Mont des Cats
(has 4 batches)
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
6.81
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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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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Hazy amber, frothy off-white head. Aroma: Caramel malt, herbal, dried stone fruit. Taste: Herbal, spicy gints, caramel malt, grassy hop backbone. Herbal bitterness. Hints of dried stonefruit. Medium body, average carbonation. Moderate sweet and moderate to over moderate herbal bitterness. Medium bitterness at finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2024
at 19:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours opaque amber with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma is Belgian yeast, lollipops, honey, dried fruits. Taste is light to medium sweet, dried fruits, honey, yeast. Medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2023
at 13:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle via Beermalade online tasting. Slightly hazy amber-brown colour. Lots of fruits, apples, pears, also light dried fruits, raisins. Med-full body, softly caramelly maltiness. Medium sweetness, light warmth, light bitterness, light spiciness. High carbonation. Classic Belgian sipping stuff, nothing too exciting, but rich enough to keep you engaged through the glass. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2021
at 18:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cl bottle served in a Chimay chalice. Very hazy dark amber with a greenish cast. A thick tan head that leaves a disc over the beer. Aroma is milk chocolate, toffee, mild coffee. Plantain, cookies, a whiff of strawberry. It appears to be dry, but actually you can spot a slightly sweet tinge there. Medium to full-bodied, nice metalicity midpalate. No bitterness in the long-lasting finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2021
at 18:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle. Pours hazy amber, opaque, with fine white foam. Aroma is honey and floral, caramel. Body is average, like carbonation. Taste is moderately sweet. Final is delicate and slightly longer than usual.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2021
at 18:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle bb 12/22. Slow motion gusher. Dirty amber with a frothy off white head that settles to a lasting tighter fat coat. Dried fruit aroma with butterscotch and bubblegum. Odd. But the taste is more compelling - hard to say whether it's less sweet than expected but firmish bitterness ties things together. After a while there's a hint of sour plum. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2021
at 14:55