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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8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap @ UBF 2016, small sample. Hazy yellow to golden color, short frothy head. Aroma of citrus, funk, bubblegum, strawberry, strawberry milkshake. Bit spicy notes in taste as well, bubblegummy Brett. Yummy.

Tried from Draft on 16 May 2016 at 12:50


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap @ UBF 2016, small sample. Dark color, medium frothy head. Aroma of big coffee, cookie, koffieleutjes, mocha. Bit sweet in taste, slight dry roasty in finish. A bit thin perhaps, but very tasty.

Tried from Draft on 16 May 2016 at 12:48


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap @ UBF 2016, small sample. Hazy golden to orange color, short frothy head. Aroma of grassy and citrussy hop, some caramel malt. Medium bitterness in taste, citrus. Good.

Tried from Draft on 16 May 2016 at 12:46


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled from tap at Brouwersfestival Utrecht 2016. Pitch black with a light brown head. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty aroma of milk coffee, milk chocolate, fudge and some cocoa. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty taste of milk coffee, milk chocolate, fudge and some cocoa, followed by a short, slightly bitter finish. Medium to full body, creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Good!

Tried from Draft on 15 May 2016 at 06:28


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sample from tap @ Utrechts Brouwers Fesitval 2016, with Zlotta, Caesar, Benzai & ShivanDragon. Almost black color. Dense brown head. Aroma’s: mocha, moderate sweet, roasted. Retronasal it’s a bit sweeter, light fruit, mocha. Flavor is light to moderate sweet, light roast. Light bodied. Finishes with roast, slightly dry, moderate bitter.

Tried from Draft on 15 May 2016 at 03:00


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sample from tap @ Utrechts Brouwers Fesitval 2016, with Zlotta, Caesar, Benzai & ShivanDragon. Cloudy golden color. White head with some lacing. Aroma’s: brett-funk (oh dear), with some sour and sweetness retronasal. Flavor is light sweet, light sour. Light bodied. Finishes rather dry, moderate bitter.. Just the Dupont yeast would have been sufficient for me.

Tried from Draft on 15 May 2016 at 02:56


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sample from tap @ Utrechts Brouwers Fesitval 2016, with Zlotta, Caesar, Benzai & ShivanDragon. Clear dark color (not quite black). Dense beige head. Aroma’s: hops, resin, light roast. Retronasal it’s roasty, drop/licorice, resinous hops. Flavor is roasted, moderate bitter, light sweet. Medium bodied. Long finish with roast and rather bitter.

Tried from Draft on 15 May 2016 at 02:54


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

@UBF 2016, met #Zlotta, #Benzai, #Caesar en #PotjeBier van tap zwart met fijne kaki kraag. aroma van lactose, mocca(vla), dessertvla, melkchocolade, smaken zijn wat droog, iets poederachtig, mocca/ vla, wat dun en ook een licht zuur, glad, koffie, matige body, lage co2, aardig.

Tried from Draft on 14 May 2016 at 17:01


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

@UBF 2016, met #Zlotta, #Benzai, #Caesar en #PotjeBier van tap donker bruin met licht kaki kraag., aroma van hop, laurier, den, gras, iets fruit. smaken zijn glad, licht zepig mondgevoel, mout, gebrand en geroosterd, dun, den, iets grassig, lange bittere afdonk, iets licht metalig, matige body.

Tried from Draft on 14 May 2016 at 16:58


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

@UBF 2016, met #Zlotta, #Benzai, #Caesar en #PotjeBier wazig geel/gouden met witte kraag. aroma van brett, zuur, hout, fruitig. smaken van gras, kruidentuintje, lichte brett, citrus zuurtje, yoghurt, melkzuur, grassig, matige body, matig zoet, glad/zacht, zwak bitter, lage co2, smaken zijn ok, --- Beer merged from original tick of Sint Pilchardus Rye Bretted Saison on 23 May 2018 at 14:45 - Score: 7

Tried on 14 May 2016 at 16:40