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.
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as De Kromme Haring / Misterio Noctiluca (by De Kromme Haring):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
25/VIII/18 - sample @ BXL Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2018-1175) Thanks to the Belgian and Dutch Ratebeer crews for sharing today's beers!
Clear deep blond to orange beer, small creamy white head, unstable, dissipates quickly. Aroma: nice hops, bit cheesy, sweaty feet, fruity notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: tropical fruits, passion fruit, citrus notes, cheesy touch, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: bit acidic, hoppy touch, fruity, bitter finish. Nice sour!
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
25/VIII/18 - sample @ BXL Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2018-1175) Thanks to the Belgian and Dutch Ratebeer crews for sharing today's beers!
Clear deep blond to orange beer, small creamy white head, unstable, dissipates quickly. Aroma: nice hops, bit cheesy, sweaty feet, fruity notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: tropical fruits, passion fruit, citrus notes, cheesy touch, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: bit acidic, hoppy touch, fruity, bitter finish. Nice sour!
Tried
on 25 Aug 2018
at 20:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as De Kromme Haring Hammerhead (by De Kromme Haring):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
25/VIII/18 - sample @ BXL Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2018-1125) Thanks to the Belgian and Dutch Ratebeer crews for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, no head. Aroma: lots and lots of coffee, roasted, bit dry, malty, rural, dusty. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: roasted, lots of coffee, bitter, some charcoal, rather watery and light. Aftertaste: gentle bitterness, roasted, hoppy, coffee notes.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
25/VIII/18 - sample @ BXL Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2018-1125) Thanks to the Belgian and Dutch Ratebeer crews for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, no head. Aroma: lots and lots of coffee, roasted, bit dry, malty, rural, dusty. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: roasted, lots of coffee, bitter, some charcoal, rather watery and light. Aftertaste: gentle bitterness, roasted, hoppy, coffee notes.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2018
at 20:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
At BXL festival. Bit hazy bright golden with small white head. Lime peel, dank weedy hops, light gooseberries, sweet malts, a touch of bread and grass. Medium sweet and bitter, light sour. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2018
at 18:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
At BXL Festival. Near clear golden with white head. Citrus fruity ipa with light sour, moderate sweet and sour. Medium body and soft carbonation.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2018
at 18:56
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2018
at 16:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bxlbeerfest. Pours dark brown. Aroma is roasty, malty, chocolate, hazelnut. Flavor is sweet and bitter, roast, chocolate, malt, some acidity. Overall: ok.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2018
at 15:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Bit hazy yellow golden, white head. Aroma: Fruity hop, pineapple. Taste: Moderate sour and moderate bitter, hoppy, notes of pineapple and grapefruit, grass, citrus and mineral water. Bit lactic. Medium body, average carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2018
at 19:28
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle shared at a tasting at tomer's place. Thanks David K. for this bottle! Murky golden, white head. Fruity hops, yeast, soapy brett, flowers, bitter, a bit green, a bit harsh. A bit messy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2018
at 12:53
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
At a tasting, thanks, big bubbly head, too much carbonation, murky intense orange color, mineral herbal aroma with a just abredy malty hint, tough coarse bitterness, some sopainess, citrus and a sweetish fruitiness. Ok, but nothing too excitint.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2018
at 12:47