Name: De Koninck
Brewer: Brouwerij De Koninck (Antwerpen, Belgium)
Classification: Belgian Pale Ale
Alcohol: 5.2%
Thoughts: When it comes to Belgian beer most styles or even breweries have their own special glass. Some have stem glasses, some have pilsner glasses, but most have snifters or tulip glasses. Well I didn't have any clean ones so this one got a regular old American pint glass. This may not seem like much, but the glasses serve special purposes. It keeps in the smell, opens the taste or whatever else they are meant to do. So this De Koninck may not have been treated with the respect it deserves. Oh, well here we go. It pours a great hazy amber. The head was really thick, this may have been attributed to the fact that I was watching The Sopranos and an explosion went off. The taste was slightly stale at first, but I tried to swirl it and open it up and it quickly turned into a really nice beer. I got crisp hops and toasted malts with a slightly bittersweet aftertaste. Fairly traditional for a standard Belgian Pale Ale. I think this would be better on tap and in the correct glass. However, I would have this one again.
Rating: 80/100
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