De Graal J.J. Crowe

J.J. Crowe

 

De Graal in Brakel, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular
Score
6.85
ABV: 10.0% IBU: - Ticks: 9
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7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Dranken Vandewoude and drunk at the campervan. Clear deep brown ruby colour. thin beige head. malty fruity aroma. malty flavour. some raisins and plums. some pepper bitterness on the finish. a decent quad. lots of plum and dark grape.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2020 at 20:35


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

F: huge, beige, good retention. C: dark brown, hazy with dark red against the light. A: dark malt, chocolate, brown sugar, dark fruits, dried fruits, raisins, molasses. T: malt, dark fruits like prunes, dark cherries, raisins, alcohol, hint of vinous, metallic, spicy, medium to full body, medium carbonation, not very complex beer but it is gluten free so can be shared with my wife :) 0,33l bottle from Spar supermarket in Oostende.

Tried from Can on 06 Dec 2016 at 12:15


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours dark brown with a minimal off-white head. Fruity nose. The aroma contains caramel, dark fruits, raisin, vanilla, sugar and dough. Medium fruit-like sweet, light bitter and light sour. Medium body and soft carbonation. Refreshing, tasty.

Tried on 28 Mar 2016 at 06:17


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled draft @ B TASTE in Bruges. Dark hazy amber orange, creamy off-white head. Nose is metallic yeast, overly sweet sugar, candy, metallic, industrial. Taste is sweet candy dough, industrial bland affair with corn, sugar, bit betallic. Corn, caramel & industrial body. Meh dull bland sweet industrial affair.

Tried from Draft on 09 Feb 2016 at 13:59


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at Le Trappist, Brugge. Clear dark amber with barely any head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, dough, caramel and overripe dark fruits. Flavour is over moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 05 Feb 2016 at 17:35


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Fruity fresh nose. The beer starts fresh. Hints of malt, slightly sweetish but not too deep. Dry with a dry dark sugary body. Easy to drink, fresh, smooth with no bitterness. Round and fresh, nice.

Tried on 05 Sep 2015 at 16:31


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Fourth and last beer of my mini-Belgian tasting afternoon at home on 5th Aug 2015. 33cl bottle: BBD 07 2016, poured into a Forbidden Fruit chalice, slowly. Some sediment did leave the bottle so the deep reddy brown body had a slight haze to its shine. The head was a solid tanned affair, level and rich looking. The nose is malty molasses over a bed of liquorice roots with a hand full of mixed spices thrown on, maybe even some rhubarb like smells too. The taste is also a mixed bag of flavours: semi-sweet from the malts but also fruity and spicy from the hop content (or whatever has been added to the grist). Mild sour bitterness begins to surface as the beer warms a little, but overall this is a fairly sweet malt based beer with a few side alleys trying to take that thought away.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2015 at 10:46


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle . Pours unclear dark brown with an amber shine . Good white head . Smell is sweet , not intense . Taste is sweet, bitter , sharp metallicness , earthy in the back , leaves in the fall - kinda thing . agreeable . Not great though .

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2015 at 14:51


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Imported from my RateBeer account as J.J. Crowe (by De Graal):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5

1/III/14 - 33cl bottle from Limburgs Bierfestival 2013 @ home - BB: VII/2015 (2014-235)

Clear purple brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, unstable, bit adhesive. aroma: lots and lots of cuberdons (typical Belgian candy with strawberry, raspberry, etc), red fruits, candy, sugary, caramel, bubble gum, dried fruits, raisins, some vanilla. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: caramel, lots of dried fruits, bitter touch, raisins, some cuberdons, sweet, very fruity, little sourish. Aftertaste: more cuberdons, bit of citric hops, sugary, some banana an banana peel, little metallic, fruity notes, some chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2014 at 12:03