La Montagnarde Ambrée-Amber
Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs in Montignies-sur-Roc, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.97
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This sturdy beer is strong both in taste and alcohol content (9%), boasting undeniably appealing flavours. The people of Montignies-sur-Roc, which lies to the south of Mons in the province of Hainaut, are known locally as Montagnards. It seemed perfectly natural then for a beer brewed in the village to be named La Montagnarde. Enlivened by a very sharp bouquet of fruitiness and spiciness, it has a stark taste, somewhere between intense bitterness and dreamy caramel. Absolutely sugar-free, this pure malt beer plays with a variety of flavours that soften the bitterness. There is a pepperiness at the back of the mouth and a tingling on the tongue. Its qualities continue to develop in the mouth, each element of its flavour having the chance to express itself individually. It is very active in the glass too, giving it a generous, long-lasting head. Its long finish highlights the ever-present bitterness, with a little less of the caramel. The finale evokes a kind of sugar-free gingerbread.
In 2019 the new 1979 label was introduced to commemorate the 40th jubilee of the brewery.
In 2019 the new 1979 label was introduced to commemorate the 40th jubilee of the brewery.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Medium white head. Amber body with a whole fleet of submarines. Strong bready raspberry aroma with woolen socks aroma. Dry-sweet strong raspberry and bread taste with spicy plastic notes. Fullish body. Clean, fresh palate. Dryish woolen herbal raspberry aftertaste. Excellent! (0.75l bottle from gr0ve.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2009
at 12:16
5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
33cl bottle. lively as most belgians, but not too lively, i managed to pour before it gushed. extreme amounts of floaties in the glass, and unbelievable number of small and BIG floaties in the bottle. the bottom 1.5cm of the bottle is one big pile of floaties of frigthening sizes. never seen anything like this. if this is my laste rate, this beer killed me!. nice thick head, and nice amber colour. spicy/pepery/sour aroma. nice. flavor is also spicy, not sour. nice flavor. i think i’ll chicken out and drainpour the rest. this beer is alive!. biggest floatie is 2cm x 1cm x 0.4cm!! and i’m not hungry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2009
at 18:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750 mL bottle from Bruisin Ales. Pours a slightly hazy red color with a thin head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of pineapple, citrus, berries, other fruits, spice. Very fruity taste with citrus, grape notes and a bit of a vegetal nature. Tart finish. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2009
at 01:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
15/03 0.75 l bottle from beershop.hr, shared with Doggythedog. It poured amber body with medium sized head and body full of bigger particles. Some caramel and yeasty banana aroma, along with citrus fruits, a bit spicy like almond as well. Sweetish flavor, nutty, quite nice and with fine, subtle fruity sweetness...It finishes with some slight sourness beside prolongued sweet flavor. I liked this beer quite much, contrary to my friend.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2009
at 16:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A golden amber ale with a thick off white head. Pleasant aroma of hops, catnip and coriander. in mouth, a light candy sugar, a bit of oranges, tangerine, maple. Lighter bodied than expected but good. Bieropholie import.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2009
at 23:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.75l bottle from the Croatian Beershop shared with heavy. Poured a hazy orange-red body filled with particles, medium sized persistent white head. Dusty herbal hoppy nose, some orangey notes, yeasty, some malt, tobaccoe even humm. Complex enough. The taste, even if the mouthfeel was fine and silky, was a disappointment. The taste I usually identify as beets is present, not as annoying as it can get in a beer, but enough to ruin it a bit for me. Slightly acidic hop bitterness, some bready yeastiness, generally sweet maltiness, weak. A bad bottle? Dunno, the others here liked it. It’s not my type.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2009
at 21:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Glowing amber-brown with tons of floaties. Big, fragrant, sweet and fruity aroma with caramel and honey and a slight tart edge. Rich, smooth honey-like flavor, with deep caramel, spices, and lots of dark fruits. Rather sweet for me, but rich and complex malt, balanced by alcohol. Nice but not one of their best.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2009
at 04:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle. Hazy, reddish, golden body with floaters and a dense, lasting off-white head. Aroma of tea, demara sugar, fruit and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet, malt, spices and alcohol. This beer is actually disgustingly sweet, but somehow balanced by alcohol in a challengingly way. I’m not offended by not totally happy, can’t say I dislike it either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2009
at 15:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, pours deep cloudy orange/brown with a medium white head. Aromas of hops, pine, orange and yeast. Creamy mouth brings a sweet and sour flavor of orange juice, ends dry with a lingering fresh hop finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2008
at 05:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Take One. Cloudy amber colour with massive chunks in it, big creamy off-white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, yeasty spiciness, some fruits. Flavour is really subtle, soft and sweet, caramel, yeast, some spice, nice dry slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2008
at 04:15