Beside the ‘Bloesem Bink’, you can also enjoy a second seasonal beer, the ‘Winterkoninkske’. This beer is, just like the others, unfiltered, not pasteurized, with secundary fermentation in the bottle. The ‘Winterkoninkske’ is the ideal beer to make a cold and chilly winter evening pleasant. The ingredients are: seven types of malt (among which rolled oats), two belgian types of hop, brewing liqour and yeast. Our winter beer is a dark and heartwarming beer with a pure, sugary flavour and a long, bitter aftertaste.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by bosoxbrent from Silver Spring, MD, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (5/15/2008 7:28:45 PM)
"I picked up this bad boy at Franklin's General Store in Hyattsville, MD mainly out of pure curiosity. #1 I had never had a beer with juniper berries in it and #2 I always love a beer where I can't pronounce the name. This one hit a home run with me though.
The beer is dark brown, almost black in color. It pours out a nice head which quickly gives away to just a few whispy strands of bubbles within a few minutes. The smell of fruit and malt just overflow from the glass. It smells amazing and gets even better as the beer warms up to room temperature.
The beer is smooth to drink. Although it clocks in at over 8% alcohol, you really aren't hit with that taste. It is actually fairly smooth and one of those beers that can really warm you up on a cold winter night if you aren't counting how many you've had. There's a hint of tartness to the fruity and maltyness of the beer. I also pick up on a woody taste to it. This beer is fairly complex and one that I've really enjoyed. Having just drank my last bottle, I'll have to wait until next year before I can pick up some of this strong ale goodness. Pick one up and you'll see what I mean. "
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 11.2oz @ $4.99 Unit Cost: $7.13 per Pint
[2] Review by Oiznop from Pittsburgh, PA, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/24/2008 8:15:53 AM)
"A new experience found at Bado's Ale House just down the street from my house. The light head melts quickly, but comes back nicely upon the swirl. Musty brown liquid with glints of red in the light. Citrus nose with aromas of prunes, and raisins. Very similar to Corsendonk Brown. Crunchy roasted malt, low hop bitterness, alcoholic burn, spicy juniper and noticeable tastes of caraway give this Belgian winter ale a nice Barq's root beer like bite (YOU BITE!!), with a subtly dry finish. A very nice Belgian winter ale to warm you up on these never ending cold winter nights. (**SIGH**)"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[3] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer once. (1/28/2008 7:20:45 PM)
"Pours with a frothy, initially fat-two-finger thick, lightly amber tinged, tan colored head. The beer is an opaque, dark amber color that shows a clear, deep ruby hue when held up to the light. The aroma is redolent of dark fruit notes that are noticeable even as I pour this brew. Rich, almost jam like fruit reminds me of concord grapes, raisins and prunes, caramelized banana. The aroma is quite malt influenced, with the fruitiness being both from the malt and fermentation. Other malt notes of toasted malt, brown sugar and lightly browned malt. Really the aroma is just dominated by the rich fruit notes; this certainly is appropriate for a Winter brew.
Sweet and somewhat thick as it hits my tongue. A light spiciness as well as some peppery carbonation provide a small respite from the dominant fruit notes. This finishes with a distinct flavor of caramelized bananas and a bit of dark grain astringency / bitterness. This beer is actually pretty well carbonated, it foams quite a bit as it hits the tongue, but the body is substantial enough that I did not recognize how carbonated it was at first. In the very long finish this has a note that reminds me of woody coriander and perhaps a touch of menthol. That sort of spice note (especially the menthol) seems to pick up a bit as the beer warms, so I can only guess that this is from the Juniper berries.
Not a bad beer, certainly appropriate for a Winter beer as it is quite rich and sweet. I could wish for a bit more complexity, but wasn't really expecting it to begin with.
Purchased: Plaza Liquors, Tucson AZ"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[4] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/27/2007 12:47:33 AM)
"This Belgian Strong Ale pours a deep brown color from a 33cl bottle. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is dark fruit, caramel and brown sugar. A medium bodied Belgian Strong Ale. The malts are dark fruits, molasses and brown sugar. The hops are earthy. There is a nice spiciness in this beer, in the background to the malts, but helping balance the malt sweetness. A very nice winter beer. There is some complexity under the sweetness and spiciness. Nice beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is sweet. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 330ml @ $4 Unit Cost: $5.74 per Pint
[5] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (5/11/2007 1:39:32 AM)
"Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma strong alcohol, plum and hops. Yeast, raisins, alcohol and soap in flavour. Some sweet caramel also, but the beer felt somewhat unbalanced in my opinion. "
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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