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.
7/10
Tried
on 14 Aug 2016
at 20:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Kimchi, shared Thin ring white head. Very hazy blond pour. Nice bitterness
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2016
at 14:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Kimchi, shared. Medium off white head. Clear deep burgundy pour. Nice bitterness. Very smooth
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2016
at 09:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from draft at Kimchi Festival 2016. Near black with thin light tan head. Deep roasted chocolate malts. Doughy yeast. Light sweet medium bitter. Under medium body, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2016
at 11:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from draft at Kimchi Festival 2016. Hazy golden, thin white head. Dank ditchwater. Corn boilwater, lemon, dough, rich grassiness, herbal tea. Under medium sweet, medium bitter. Under medium bidy, low carbonation. Another hazy pale ale, ah, why not. Smells like poo though.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2016
at 10:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap at Arendsnest, 28th July 16. Pours dark brown and viscous. Taste is rich, smokey, savoury, intense, bacon, roasted malts. Mouth feel is smooth and full. Lovely stuff
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jul 2016
at 02:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Arendsnest, 28th July 16. Pours black, Aroma is chocolate, some pine, hops. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate, some pine. More malty than hoppy, but not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2016
at 15:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Brown with a big cream head. Aroma of grassy hops, fruits and roast. Flavour is light moderate sweet and above moderate bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation. [24-07-2016]
Tried
on 24 Jul 2016
at 05:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
van tap tijdens UBF-2016, wazig oranje met witte kraag. aroma van den, gras, citrus, mout, smaken zijn matig zoet, zwak bitter, citrus, mango, mout. medium body, iets dun van textuur,
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jul 2016
at 15:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Carnivale Brettanomyces ’16. At Arendsnest. Apparently there were 2 versions on the table, one called Multibrett, the other Multibrett Rhubarb. Not exactly sure if I rated them in the right order, but one would think the Rhubarb version is a bit darker than the other. Multibrett: Pale golden colour, white head. Aroma of battery acid, pepper, funk, lemons. Flavour is very sour, puckering, battery acid, peppery. Not very nice. 33327 = 1.8 Multibrett Rhubarb: Deep golden colour, white head. Aroma is funky, floral, citrus, light fruity, light peppery, some tropical fruit. Flavour is light to medium sweet, fruity, floral, lemon peel, funk, light tartness compared to the other version. Light bodied. This is nice. 737314
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2016
at 03:13