Grotten Santé
Brouwerij De Kazematten in Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.52
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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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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Clear caramel colour, off-white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, light straw. Sweet malty flavour, caramel, brown sugar, light spices. Bit thin. Sweet finish, light metallic, caramel.
(from 33cL bottle @ home)
(from 33cL bottle @ home)
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2014
at 13:03
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks beerandbeyond. Hazy deep amber with a beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel, lots of spices, a bit of bread, a chocolate hint and some dark fruits. Sweet flavor, a bit alcoholic, with bread, caramel, pumpkin pie spices, some fruitiness and a drier spicy finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2014
at 08:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at the RBESG 2014, grand tasting 09/08/2014 Moncada Brewery. Clear caramel coloured pour with a lasting cream head. Flavour is composed of nutty caramel malts, bit of honey malts, Some mineral berry fruits. Palate is semi-sweet with highish carbonation. ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2014
at 13:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
33cl bottle from Arnoldus, Gouda. Thick creamy whire head. clear deep amber pour. Slight sweet aftertaste
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2014
at 13:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as De Kazematten Grotten Santé (by Brouwerij De Kazematten):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
11/X/14 - 75cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: 23/X/16 (2014-1207)
Clear red brown beer, big irregular aery beige head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: overripe banana, fudge, caramel, sugary. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: little bitter, quite some banana, citrus, very spicy, cloves, cinnamon. Aftertaste: mocha, banana, reminds me in a way a lot of US pumpkin ales, bit of chocolate.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
11/X/14 - 75cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: 23/X/16 (2014-1207)
Clear red brown beer, big irregular aery beige head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: overripe banana, fudge, caramel, sugary. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: little bitter, quite some banana, citrus, very spicy, cloves, cinnamon. Aftertaste: mocha, banana, reminds me in a way a lot of US pumpkin ales, bit of chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2014
at 13:03
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
at beerweekend de lambiekstoempers 2014 Pours rather clear , caramely brown . OK white head . Smell is bit sweet , earthy , metallic . Taste is bitter , herbal , green . Too much carbo .
Tried
on 31 Aug 2014
at 12:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
75 cl. bottle sampled @ Streekbierweekend 2014. thx! for sharing people. Neat looking bottle, comparable design with the St. Bernardus beer. Dark brown sugar amber, tanned head. Nose is sweet cooked apples, caramel, sweet candy, herbs,… Taste is sweet iron, malts, herbal, brown sugars, dark apples,… Thick caramel body. Bit bland & lacks debts, not too dissimilar with many other similar beers. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2014
at 05:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
RBESG grand tasting
Hazy amber with a medium sized beige head, some lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and herbal. Flavors are fruity, herbal and spicy
OK
Hazy amber with a medium sized beige head, some lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and herbal. Flavors are fruity, herbal and spicy
OK
Tried
on 23 Aug 2014
at 22:20
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle shared at RBESG 2014 Grand Tasting. Hazy dark orange to reddish color, medium sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, quite herbal and spicy. Not my thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2014
at 10:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Dark sugars, raisin, herbal and spice. Dirty brown with a beige head. Effervescent brown sugars, raisin and some spice. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2014
at 15:52