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 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Lambicus. Slight hazy dark amber with off white head. Lots of herbs, caramel, some yeast, stale malts. Medium sweet and almost medium bitter. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2016
at 06:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear amber color with a medium bone white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of yeast, fruit and malt. Medium body with flavors of fruity yeast, toffee and a touch of earthy hops. The finish is fruity with a Belgian yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2016
at 23:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle at De Bekeerde Suster, Amsterdam. Clear, amber body with a collapsing off-white head. Aroma has caramel malt, fruit and a bit spicy yeast. Pleasant flavor of sweet caramel malt, dry fruit and spicy Belgium yeast. Fine body and OK aftertaste. Nice and easy, classic Belgium without the complexity of the best. Still smooth and nice with high drinkability.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2016
at 15:20
2.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Bottle. This is shamelessly trying to pass it self off as Grottenbier brewed by the peerless St Bernadus. Nose is yeast, brown sugar, non-existent. Taste is stale, yeast, water, hint of cola. slightly nutty. Terrible, terrible beer hanging off others coat tails. I’m baffled by the relatively good reviews below.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2016
at 15:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. A dense, finger-thick beige head forms over an unclear light brown body. The aroma has a bit too much banana and bubblegum, Toffee and some bread. It’s full-bodied with a faint warmth, a decent carbonation and quite dry even though there’s a light sugary touch in the flavor. Hints of dried fruits, some toffee and bread. Decent bitterness. Long finish. Not a favorite of mine this one, but there’s sure good intentions going on here. 160402
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2016
at 14:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours hazy brown with with a beige head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, wheat, dried fruits and banana. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long medium sweet and light bitter with a long dried fruity, caramel and banana finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy brown with with a beige head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, wheat, dried fruits and banana. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long medium sweet and light bitter with a long dried fruity, caramel and banana finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2016
at 14:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, 0.33 l, at tiong’s tasting, thanks VastActiv, 20160109) The beer poured dark brown and nearly clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had malts, yeast and caramel. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, yeast, caramel, grass and bitternes. Aftertaste was sweet and bitter. A nice Belgian brew in which the flavours were n’t too much hiding each other.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2016
at 12:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Real Ale Store, Newark. Ruby colour with a big off white head. Aroma fruity with a hint of spices. Taste mid sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2016
at 14:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Dark brown, low offwhite head. Rye bread nose. Medium, quite foamy body. Light roast and spice. Rye toast aftertaste. Perfume, cinnamon retronasal. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2016
at 14:21
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Brown color with grey head. Aroma is candy and spices, cinnamon. Taste is sugar candy, and some spiciness, jfb says DMS. Way too sweet and uncomplex.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2016
at 14:15