De Kromme Haring

Brewpub in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Brewpub De Kromme Haring

Established in 2014

Contact
Europalaan 2C, Utrecht, 3526KS, Netherlands
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.

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8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Black, dense light brown head. Aroma: Roasted malt, vinuous, brett, hints of leather. Taste: Smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Dark roasted malt, red wine, bretty, ntes of leather. Very smooth, no harsh tastes at all. Moderate to medium sweet, very lightly bitter. Very well balanced. Great how the porter, Rioja en Brett work together. Very nice, although I think this beer will have better pronounced flavors after several more years.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2018 at 18:55


6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Flesje gedeeld door Benzai. Aroma is houtig en hoppig. Smaak is zoet en toch hoppig. Ook de nasmaak is bitter.
Tried on 21 May 2018 at 15:37

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
bottle after UBF, shared with Benzai and Caesar, black with a light brown head. Aroma of roastes malts, chocolate, cacao, Taste of chocolate, coffee, roasteds, cacao powdery, some licorice, oat, malts, grain, dried fruits, quite nice,
Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2018 at 12:13

8/10
Tried on 13 May 2018 at 11:02

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
7th May 2018
Citra, Amarillo, Sorachi Ace and HBC682 hops. Slightly murky looking amber beer, an uneven covering of pale cream colour bubbles. Light malts bring a fair dose of caramel sweetness, traces of brown sugar and toffee. Piney ripe fruits and mild spice. Little sherbetty citrus and spice. Tangy peel. Light floral fruity finish. A little off the beaten track and good for it. Sweet, spicy and fruity.
Tried on 07 May 2018 at 18:06

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2018 at 14:11

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2018 at 17:13

8/10
Tried from Draft at Brussels Beer Project - Dansaert on 27 Apr 2018 at 19:44