Grand Cru
Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu in Aubel, Liège, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.56
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Dark beer, almost black with creamy and brown foam. Rich and powerful beer with a very long after-taste. Very complex and still soft aroma. The high level of alcohol is very subtlety hidden. It is prepared with strongly roasted malt which gives its very special taste.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Flasche 0,33l: Kastanienbraun, Schwarz, dezente Trübung, stabiler feinporiger Schaum; kräftig würzige + kräftig malzige Nase, kräftige Süße, dunkle/getrocknete Früchte, Backpflaumen, Korinthen, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, dunkles Karamell, Röstaromen, leichte Nussigkeit, dunkle Schokolade; fruchtiger + sehr süßer Körper, Malz, Malzzucker, dunkles Karamell, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Backpflaumen, cremig, mittlere Kohlensäure, kräftige belgische Hefearomen, Röstaromen, Kakao, dunkle Schokolade; malzig-würziger Nachgang
Tried
from Bottle
from Mr. Hop (webshop)
on 19 Jul 2026
at 08:14
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 10.5%. Dark brown colour, huge beige head. Aroma of Belgian ale yeast, mild spices, Christmas cookies and caramel. Lovely flavour with the same elements, some sweetness but not too much, also notes of dark dried fruits, pepper and fairly distinct bittering hops.
Tried
from Bottle
from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore)
on 26 Jun 2026
at 17:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Utseende: Mørk brun, nesten sort.
Lukt: Malt, frukter, rosin.
Smak: Malt, frukter, rosin, anelse krydder, alco.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-6-7=7, Bottle@330ml, ABV@10.5%, Når@2026.06.19.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Grand Cru
Stil: BELGIAN STYLE - QUADRUPEL / DARK STRONG
Bryggeri: Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Lukt: Malt, frukter, rosin.
Smak: Malt, frukter, rosin, anelse krydder, alco.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-6-7=7, Bottle@330ml, ABV@10.5%, Når@2026.06.19.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Grand Cru
Stil: BELGIAN STYLE - QUADRUPEL / DARK STRONG
Bryggeri: Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vinmonopolet Bryne
on 19 Jun 2026
at 13:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
0.33 l bottle from 'Craftbeers', best before May 2027. Hazy, dark ruby with a large, foamy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, gently fruity and a bit yeasty-spicy aroma of raisins, prunes, caramel and molasses. Quite sweet, malty, moderately bitter, gently fruity, slightly boozy and a little yeasty-spicy taste of prunes, raisins, caramel, molasses and alcohol, followed by a long, gently bitter, quite boozy and a bit yeasty-spicy finish. Medium body, rather effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Not very refined or complex, rather a boozy sugar bomb. Not bad, but quite disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
from Craftbeers
on 11 Feb 2026
at 17:25
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 16:54
8.5/10
Tried
on 24 Dec 2025
at 10:08
8/10
Rich and boozy 😋
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2025
at 12:07
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
bottle at the beer bistro, labled as Winter Beer.
Wow, this stuff is nice. very dark brown, HUGE tan head. aroma is Banana and dried berries and lots of yeast. sipped it and let it warm in my had, the alcohol is hidden nicely, but you can tell its there, nice and warm feeling follows. Amazing beer to just curl up with and enjoy on a cold night.
Wow, this stuff is nice. very dark brown, HUGE tan head. aroma is Banana and dried berries and lots of yeast. sipped it and let it warm in my had, the alcohol is hidden nicely, but you can tell its there, nice and warm feeling follows. Amazing beer to just curl up with and enjoy on a cold night.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2025
at 05:31
8/10
Tried
on 15 Feb 2025
at 15:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from a local bottle shop. Aroma is dark malt with yeast, caramel, overripe/dried fruits, figs, spicy notes, some toffee and nuts. Medium sweet flavour, moderate bitterness. Body is a bit above medium. Pretty refined and balanced specimen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:30