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 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Can 33cl. @home poured into a shaker. Hazy yellow golden colour, small frothy white head, slowly dissipating, good lacing. Aroma pale malt, orange, tangerine, grassy hops. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, grapefruit, hop resin. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, dry sweetbitter aftertaste, orange pith, bit peppery on the tongue, nice.
Tried
from Can
from
De Bierkoning
on 08 Apr 2025
at 16:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can 33cl. @home poured into a pint glass. Pitch black, small creamy tan head, slowly dissipating, thin layer remains. Aroma roasted and sweet malts, vanilla, spices (cloves, cinnamon, aniseed), cocoa powder, coffee, aniseed, spekkoek. Taste above medium sweet and below medium bitter, malty, roast, dark chocolate, coffee groundings, vanilla, spices (cloves, cinnamon, aniseed), faint smoky notes. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation, lasting malty sweetbitter aftertaste, chocolate, roasty and ashy notes, Indonesian spices for sure but I don't taste the spekkoek, well-balanced and rich brew, very nice.
Tried
from Can
from Rebelbeercans
on 07 Apr 2025
at 18:47
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Color: Hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Hoppy, some citrus. Taste: ahoppy, citrus fruit notes, bit zesty. Medium body, average carbonation. Moderate sweet, over moderate bitterness. Ok.
Tried
from Can
from
Hoptimaal
on 07 Apr 2025
at 17:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Color: Very hazy orange, creamy white head. Aroma: Hoppy, orange, mango. Taste: Very creamy and dense malty backbone, hoppy, nice bitterness, fruity orange, mango, some orange peel, tangerine and grapefruit. Over moderate going towards medium bitterness and moderate sweetness. Just over medium body, average carbonation. Dry-ish finish. Another nice Whale Shark.
Tried
from Can
from
Hoptimaal
on 06 Apr 2025
at 18:43
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Color: Slightly hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Malty. Taste: Malty with hoppy backbone. Crisp. Bit sticking to the palate. Moderate sweet, light bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Hoptimaal
on 05 Apr 2025
at 19:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours a light hazy amber body and a small off white head with a tiny layer retention. Aroma's of red fruit and caramel malts. Retronasal there's mostly red fruit, with a little bready malt. Flavour is bready grainish (not sweet), light bitter. Light medium bodied. Above moderate earthy bitter finish, slightly dry.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2025
at 19:39
6/10
Stonefruit forward with some apricot and nectarine, some citrusy grapefruit and orange, supporting sweet malts, medium body, light bitter hoppy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2025
at 12:21
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle. Color: Clear golden, large white head. Aroma: Malty, bread, some funk. Taste: Bread, malty, grain, subtle funky and spicy. Hoppy backbone. Light hints of stone fruit. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Moderate bitterness, light sweetness. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Hoptimaal
on 22 Mar 2025
at 19:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Аромат конечно весьма сильно копченый, чуть сильнее чем я думал. В целом больше почти ничего не ощущается. На вкус по первой вообще как обычный саур, весьма кислый, персик и ананас. Финиш снова с дымком. Интересно, но редко такое можно попить.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2025
at 00:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can at home. Hazy light yellow with big white head. Pineapple, dry wheat, spicy hops, light tropical fruits, lime, unripe mango. Light sweet, a bit more bitter. Over light bodied. Feels even lighter than 4% abv, but very tasty!
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2025
at 19:10