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.
7/10
Ik geef deze biertje... EEN VOLDOENDE!
Tried
from Draft
at
Taplokaal Gist
on 01 Dec 2018
at 00:08
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl Bottle from Drinks & Gifts. Black colour, beige-brown head. Aroma of lots of lovely roast, dark chocolate, coffee, hint of soy sauce, caramel. Flavour is bitter, roast, coffee, dark chocolate, some caramel, bitter finish, hint of ink. Full bodied, smooth. Just enough sweetness to balance the roast. Classic non-BA RIS. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2018
at 19:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Gist, Brussels. Muddy dark brown. Thick, loose foam of beige head. Nose has well roasted malt. Blackberry. Scorched citrus. Taste is fairly sweet, with a little citrus bitterness. Medium body. Low carbonation. Light, roast malt bitterness to finish. Ok. Might have benefitted being on keg.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2018
at 18:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ In De Wildeman. Cloudy yellow golden color. Somewhat frothy white head. Aroma's: dank and fruity hops. Retronasal it's more fruity than dank with some bitterness. Flavor is moderate bitter with some sweet fruit. Light medium bodied. Rough carbonation as usual with NEIPA's. Fairly bitter finish. Maybe a bit too bitter for a NEIPA, but very enjoyable anyway.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2018
at 18:09
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2018
at 21:57
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2018
at 00:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as De Kromme Haring Inktvis Black IPA (by De Kromme Haring):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
11/XI/18 - 33cl bottle during after-concert drink @ DOK Brewing Company (Gent), BB: III/2019 - (2018-1660)
Clear dark brown beer, big solid creamy light beige head, very stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: herbal and spicy notes, pretty weird, soft roasted touch. MF: very lively carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty roasted start, coffee, bit sourish, fruity notes, bitter, some charcoal. Aftertaste: very bitter, citrus, grapefruit, dry, bit spicy, more roast, sweetish, coffee touch, little acidic, dry and hoppy finish, good!
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
11/XI/18 - 33cl bottle during after-concert drink @ DOK Brewing Company (Gent), BB: III/2019 - (2018-1660)
Clear dark brown beer, big solid creamy light beige head, very stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: herbal and spicy notes, pretty weird, soft roasted touch. MF: very lively carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty roasted start, coffee, bit sourish, fruity notes, bitter, some charcoal. Aftertaste: very bitter, citrus, grapefruit, dry, bit spicy, more roast, sweetish, coffee touch, little acidic, dry and hoppy finish, good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2018
at 20:16