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
7 3 7 3 14 Draft at Kromme Haring, Utrecht. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of fruits, peppery yeast, lightly tart fruits, spicy notes and malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2018
at 08:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Foeders, Amsterdam. Fairly hazy orange with a big white head. Aroma of resinous hops, citrus, fruits and caramel malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jan 2018
at 12:25
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2017
at 21:57
7/10
Vloeibaar strooigoed. Snoepjesbier voor je plezier
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2017
at 17:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ BeerTemple, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 250, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1012 RR. [ As De Kromme Haring / Heretic Sardonic ].Unclear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, herbal, herbs, apple. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, apple, herbal, sweet malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170921] 6-3-6-3-11
Tried
on 30 Nov 2017
at 15:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Cafe de Spuyt. Black with a tan head. Aroma of dark malt, some hops and grapefruit. The same in the taste. The body was medium as was the bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2017
at 01:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Kromme Haring. Heerlijke bubblegummy Brett bovenop de karamel en zachte bitterheid van de Barbarian Fishing. Topcombi.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Nov 2017
at 08:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap at Arendsnest, 2nd November 17. Pours clear, aroma is funk, Brett, nice. Taste is bretty, yeast, citrus, bitter, lovely and well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2017
at 14:27
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by a friend. Hazy amber color, short frothy head. Aroma of slight bubblegum, some juniper berry, bit caramel malt. Slight sweet in taste, strawberry bubblegum. Lovely balance, great complexity. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2017
at 03:39
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Oct 2017
at 22:55