In the short time I have been knowing about Kulminator expectations had grown big. Kulminator is such a rare thing as a pub that specialises in aged beer. The owner Dirk has some reputation for being a bit odd and judging when it comes to his customers so all these circumstances together made me feel almost like executing a pilgrimage.
I was both disappointed and satisfied after my visit. Dirk was not grumpy at all, rather the opposite and the rumours about his wife being bullied around seemed to come from thin air. There were some cats sneaking around and the restroom's smell wasn't the best but apart from that the place was clean and smoke free.
I think my main problem is the clientèle. Students in uniform and loud-mouth American world champions have never been my first pick of company and I know that I'm ignorant when writing this. But I still write it since it makes me sad that I'm a person who loves beer that dislikes persons who loves beer. It's a strange world isn't it? Anyway, this is not Kulminator's fault but it clouds the experince a bit.
At least I had some interesting beer:
Witkap Dubbel 2000
Belgium
ABV: 7%
Rating: 3
I was warned by Leen about it being very sour and I thought "What the heck, I have been drinking infected Witkap with a pure stable taste so I should be able to handle this.". It was actually a pretty interesting beer with a sharp lime taste. It was very sour as Leen told me but taste actually became more well-rounded as it grew warmer. Nice but not worth ageing for ten years.
Dominus Dubbel 2001
Netherlands
ABV: 6.5%
Rating: 3
Tastes like blackberry jam with a very weird bitterness that I can't describe properly with words even if I would try in Swedish. Notes of citrus and the blackberry taste transforms to raspberry as it grows warmer. Interesting but a little to strange.
I was both disappointed and satisfied after my visit. Dirk was not grumpy at all, rather the opposite and the rumours about his wife being bullied around seemed to come from thin air. There were some cats sneaking around and the restroom's smell wasn't the best but apart from that the place was clean and smoke free.
I think my main problem is the clientèle. Students in uniform and loud-mouth American world champions have never been my first pick of company and I know that I'm ignorant when writing this. But I still write it since it makes me sad that I'm a person who loves beer that dislikes persons who loves beer. It's a strange world isn't it? Anyway, this is not Kulminator's fault but it clouds the experince a bit.
At least I had some interesting beer:
Witkap Dubbel 2000
Belgium
ABV: 7%
Rating: 3
I was warned by Leen about it being very sour and I thought "What the heck, I have been drinking infected Witkap with a pure stable taste so I should be able to handle this.". It was actually a pretty interesting beer with a sharp lime taste. It was very sour as Leen told me but taste actually became more well-rounded as it grew warmer. Nice but not worth ageing for ten years.
Dominus Dubbel 2001
Netherlands
ABV: 6.5%
Rating: 3
Tastes like blackberry jam with a very weird bitterness that I can't describe properly with words even if I would try in Swedish. Notes of citrus and the blackberry taste transforms to raspberry as it grows warmer. Interesting but a little to strange.
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