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.
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Mitra Bunnik, BB 01-2019. Almost clear golden to orange color, short frothy head. Aroma of citrus and flowery hops. Medium bitterness, flowery, bit pine. Again, Kromme Haring delivers and they start to become one of my favorite Dutch brewers, for as far as they already werent. Lovely brew!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2018
at 17:50
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2018
at 00:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from bottle at Maakun’s. Hazy golden with thin white head. Sweet malts, very juicy, very fruity, tropical fruits, melon, rye, oats, grapes, white wine, andives, buttery lettuce. Big sweet, moderate bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2018
at 21:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at home. Hazy orange golden with light greenish hue. Papaya, sweet grains, light alcohol, marzipan, guava, caramel, apple, light paint, dry herbs, soft dank hops. Over medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2018
at 21:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy dark blond colour with thin lacy head. Aroma and flavour have plenty of sweet tropical fruit. The alcohol content is totally hidden. Less sharp that many NEIPA's. Well rounded and smooth.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2018
at 15:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ #MBCF18, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2018 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, Manchester, Great Manchester, England M2 3GX.
[ As De Kromme Haring Spotsylvania Frankenfish ].
ABV: 7.0%. Cloudy medium orange colour with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, caramel, moderate yeasty, grass - leather - funk, brett, leather. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, tart, funky, brett, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180126]
7-3-7-3-15
Tried
on 28 Jan 2018
at 15:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ Foeders at the day of release, small size glass. Cloudy dark yellow/orange color. Frothy off white head with good retention. Aroma's: sweetish, malty, fruit-jam, dank. Retronasal it's sweetish, light resinous, caramel, dank. Flavor is moderate sweet, caramel, lactose. Medium bodied. Rather low carbonation, which makes it very easily drinkable. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2018
at 20:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Foeders. Clear amber with creamy beige head. Lots of spekkoek indeed, speculaas, sugary sweet cinnamon candy- the red striped ones. Some sweet malts and soft roast. Quite sweet and soft bitter. Medium bodied. Great pastry ale!
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2018
at 17:59
8/10
Tried
on 20 Jan 2018
at 19:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Brown pour. Aroma of cinnamon, speculaas, malt, raisin and dates. Taste has sweet dates, speculaas, malt, lots of cinnamon, raisin, ripe fruit and something savory. Actually tastes like spekkoek, without being artificial. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2018
at 15:44