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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Arendsnest. Light pale golden with white head. Sour guava, light malts, soft grass, roasted corn. Light sweet, medium sour. Over light bodied. Quite nice, but too much roasted corn.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2018
at 11:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
8 3 8 3 16Draft at Arendsnest, Carnivale Brettanomysis ‘18. Fairly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of tart guava, lychee and citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2018
at 11:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle (from De Bierkoning, Cees) @ home. Pitch black color. Dense brown head with reasonable retention. Aroma's: drop/licorice, umami, dark chocolate, sweetish. Retronasal it's roasted, sweetish, chocolate, a bit red fruit and umami. Flavor is moderate sweet, umami, roasted moderate bitter. Medium bodied. Smooth mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Long finish, roasted, with firm bitterness. They can do this too!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2018
at 19:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ Kings Day Tasting 2018. Hazy yellow color, average sized white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, decently hoppy, nice hop bitterness. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2018
at 22:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ home. Opaque black color, full sized off-white to beige head that lasts for a short while and leaves fair lacing. Smell and taste malts, smoky, light sweet hints but also smoky malt bitterness. It's got a lot, and it's all balanced. Quite well done, well brewed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2018
at 22:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Hazy dark amber to reddish brown color with a medium sized brown colored head that lasts for a short while. Smell and taste malts, caramel, bitter, distant piney hops. Average to medium body, average carbonation. Ok beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2018
at 22:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home shared with Inoven. Hazy unclear a bit pale golden color, small off-white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, yeast a bit and typical light tart / tart-bitter. It reminds me of green apple-peel. Decent to medium body and carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2018
at 22:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Foeders. Hazy golden yellow color. Big dense white head with good retention. Aroma's: Firm sour, fruity, a bit lactic. Retronasal it's lactic indeed, sourish, sweetish, fruit. Flavor is moderate sour, light moderate sweet, fruit. Light medium bodied. Short finish. Quite pleasant.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2018
at 21:54
5/10
Tried
on 12 Jun 2018
at 22:07
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2018
at 19:37