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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8/10
Tried
on 08 Sep 2015
at 16:38
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, reddish dark copper colour with average to huge, fluffy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Unspecific, herbal spicy yeasty aroma, maybe some lovage. Taste is dry, yeasty, sweet-ish sugary remnants, hints of rock sugar, some herbal spiciness, peppery finish. Lacks depth and width.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2015
at 12:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
hazy brown colour, huge beige-ish head, whch lasts for several minutes; aroma of plum, cherry,hints of marzepan and some woody notes; taste of roastedness, plum an cherry notes, as well as some bitterness; correct beer, but nothing extra
Tried
on 18 Jul 2015
at 12:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Mid-brown with a light beige head. Yeasty aroma with dark berries, chocolate, spices and a curious (but not unpleasant) spoiling milk note. Light bodied, getting towards watery. Dark fruits, spices - cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamon. Interesting, let down by the lack of presence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2015
at 09:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at De La Gare. Pours light cloudy brown with a tan head. Aroma of yeast, spice, light herbs, toffee and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2015
at 14:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Mitra Bunnik, large sample. Slight hazy amber to copper color, short frothy head. Aroma of slight spicy yeast, bit caramel, bit toffee. Slight sweet in taste, slight bitter, touch of butterscotch. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2015
at 01:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thick, dense cream head over lively carbonated dark red-amber beer. Lightly sourish, lactic nose; yeast features, some wood, even fainter milk chocolate. Again some acidity in the mouth, if more restrained; lactic, caramel without sweetness; again some yeasty esters, faintly fruity. Creamy MF, titillating carbonation, slowly dwindling flavours. Reading other ratings, I wonder. This one might be one not to drink too fresh - an Oud Bruin in the making?
Tried
on 05 Jul 2015
at 04:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Some light florals and hay. Light and alright though nothing super notable. Light sweet and sour finish. Tap at Churchkey thanks to Travlr.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2015
at 16:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft. Clear brown color. Aroma of light cocoa, light coffee. Taste is slightly funky brownie. Thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2015
at 16:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle bruna buona schiuma discreta persistenza discreta naso malto un lieve fruttatao uvetta zucchero candito non molto secca lieve spezia luppolatura piuttosto contenuta
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2015
at 14:39