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 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at St. B. Dark brown with reddish orange, medium head. Spicy nose, light caramel and chocolate, minerals. Big spice up front, some caramel, raisins, minerals, whole grain bread. Rather light body. Decent but too spicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2018
at 21:15
9/10
Great for the style
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2018
at 21:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours slightly hazy copper brown with stable beige head. Clear aroma of malt and Belgian yeast, with touches of caramel and fruit and vinous hints. Bitter, hoppy flavour with sweet touches of caramel malt and fruit and estery notes and spicy hints. Bitter and estery aftertaste with spicy hints. Nice but a little watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2018
at 17:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 6.5%. Citric raisin aroma. Clear dark brown colour. Very big stable rocky tan head. The flavour is fairly sweet with a mild vinous note, a little raisin and a faint metallic hint. Woody acid, some tobacco. Finishes drier than it starts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2018
at 16:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from a Carrefour. Pours hazy amber/brown with a small, off-white head. Subtle aroma of brown sugar, ripe banana & peach, hint of berries, yeast, herbs. It tastes medium sugary sweet, bit fruity, and light spicy bitter; dry, herbal hop finish. Medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. Likeable and quenching.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2018
at 11:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: big, beige, long lasting. C: dark brown, hazy, almost opaque. A: malty, bit caramel, dark fruits, chocolate, brown sugar. T: malty, mellow dark fruits, bit cocoa, brown sugar, caramel, some like lagering features, medium body and carbonation, not bad, clear taste, 33cl bottle from Rob The Gourmets' Market in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2018
at 20:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Botella 33 cl Cata Ratebeer Asturias XIII en el Kraken. 16-10-2017 (r194). Color ambar bronce oscuro velado con poca espuma beige. Sabores que recuerdan palos y maderas especiados, vainillas, cereales, paja mojada, bastante gas y amargo final especiado y ligeramente resinoso seco. Toques de anis estrellado suave. Cuerpo medio muy espumoso y seco. Normal y bastante peculiar.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2017
at 08:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at at Katzematten Brewery, Ypres, Belgium, Saturday 4th November 2017. Pours conker brown with an off white head, touch sweet with a hit of dark sugar. Caramel and malt dominate, soft in the mouth, fine. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Nov 2017
at 01:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Botella. @XIII Cata Ratebeer Asturias, 16/10/17 BBD:22/10/17
Color marron turbio corona de espuma , aromas cereales especiados, sabor cereal especiado, cuerpo ligero final aspero.
Color marron turbio corona de espuma , aromas cereales especiados, sabor cereal especiado, cuerpo ligero final aspero.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2017
at 14:01