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
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Black, beige head. Aroma: Grassy hop, roasted malt, chocolate. Taste: Very smooth, grassy and fruity hop, citrus and grapefruit notes, roasted malt and hints of coffee and chocolate. Long lasting chocolate hoppy finish. Above medium body, under average to soft carbonation. Bit creamy mouthfeel. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2018
at 15:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
THT June at Kwartje HQ. Bottle. Golden with white head. Sweet malts, fruity sweet and funky sour. Moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation. // Had again from bottle at EKKO on wednesday October 9, 2019. Seeing Chastity Belt and a very shitty preshow (sorry guys, you suck). Sweet and soft tart grainy malts with mostly citrus fruitiness. Moderate sweet and bitter, light sour touch. Somewhat yoghurty and doughy yeasty. Medium body and soft carbonation. Green hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2018
at 20:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at THT July. Hazy golden with white head. Kiwi, dank hops, soft lime, light dry malts, soft mineral, white grapes, soft gooseberries. Light sweet and sour, under medium bitter. Under medium bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2018
at 20:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
7 3 8 3 15Bottle shared at THT June. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of green weedy hops, grass, citrus and tropical fruits. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2018
at 20:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
THT June at Kwartje HQ. Black with offwhite head. Sweet roasted chocolate malts. Green coffee, old coffee. Moderate sweet and big bitter. Over medium body and soft carbonation.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2018
at 19:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
7 3 8 3 15Bottle shared at THT June. Black with a beige head. Aroma of big green coffee, veggy green peppers, chocolate and malt. Flavour is above moderate sweet and moderate bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2018
at 19:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at THT July. Almost black with dark beige head. Lots of coffee, but also some old coffee dregs, lots of roast, ash, dry malty notes, dry mineral notes and quite some roasted hazelnuts. Medium sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2018
at 19:01
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2018
at 23:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
My rating of Smokey The Barracuda was probably for the original as well, as it had just been released back then, but oh well, a tick is a tick. Black color. Short beige head. Aroma's: smoked, smoked/smoking wood, red fruit, light sweet. Retronasal it's sweetish, smokey, aniseed, licorice, droppig. Flavor is moderate sweet with light fruity sourness. Medium bodied. Finishes smokey, moderate bitter.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2018
at 19:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at De Kromme Haring brewpub. Color: Very dark ruby, almost black. Taste: Smooth, creamy. Dark roasted malt, nice smoky taste. Well balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2018
at 13:01