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.
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample @ BXL BeerFest 2018, shared with Belgian RB crew, thanks. Brune foncée, col fin blanc-cassé. Arôme est malté caramel, pâle sur léger fruités noirs avec rétro cristal et léger café. Palais est malté, caramel; torréfié, café assez plaisant avec une petite touche noisette et chocolatée le tout sur qcq pointes de fruits noirs.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2018
at 14:58
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
150 ml. draft @ Foeders. Orange hazy, creamy white head. Nose funky brett, unusual dirty funky, brett in an interesting way with lots of tropical fruit. Dirty urinal brett funky with huge fermenting tropical fruit, flowers, glue,… Funky rich body, interesting, usual brett profile & tasty for sure.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2018
at 14:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 1 07/08/2018. An oily black brown coloured pour with a halo of tan head. Aroma is salty roast, ashy, char. Past is medium sweet, flavour is rich brunt cake, ashy roast.. Palate is full bodied,
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2018
at 19:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from tap at Van Moll Fest 2018. Hazy, golden amber with a white head. Sweetish, slightly sourish, fruity aroma of apricot, peach and some gooseberry. Slightly sweet, gently sour, quite fruity taste of apricot, peach and some vinegar, followed by a short, medium tart, gently dry and vinegary finish. Thin to medium body, a bit astringent, slightly creamy and a bit effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Okay, don't like the vinegar in here.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2018
at 19:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from tap at Van Moll Fest 2018. Slightly hazy, reddish brown with an off-white head. Sweetish-malty, yeasty aroma of milk chocolate, caramel, toasted nuts and clove. Quite sweet, malty, a little roasty taste of milk chocolate, caramel, toasted nuts and a touch of clove, followed by a medium long, moderately roasty-bitter, slightly earthy and a bit yeasty finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Quite okay, don't like the yeasty touch though, the brett doesn't really fit in here in my opinion.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2018
at 19:05
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled @ BXL Beerfest 2018. A almost clear golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of dry citrusy hops, Brett, wheat. Taste of tart yellow fruits, mild citrusy hops, yeast, nice!
Tried
on 27 Aug 2018
at 16:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled @ BXL Beerfest 2018. A hazy golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of dry herbal fruits, yellow fruits, yeast. Taste of soft tart yellow fruits, brett, yeasty, some unriped banana.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2018
at 16:26
3.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Sampled @ Van Moll Fest 2018. Hazy pale yellow color, medium sized white head. Smell and taste are (Dutch) "drum shag en gore zuurheid". Bleh. Really don't like this at all. 2-2-3-3-5.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2018
at 11:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled @ Van Moll Fest 2018. Dark brown color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, plant like, green plants, sweetness in the distance, sugary a bit, something weird liquorice in the distance. Meh. Weird. 6-3-6-3-10.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2018
at 11:29
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled @ Van Moll Fest 2018. Lightly hazy dark yellow color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste sourness, tart, yoghurt, a bit sweet-sourish and a bit floral. Bleh. Not my thing. 5-3-5-3-9.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2018
at 11:29