About
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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TBone (31510) reviewed
Cambrian Series - Scylla & Charybdis from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
330ml. Opaque colour, steady beige head. Aroma is toasted with licorice and fruity hops. Medium-bodied. Roasted, bitter hops, licorice, dark chocolate and some fruityness. Bitter CDA, more on roasted/bitter side than one with fruityness.
Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 29 Jan 2025 at 16:25
Idiosynkrasie (18451) reviewed
Ikan Besar from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml can. Jet black colour with average to huge, thick, dense, creamy, moderately to mostly lasting, moderately lacing, tan head. Chocolately and slightly roasty, dark malty as well as herbal-spicy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, some coffee, notes of ginger, allspice, aniseed, a touch of liquorice, herbs. Taste is slightly bitter, roasty and slightly chocolately, minimally smoky, dark malty with subtle residual sweetness, additionally slightly spicy and minimally herbal, notes of dark chocolate, some coffee, hints of allspice, ginger, aniseed, a minimally herbal touch, smoky interludes, almost ashy overtones in the last third.
Creamy-oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, fine, dense, creamy carbonation.
Well crafted, good mouthfeel, not too flattering flavours, well controlled sweetness - pretty decent.
Tried from Can from Beerdome on 25 Jan 2025 at 20:55
tricksta_p (14137) reviewed
The Crab & the Monkey IV from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
From bottle. Grainy with saison yeast, tartish, light sour, notes of lemon, yeasty. Tart and mild bitter, dry. Really likeable Saison.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2025 at 14:19
tricksta_p (14137) reviewed
Cuttlefish - Idaho 7 / Simcoe from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Can from BiervanEijk, Frederiksoord. Aroma is citrussy hop with orange, mandarin, tropical notes, melon, touch of grapefruit and pineapple. Flavour is moderate to medium bitter, light (bit weak) body. Bit too light-weight for it's own good but aroma and taste check out.
Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:59
tricksta_p (14137) reviewed
Cambrian Series - Muddy Waters from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From tap at De Kromme Haring, Utrecht. Big sweet caramel malt and chocolate aroma, with roast. Moderate to medium sweet and mild bitter. Above medium body. Not the usual Baltic tobacco, but a really nice choco and roasted malt aroma.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:59
tricksta_p (14137) reviewed
Warmouth V5 from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From tap at De Kromme Haring, Utrecht. Fruity and citrussy hop aroma with pineapple, a touch of passion fruit, fruit peel. Light sweet and mild bitter, medium body. Fruity enough, enjoyable IPA.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:59
tricksta_p (14137) reviewed
Cambrian Series - Kayserops from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From tap at De Kromme Haring, Utrecht. Grainy aroma with straw, fairly rustic with a hint of caramel, bready grain. Noble hop finish, light sweet, moderate bitter. Medium body. Fine grainy Lager.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:59
tricksta_p (14137) reviewed
Sand Diver 2.0 from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Beerdome. Aroma is wheaty and citrussy with lemon, hoppy notes, lime peel, a tropical touch. Flavour is tart and a bit salty with a light hoppy bitterness. Light body, finishes a bit dry. Good, seems to be an improvement on the original.
Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:59
tricksta_p (14137) reviewed
Neon Meate Dream of an Octafish from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from BiervanEijk, Frederiksoord. Aroma is bretty with brown malt, caramel, dried fruit, hint of roast. Some woody notes. Flavour is tartish with a moderate bitterness. Body is medium. Funky and fairly bitter, unique take on a Quad, quite to my liking.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:58
tricksta_p (14137) reviewed
Barbarian Fishing V12 from De Kromme Haring
1 year ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can from BiervanEijk, Frederiksoord. Aroma is fruity/citrussy hops with orange, tropical notes, light oats, mango. Relatively bitter for the style with a light sweetness. Medium body. Another good entry in the series.
Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:58