Grand Cru
Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs in Montignies-sur-Roc, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.69
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This beer is a very dark red in colour. It has a very complex, yet very powerful soul. The hops and spices involved in its brewing process only add more zing to its flavour. Despite its density, this beer is easy to digest.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Home. Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head, lacings. Aroma of malt, caramel, little chocolate, dried fruit, riasin, light wood. Flavor is fairly sweet, rich malty, caramel, dried fruit, plums, raisins, wood, light tartness, little alcohol. Medium body, average carbonation, light sweet finish with warming alcohol. Nice one. 030117
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2017
at 11:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home. Clear dark mahogany with a bit fizzy dark beige head that looks like a cola head at first, but leaves a nice film. Looks very good. Massive brown sugar, toffee, raisins, light milk chocolate, dates, dried peach, some cognac. Very decandent aroma. Taste is over medium sweet and with some alcoholic bitterness. Almost full bodied with a slick feel and a bit low carbonation. Slightly let down by the palate. Still a really good beer, Rochefort it’s not, but it’s damn tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2016
at 14:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Robijnrood helder bier met een caramelachtig, fruitig aroma. In de smaak komt de caramel ook naar boven. Smaak ebt snel weg. Zwaar bier wat je snel te vlug drinkt.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2016
at 08:22
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pulloa avatessa olut ryöppyää ulos pullosta hirveällä tahdilla. Lasiin päädyttyään paksu vaahto häviää kuitenkin nopeasti ja jättää vain aavistuksen pienen vaahtoreunuksen. Tummanruskea olut. Tuoksu todella houkutteleva, suklainen, tummaa hedelmää ja luumua. Maku maltaisen makea ja pehmeä, tumman hedelmäinen kokonaisuus. Täyteläinen olut pitkällä maltaisen makealla suun täyttävällä jälkimaulla. Runsas hiilihappoisuus pehmentää kokonaisuutta tyylikkäästi. Todellinen taideteos.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2016
at 05:08
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
hazy walnut brown colour with a lot of small particles, minimal beige head; aroma of dried cherry (maybe plum and figs, too), dark chocolate, walnut, wet leather and minimal herbal notes; taste is the same with less intensiveness and Belgian yeast notes; almost perfect - if the taste was as intensive as the aroma it would be a magnificient masterpiece...anyway, it’s still brilliant!
Tried
on 16 Jul 2016
at 13:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
1.5l bottle thanks to Lore. Hazy dark orange body with lots of floating sediment. Aroma of caramel, orange zest, figs, raisins and pepper. Taste of candi sugar, orange zest, raisins, dates, cloves and some floral hops. Very smooth beer. Based on the aroma it seems to be stronger, but the taste is not boozy. Awesome beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2016
at 14:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Hazy amber. Rocky, airy offwhite head. Aroma has caramel and dried fruit. Flavour is malty with sweet fruit, light spice, fruit, brown sugar and warming alcohol. Light notes of anise. Good.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2016
at 15:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
33 cl bottle poured in to a Trappist glass. Dark, amber colour with a slight golden hue. Thick, lightly tanned cap on top, that fades to a thin layer. Good looking. Sweet aroma with rich caramel malts, liquorice, yeasts that comes as peaches and other sweet fruits. Subtle alcohol with a touch of oranges - almost like Cointreau. Taste is sweet. Full body with a creamy texture and a lively carbonation that fades fast. Finishes slightly dry with rich malts, yeasts and spicy hints. Sweet fruits and orange liqour. Excellent and rich Belgian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2016
at 12:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750ml. A few months past expiration, didn’t notice until after I bought the bottle. Unfiltered brown body, weird chunky floaties at random places in the glass. Not much of a head, but steady enough beige residue that laces the glass. I did like the old labels better, but maybe these help keep the price down. Deep fruity touches, not far removed from a Quad. I seem to remember bottles from a decade or more ago having more effervescence, maybe the age has hurt this one. Sweet, heavy, but nice brown chocolate caramel malt depth. Good, will have to revisit a fresher bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2016
at 19:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Clear deep amber brown colour, small frothy beige head, mostly diminishing, good lacing. Aroma roasted malts, dark fruits, raisins, caramel, spices (cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf), brown sugar, light chocolate, alcohol. Taste light heavy sweet and light to medium bitter, malty, toffee, fudge, spices, fortified wine, some alcohol, with long duration leading to a sweetbitter finish with spicy and nutty notes, warming alcohol. Full-bodied, creamy texture, soft carbonation, very complex, smooth and balanced strong ale, a sheer delight, excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2016
at 11:25