Sunday, January 11, 2009

10. Winterkoninkske - Brouwerij Kerkon

So, I want to ammend Jordan's last review, because I think he made the beer sound too foul. It didn't taste like that whole disgusting scenario he laid out for you; just like regular a few too many beers stale beer moustache smell, still not great, but not stomach turning.

Ok, on to yesterday's beer. It was ok, nothing great, but better than the previous beer. The guy who made it is on a crusade to bring back old school hops in Belgian beer. It isn't what I'd call hoppy by any means, but there is definitely that dry bitter finish that hops give. Between the hops and how dark it is (pretty dark) it isn't really that much like a normal Belgian beer. It isn't as dark as Gulden Draak, but is still pretty dark and malty. When it first comes out of the fridge all that you taste is malt. As it warms up it gets a little more complex and you start to taste the hops at the end, but it is still super malty, overly malty. If it were more balanced it would be way better. Yeah so, we give it 3 delcious Belgian beers in a box out of five.

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