Grotten Santé

Brouwerij De Kazematten in Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular

Score

6.51

ABV: 6.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 110

The Grottenbier was created by one of the greatest Belgian brewers, Pierre Celis. The aim of Grottenbier is to see what the influence of a constant low temperature, such as in a cave, does to the evolution of a beer taste. In 2002, Pierre sold the beer (name and recipe) to Brouwerij St. Bernardus, where it has been commercialized for the last ten years. When De Kazematten became a possibility, St. Bernardus immediately saw a new home for the Grottenbier. The dream of Pierre became reality. The cooperation with the marl caves of Valkenburg and Kanne will continue in the future as well. In these marl caves you can experience what the low temperature do with the maturisation process of the Grotten Santé. Like the Grottenbier has matured there for the past 10 years, we will do the same with the Grotten Santé.

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7.3

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 9 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Old rating from 05-04-16 - A 330ml bottle brought back from my trip to Ieper last summer. Pours a dense brown colour with a beige head. Aromas of malt, caramel, wheat, dried fruits and banana. Taste is along the same line along with sweet malts & grass leading a medium bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2025 at 20:14

tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Aroma of malt, caramel, sweet dark fruits, yeast, spicy notes, some candy sugar, raisins. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet with a light bittersweet finish. Not bad, but kind of dull.

Tried from Can on 16 Feb 2025 at 13:24

7.5

Biilz (2915) reviewed Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Аромат со специями, также ощущается карамель. Цвет глубокий темно коричневый, очень пышная пена. Вкус классический карамель, немного ванили, специй. В оттенке слегка алкоголь. В целом пиво очень мягкое и плавное.

Tried on 05 Feb 2025 at 06:46

6.4

Stuu (34525) reviewed Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

7, 3, 6, 3, 13, 3.2, Bottle at craig?s. Pours deep amber, nose is cinnamon, toffee, caramel, taste is sweet toffee, light spices.

Tried on 31 Jan 2025 at 13:36

6.1

Goozen (5556) reviewed Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 0,33ltr: Dark brown colored brew with an dry bitter taste and hints of caramel, nits and banana.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:32

Sigmund (14587) reviewed Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

January 2015: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.5%. Deep reddish brown colour, large off-white head. Pleasant aroma of malts, brown kandij sugar, dark dried fruits and mild spices, hints of leather. Malty flavour with notes of brown kandij sugar, but not very sweet. Hints of mild spices, dark dried fruits and oak. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle at Cardinal on 24 Dec 2024 at 02:04

7.1

Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. A hazy dark brown beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of caramel, nuts, dried fruits, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of nuts, dried fruits, caramel, and malt, leading to a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2023 at 16:29

6.4

Martinsh (3610) reviewed Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 3 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle (well out of date) from Cask Beer Oasis, Crewe. Bit of a weird one this. Pours a murky reddish brown – OK. But the head on what I poured was cream and fair-sized but transient. A few minutes later I noticed that what was left in the bottle had slowly generated an enormous head and was now coming out the top ! Anyway, the aroma has malts, molasses and nuts. In the mouth it is sweet and malty but with some lingering bitterness underneath. Flavours of dried fruits, redcurrants, malts and yeast. Finish is slightly dry, with hints of red wine. Decent enough.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2022 at 20:51

eurosoba (18570) ticked Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 3 years ago

Tried on 31 Oct 2022 at 15:26

6.4

Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Grotten Santé from Brouwerij De Kazematten 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Six Degrees North, Aberdeen sampled Sept 2016. Pours hazy amber brown with a beige cap. Aroma: brown sugar, ripe banana, peach, hint of berries, yeast, herbs. Taste: moderate sweet, fruity, light spicy bitter; dry, herbal hop finish. Medium body with fizzy carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2022 at 20:13