Bink Bruin
Brouwerij Kerkom

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From:
Brouwerij Kerkom
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Dark Ale
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 11.67%
Reviews:
77
Ratings:
123
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 03, 2020
Added:
Jan 28, 2003
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by MonkeyBread:
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Reviewed by MonkeyBread from Nevada

4.18/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Earthy, dark raisin bread, smoky this is I suppose best classified as a dubbel or Belgian dark. Lower than typical on abv but you wouldn't know it from drinking. Has a full, chewy mouthfeel. Low on fruity esthers and big on phenols. Big bread notes caked in earthy hops. A bit more hopped than most Belgian beers. Good stuff.
Jan 31, 2016
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.69/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L- Quite a dark mahogany brown, with a slight haze to it (further sediment was left in the bottle). Pours with 2Cm pillowy pale tan head (ps holds well).
S- Quite mild for me, just some toasty grains.
T- Toasted malts and grains then some ABV% like zing comes along, which would be odd for 'just' 5.5%, hence I think it's zingy hops combining with a quite deep flavour to imitate the punchier taste of a higher ABV%.
F- Punches quite heavy for a lower ABV% beer. It has a quite deep flavour so is more of a slow-sipping/colder months beer than sessionable in summer.
O- I like it. It has a moderate richness but nil risk of straying towards sweet - which some bruins do and indeed some cross into almost an outright sweet facet. It has a good deep flavour, and punches above it's ABV% for 'impact on palate'. I'd happily drink this again.
Bought from BelgiumInABox, Antwerp/BE for home delivery to me in London/UK. 330ml bottle BB: 27/06/2020
May 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Apr 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3.84 by edthehead from Maryland

Jan 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.54 by shelby415 from Oregon

Feb 05, 2019
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Reviewed by OlaB from Norway

3.79/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a murky dark-brown color with a small top of white head that dissolves quickly. Aroma is of dark malts,caramel,tofee ,bread, raisins and matured fruits. The flavours is sweet with notes of dried and matured fruits at the start with notes of malts,caramel and bread in the back. The finish is slightly bitter and it works quite good with the malty tones in the back. Aftertaste has a decent lenght. Mouthfeel is smooth and soft with medium carbonation and a medium body.
A quite good and easy drinking dark ale. A good alternative if you want a belgian with a lower abv.
Nov 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.39 by desint from Belgium

Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by BlueSpader from Washington

Dec 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by ArnoldStotzer from Florida

Aug 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.45/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Brown color with tan head. Aroma has wort sweetness and roasted grains with some earthy hops in the background. Taste is mostly malty with roasted grains and some brown sugar. Medium to light body and carbonation. Easy drinking, roasty ale, really similar to a porter.
Jul 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by mishi_d from Romania

Jul 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by dcmchew from Romania

Jul 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by steverx8 from England

May 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.34 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Feb 21, 2017
 
Rated: 2.19 by HVH from Belgium

Jul 05, 2016
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Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

3.94/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
thanks to Luis for the share -enjoyed from the bottle in an oversized wine glass.

The color is deep brown with translucent clarity and light beige head with spotty lace pattern and good retention. The smell is slightly sweet with malt forward aroma with mild yeast ester and gentle malt toastiness in the smell with a light dried fruit essence with mild plum scent. The feel is very good with smooth malt and low bitterness with mild sweet quality toward the middle yet low roast and soft yet dry finish.

The taste is very good with a subtle Belgian yeast flavor with more of a sweetened coffee type taste in the malt with a mild roast component in general with gentle dried fruit in the yeast flavor. Overall I think this is a very good, highly drinkable moderate strength dark Belgian ale
Apr 25, 2016
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Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.7/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
MJ's "Great Beers of Belgium" pronounced this "creamy and toasty."
My Kerkom notes needed to be hunted down... as this Bruin again.
Apr 24, 2016
 
Rated: 2.65 by YvesB from Belgium

Dec 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by mrcraft from California

Sep 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by travolta from California

Sep 17, 2015
Bink Bruin from Brouwerij Kerkom
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 123 ratings