Grimbergen Optimo Bruno
Brouwerijen Alken-Maes in Alken, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
6.69
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A sweet bitterness can be found in this powerful abbey beer. Grimbergen Optimo Bruno is made of high-quality raw materials and has a concentrated full-bodied taste and warm aftertaste. Brewed since 1988 and originally an Easter beer.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pretty sweet candy sugarish taste. If i re-rate this it might score a bit lower, but this is a beer i can’t really be bothered to drink again, unless i receive it as a gift. Decent scoring, but nothing special at all.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2011
at 06:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Brownish amber beer with a fluffy white head. Aroma malty and sweet. Other sweet tones like caramel and some vanilla. Flavour is sweet, bit sticky. Rather thin for its abv. Finish is sweet, slightly bitter with strong alcohol notes. (from 33cL bottle)
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2011
at 01:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle shared with Finn at Waagstuk in Antwerpen. Clear, dark-amber body. Beige layer at the top. Aroma of raisin and plums added by malty sweetness. Malt-fruity taste sustained by sweet berries. Yeasty fruitiness towards the ending keeps the strong alcohol at bay. A good one, well bodied (Antwerpen, 28.04.2011)
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2011
at 12:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Asao. Nice aroma of caramel, chocolate, raisins, prunes. Fruity, with cherry, also some solvent- like strength that is not unpleasant. Like a tangy bbq sauce or something. Medium to dark brown with lots of orange and lace. Fruity and strong, cherry, orange, caramel. Rather fresh and tangy, quite sour, actually. Slight alcohol burn works to balance. Raisins, caramel, vinegar too. Rather highly carbonated, full and prickly. Tastes young and stimulating. Probably really different with some age. Interesting. Not as commanding as a conventional abt, but flavorful and good
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2011
at 04:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
(Bottle, Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with caramel, prunes, burnt sugar and a slightly sour touch. Malty taste with notes of caramel, dark bread, brown sugar, prunes and raisins. More than medium body, sweet, not much bitterness. Fairly smooth and rounded mouthfeel. It’s a potent beer, but surprisingly one dimensional and dull. Mainly sugar, caramel and alcohol. A touch more character would be nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2011
at 13:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle thx to Niklas, cons 2010-11-27 Sätila AR: salty and vineager crisps from Walker, melas/brow sugar, white peppery AP: dark amber thin and watery in color, no head F: alcohol, dry, scottisch butter cake, medium bitternes, dry finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2010
at 03:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Delhaize, Brussels. Pours dark amber reddish with a creamy stable head and lacings. Nose is dark fruit, nuts and caramel. Fruity dry flavor. Figs and prunes. A vaguely tart and warm note. Full bodied. Dry end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2010
at 06:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(bottle) reddish brown colour, tall light brown head; aromas of fruit, candy; complex generally sweet flavour balanced by some sour notes, well hidden alcohol
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2010
at 10:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from cquiroga - hazy purplish read - fairly musty and earthy in the nose, with a surprising amount of tartness in the nose at first, followed by raisin, date, fig, chocolate-covered cherries - quite earthy, tart, even a little salty at times - moderate acidity, a fairly mild sweetness considering the abv - a lot of dark, overripe fruits arrive late - fig, date, raisin - a bit of plum and caramel - finish of tart fruit skins and mild acidity - pretty dang good, actually.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2010
at 20:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Has a nice deep brown appearance and head, very sweet and syrupy but actually not overpowering. A good balance for a strong brew and worth a try or three.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2009
at 08:03