Sterk Avondverkoop
on 19 Aug 2025
at 19:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Hazy, amber colour with average, frothy, diminishing, dirty white head. Yeasty spicy and minimally tangy as well as fruity aroma, hints of brine, mustard seed, dill, sweet-ish notes of plum, whiffs of pink pepper. Taste is sweet-ish-and-sour-ish fruity, mildly yeasty funky, spicy and mildly tangy, hints of plum, a touch of brett, some brine, mustard seed, a touch of pink pepper, dill.
Minimally creamy, watery texture, fairly smooth, minimally astringent palate, medium, dense, prickly carbonation.
Nice composition, plum matches well with the mild funk, fairly refreshing, not the most appealing appearance, though - enjoyable.
Minimally creamy, watery texture, fairly smooth, minimally astringent palate, medium, dense, prickly carbonation.
Nice composition, plum matches well with the mild funk, fairly refreshing, not the most appealing appearance, though - enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2025
at 18:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Hopped up Wit featuring notes of orange peel, citrus, coriander, peppery yeast and a hint of tropical fruit. Nicely bitter with a light sweetness. Medium body. Great specimen in an otherwise boring style.
Tried
from Can
from
Drankenhandel Leiden
on 17 Aug 2025
at 19:46
6/10
Ok but oregano dominates
Tried
on 17 Aug 2025
at 12:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, bright golden colour with small to average, fluffy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Wheaty malty and slightly spicy, minimally yeasty fruity and yeasty spicy aroma, a touch of coriander, banana, clove, whiffs of old orange peel. Taste is wheaty malty, slightly spicy, slightly zesty, citrusy fruity as well as yeasty spicy and yeasty fruity, low residual sweetness, hints of lemon, orange peel, some coriander, a touch of clove, banana.
Watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, dense, prickly carbonation.
Starts minimally imbalanced and heterogeneous, minimally dull, gains freshness due to citrusy hoppiness after a while - nice.
Watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, dense, prickly carbonation.
Starts minimally imbalanced and heterogeneous, minimally dull, gains freshness due to citrusy hoppiness after a while - nice.
Tried
from Can
from Hoptimaal
on 13 Aug 2025
at 21:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Ingeblikt op 27 mei 2025. Een troebele goudgele kleur en een forse witte kraag die goed blijft hangen, met wandplak. Geurt inderdaad wat Weizen achtig, lichtjes banaan en tarwe, fruitig, zoetig. In de mond is het vrij mild, lichtjes banaan. Smaak is licht bitter, tarwe, banaan. Lichte body, niet te dun. Wat granig en bitterig in de afdronk.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2025
at 19:24
6/10
#utrecht #deKrommeHaring #saison
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2025
at 11:29
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Beerdome. Nicely roasty with notes of chocolate and a hint of coffee. Moderate bitter and lightly sweetish. Medium body. Super drinkable, wouldn't have minded a tall can of this.
Tried
from Can
from Beerdome
on 09 Aug 2025
at 18:47
8/10
#utrecht #deKrommeHaring
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2025
at 14:31