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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Keg at beer temple. Pours golden, nose is soft toffee, floral, grapes, light funk, taste is chewy, oak, floral, fruity.
Tried on 21 Sep 2017 at 11:23

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On tap at Arendsnest Amsterdam. Black beer lasting tan head. Chocolate on the aroma and flavour. Light smoke. Its there but its more dark chocolate than a rauch. A little heat on the finish. Its pretty good. A characterful porter. Ok .
Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2017 at 09:47

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(Draught at Café Derat, Utrecht, 26 July 2017) Hazy amber colour with frothy, white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of orange peel, apricots, caramel and some grapefruit. Malty, fruity taste with orange peel, apricots and a balanced spicy/citric bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty, with a fresh hop character. Nice one.
Tried on 09 Sep 2017 at 12:28

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(Draught at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam, 25 July 2017) Amber colour with frothy, white head. Hoppy, spicy nose with notes of citrus, tea, orange peel and bretty yeast. Malty, hoppy taste with citrus, grapefruit, orange peel, brett and a generous spicy, citric bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Interesting and quite tasty. Nice one.
Tried on 04 Sep 2017 at 16:03

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Draft @ Beer Temple. Almost clear (just slightly hazy) light golden color. Thin dense white head. Aroma’s: light sweet, fruity. Retronasal it’s sweetish, fruity, light vinous and woody. Flavor is light sweet, light woody, hint of vanilla, fruity. Light bodied. Finishes light bitter, slightly woody.
Tried from Draft on 25 Aug 2017 at 13:52

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Black with creamy head. Aroma is very IPA with resinous hop. Flavour is more in the stout direction with roasted burnt malts dominating.
Tried on 13 Aug 2017 at 16:01

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Tried on 10 Aug 2017 at 13:14

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Tried from Draft on 23 Jul 2017 at 01:00

7/10
Tried from Draft on 23 Jul 2017 at 00:44

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7 3 7 3 15 Draft @ Wild West Brewfest ’17. Hazy golden color. As good as white head with reasonable retention. Aroma’s: refreshing fruity, sourish, even a little salty. Retronasal it’s sweetish, sweet fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet, light fruity. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jul 2017 at 16:29