Grottenbier Bruin
St. Bernardus Brouwerij in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.11
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This beer was originally developed by Pierre Celis after his return from the United States. The St. Bernardus Brewery brewed the beer from 2001 till 2016.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Dark redish brown, slightly hazy. OK amount of off-white head. Aroma: Quite fruity. Bit of yeast and alcohol. Taste: Fruit and some malt. Nice bitterness. Nice. Info: 330ml bottle, 3/7-2009, 25/100, 28/300M
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2009
at 19:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Chestnut brown beer with big beige head. Aroma is great and complex: malty sweetness, spicyness, anise, red currants, yeast. Flavour is also complex and nice, slightly sweet that turns in dryer in the end and spicies comes more cleary tastable. Quite easy to drink and carbonation is quite high. Slightly like Regal Christmal, very high quality and typical elements is found from this dubbel.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2009
at 14:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
75cl bottle 6.5% the label is red, not blue. says grottenbier, pierre celis signature selection. grottenbier bruin/brune. celebrating my forex gains of eur2000+ last two days, because the us central bank inflated the usd.. one of those beers where you need equal parts of swearing persuation and heavy tools to get the cork out. once cork was dismantled beer was happy and foamed over a bit, but nothing serious. dark orangy brown, large thick offwhite head, that looks a little like soap. very yeasty aroma with faint notes of spices. flavor is caramel, spices, sweetness, dryness, cardemom? perhaps. it’s an okay bruin, balanced and easy to drink, but doesn’t really stand out except for being not bad. will appeal to the general public i’m sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2009
at 12:38
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
750ml corked bottle poured into it’s corresponding glass. Official. Pours a thick choco-brown color with a thin lasting head. The aroma is malty and yeasty, with a nice hoppy bitterness. The taste is smooth and creamy, lots of deep malt flavors with a balanced yeast and hop balance. Very well done Belgian Dubbel, this is top notch. Creamy and easy on the palate, some delicate fruity esters in there too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2009
at 23:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[33cl bottle] Hazy, reddish amber colour with a beige medium-sized foamy head. Sweet, slightly sugary and yeasty malty aroma with notes of candied fruits Moderately sweet flavour, medium bodied with a lively carbonation. Yeasty, malt-accented, slightly toasted taste with ripe fruity notes. Moderately sweet and slightly bitter, also a bit short finish. Okay [20.I.09].
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2009
at 17:25
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle & tap. Dark brown beer, off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits and mouldy St.Bernardus yeast, grains. Flavours of roasted malts, yeast and some dark fruits and chocolate. Oily and very soft mouthfeel. Great dubbel!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2008
at 10:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Draught at Ölbaren, Copenhagen, 25 July 2008) Dark brown colour with ruby hints, creamy pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of grain and chocolate. Malty taste with dark fruit, prunes, roasted grain and chocolate. Fairly sweet, but a well balanced and smooth beer. Nice one.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2008
at 11:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(0.33 l bottle at Kaisla on 2008-07-14) Dark brown. Hazy. Small white head. Yeasty and malty nose. Full and dryish palate with some carbonation. Rasin, malts, earth-like flavours and light bitterness, especially in aftertaste. Bit boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2008
at 07:25
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle, Belgian Belly, Manchester. Had drunk a few of these at Quinns over the years, but had forgotten just quite how good this is. Poured a coppery lightish brown with a fading off white head. The aroma is decidedly cave like, posessing a dank, earthy quality that is quite wonderful. There are so many hidden depths and layers to the flavour its hard to know where to start. Spices are right in there with a healthy dose of herb too, caramel and plum are there tussling with hazelnut too. Quality...gets better with each sip. I love the whole concept of cave beer; and this is certainly a bottle worth retreating to and finding solace in.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2008
at 09:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours dark amber with light tan head. Aromas of fruits and Belgian yeast. Malty flavor with some dark fruits and caramel with a slight metallic finish. Thin, watery mouthfeel with lively carbonation. Not bad, but a little diasppointing.
Tried
on 11 May 2008
at 09:51