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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tap @ De Kromme Haring, Utrecht. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, lemon and tart. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Sweet and light acidic finish. 160425
Tried
from Draft
at
Brewpub De Kromme Haring
on 16 Apr 2025
at 18:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ De Kromme Haring, Utrecht. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - fruity and citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 160425
Tried
from Draft
at
Brewpub De Kromme Haring
on 16 Apr 2025
at 17:57
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Café DeRat, Utrecht. Black with a big beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and dark chocolate. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. Didn’t catch any brett, but a good beer none the less. 150425
Tried
from Bottle
at
Café DeRat
on 15 Apr 2025
at 19:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Café DeRat, Utrecht. Hazy red brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, dried fruit, tart fruit and wood. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 150425
Tried
from Bottle
at
Café DeRat
on 15 Apr 2025
at 19:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can @ Café DeRat, Utrecht. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - fruity and citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 150425
Tried
from Can
at
Café DeRat
on 15 Apr 2025
at 19:14
7/10
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Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2025
at 19:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can @ Café DeRat, Utrecht. Hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and rather hoppy - citrus and fruity. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 150425
Tried
from Can
at
Café DeRat
on 15 Apr 2025
at 18:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can 33cl. @home poured into a footed pilsner glass. Hazy pale golden colour, frothy white head, slowly dissipating, light lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, lemon, grassy hops. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, light lemon. Light to medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Thin sweetbitter aftertaste, don't taste any salt, refreshing, thirst quencher, decent.
Tried
from Can
from
De Bierkoning
on 10 Apr 2025
at 14:41
6.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2025
at 10:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draft at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 19 Feb 2025) Black colour with frohty, beige head. Malty, roasted, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, coffee, chocolate and pine needles. Malty, roasted, hoppy taste with coffee, chocolate, grapefruit, pine needles and a generous citric/piney bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, with a slight sweetness. Rich and well made black IPA, with a generous hop presence. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Proeflokaal Arendsnest
on 08 Apr 2025
at 20:37