Mont des Cats
Abbaye du Mont des Cats in Godewaersvelde, Hauts-de-France, France 🇫🇷
Brewed at/by: Bières de Chimay (Abbaye de Scourmont)Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
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Score
6.77
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Mont Des Cats is a trappist abbey in Northern France, a few kilometres from the Belgian border. They do not have a brewery in their monastery, so their beer cannot show the Authentic Trappist Product logo. But it doesn’t get much closer – they have their beer brewed by the monks of Chimay!
Developed independently to the Chimay range, the beer is a lovely copper colour. The link to Chimay is evident in the distinctive Chimay yeast character, in both the aroma and taste.
A pleasant caramel malt sweetness introduces the beer, being joined by hints of dried fruits, gentle spices and an earthy, herbal hop character. As the beer progresses, the bitterness seems to build toward a nice lingering finish.
The abbey only makes one beer, with no intention for more. The abbey is recognised as a Trappist Monastery, allowing them to use the term on the labeling. But as the beer is not brewed on their own premises, the beer is not a Trappist ale.
Developed independently to the Chimay range, the beer is a lovely copper colour. The link to Chimay is evident in the distinctive Chimay yeast character, in both the aroma and taste.
A pleasant caramel malt sweetness introduces the beer, being joined by hints of dried fruits, gentle spices and an earthy, herbal hop character. As the beer progresses, the bitterness seems to build toward a nice lingering finish.
The abbey only makes one beer, with no intention for more. The abbey is recognised as a Trappist Monastery, allowing them to use the term on the labeling. But as the beer is not brewed on their own premises, the beer is not a Trappist ale.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle. Cork pops open with a nice loud pop, but no gush. Awesome Belgian effervescence. Well attenuated, smooth medium dark caramel notes. Herbal mild bitter hop balance. Amazing body. A lot of depth. A beer I will revisit.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2026
at 00:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: ruddy dark brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: candied dark fruits, Belgian yeasty spice - comes across fairly sharp, brown sugar, caramel malts, red apples and some sweet earthy tones
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy quality; finishes Belgian spicy with caramel and dark fruits
Texture: medium bodied; that "back-of-the-throat" Belgian grab; some smoothness and noticeable dryness
Overall: I say a pretty nicely done Belgian Dubbel I would have again.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: ruddy dark brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: candied dark fruits, Belgian yeasty spice - comes across fairly sharp, brown sugar, caramel malts, red apples and some sweet earthy tones
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy quality; finishes Belgian spicy with caramel and dark fruits
Texture: medium bodied; that "back-of-the-throat" Belgian grab; some smoothness and noticeable dryness
Overall: I say a pretty nicely done Belgian Dubbel I would have again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 13:26
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle on holiday in Gent 29/07/2014.
Creamy off white head on a copper coloured body.
No other details only a photo.
Creamy off white head on a copper coloured body.
No other details only a photo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2026
at 21:41
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2025
at 18:56
7/10
Tried
on 02 Aug 2025
at 00:30
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 21-11-15 - A 750ml bottle brought back from Cassel in Northern France. Pours a cloudy brown colour with a beige head that lingers. Aromas of caramel, spice & malt. Tastes of caramel, spice, apple & malt with quite a alcoholic aftertaste. Overall a decent beer without standing out from the crowd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2025
at 10:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
A claasical Belgian ale signed by chimay. This one is malty, smooth, sweet, notes of toffee, little alcoolic and warm, not complex, good. 20.03.2020, it was the beginning of the covid, drinking it at night at Epalinges.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Bootlegger
on 07 Apr 2025
at 15:20
8/10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a murky copper colour with a foamy head. Aroma of yeast, malts, plum, slight caramel. Sugary flavour. Like the Chimay beers, pretty high carbonation. This is a nice enough brew, but I expected more.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2025
at 05:19
3.3/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 13
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso speziato e vegetazione. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di aspetto velato. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è rotondo. L'amaro è contenuto. La forza gustativa è molto elevata e si prolunga in modo sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pronta beva. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. Al gusto vengono donati toni di miele, frutta secca, agrumi, arancia, erbe aromatiche, frutta passita, caldo e alcol presente.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2025
at 05:08