February 16, 2006 - #171 of 365
Brewer: Brouwerij van Honsebrouk (Ingelmunster, Belgium)
Beer: Kasteel Donker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
abv: 11%
Bottle from the store. The cork says 01-2004, so I'm assuming this is from January 04, but you never know with the metric system.
Opens with a pop and glugs out of the bottle uninterestingly, leaving a dark russet beer with almost no head, which is odd for a Belgian. Very sweet, fruity aroma of fig, plum, and dates with a fairly hefty alcohol backing. Light yeasty and candi-sugary notes. The flavor falls short of the great aroma with overpowering sweetness up front and some alcohol on the dry finish. The middle is fruity and slightly phenolic. The alcohol is forgivable, with this one weighing in at 11%, but you'd think with all the sweetness they could hide it a little bit better.
Decent thick mouthfeel. Somewhat over-carbonated; it hurts the tongue after a while.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Beer: Kasteel Donker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
abv: 11%
Bottle from the store. The cork says 01-2004, so I'm assuming this is from January 04, but you never know with the metric system.
Opens with a pop and glugs out of the bottle uninterestingly, leaving a dark russet beer with almost no head, which is odd for a Belgian. Very sweet, fruity aroma of fig, plum, and dates with a fairly hefty alcohol backing. Light yeasty and candi-sugary notes. The flavor falls short of the great aroma with overpowering sweetness up front and some alcohol on the dry finish. The middle is fruity and slightly phenolic. The alcohol is forgivable, with this one weighing in at 11%, but you'd think with all the sweetness they could hide it a little bit better.
Decent thick mouthfeel. Somewhat over-carbonated; it hurts the tongue after a while.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
posted by Mr. Swiderski at 4:20 PM
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