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.
8/10
DKH maakt elke stijl interessant. #utrecht #deKrommeHaring #wit #wheat
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2025
at 17:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 16th July 2025. Pours a straw colour, not much head. Aroma is tart fruits, smoke and peach, taste is very interesting smokey, peach and light tart, complex and great flavours for the ABV in particular
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2025
at 19:17
8/10
#deKrommeHaring
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2025
at 17:44
7/10
#utrecht #deKromneHaring niet de beste uit de serie. Beetje muffig en oud al, gek genoeg.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2025
at 09:50
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dunkler, karamellig malziger Beginn. Brotig, kernig herb, süffig. Weich, moderate Bitterkeit, trockener Hintergrund, zum Ende hin etwas hopfig. Nett. 9/10/10/9//9
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jul 2025
at 18:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Troebele geel oranje kleur, een kleine witte schuimkraag. Geur van hars, citrus, beetje meloen, iets zoetig. In de mond staat de hars voorop. Smaak is behoorlijk bitter, gronderig. Lichte body. Lange, gronderige, bittere nasmaak.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2025
at 19:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Weich malziger, angenehm süßer Beginn, der zunehmend röstig wird. Trocken malziger Mittelteil, schwacher Körper, mittellanger Abgang. OK. 8/10/9/9//8
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2025
at 19:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml can. Cloudy, yellow-ish, dark golden colour with average to huge, frothy, slowly diminishing, moderately lasting, white head. Slightly grainy, wheaty malty and floral-grassy, fruity hoppy aroma, notes of wheat, raw wheat, some orange, orange peel, tangerine, a touch of fresh hay. Taste is dry, floral-grassy and fruity hoppy, wheaty malty with some residual sweetness, notes of orange, orange peel, fresh hay, some raw wheat, fresh hay.
Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, dense, prickly carbonation.
Balanced, very refreshing - good.
Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, dense, prickly carbonation.
Balanced, very refreshing - good.
Tried
from Can
from Hoptimaal
on 17 Jul 2025
at 19:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
330ml can. Minimally cloudy, yellow-ish, golden colour with average, fluffy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Grainy malty and yeasty spicy, minimally grassy, hoppy aroma, hints of wheat, spelt, brine, a touch of mustard seed. Taste is grainy malty with low residual sweetness, slighty yeasty spicy, minimally herbal-spicy and grassy hoppy, hints of wheat, spelt, some dill, a touch of brine.
Creamy-watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Relatively meaty, fairly refreshing - very nice.
Creamy-watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Relatively meaty, fairly refreshing - very nice.
Tried
from Can
from Hoptimaal
on 16 Jul 2025
at 20:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 12th June 2025. Another decent version of the classic
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2025
at 20:47