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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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home in London with JP - sourced from Beermerchants. Opens with a pop and appears to be a slow gusher; but tonight I’m on my game and get the pour going in time. Alas, there are many floaty bits in this amber-orange beer - which also has a surprisingly weak, foamy off-white head. The nose holds strong notes of butterscotch, toffee, stewed fruits, candi sugar, Belgian yeast, berries. Big sweet flavor, fairly sticky, with some sturdy fruit character, bready malts, toffee, meaty dates, slight grain husk. Medium bodied with average, active carbonation; the spritliness of the bubbles definitely lifts the palate. Lightly warming finish with some yeast character, esters, more berries, ripe and lightly dried fruits, hearty bread, more toffee. Nice beer, just nothing to lift it above the pack.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2015
at 17:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
0,33L bottle (from Wine of Galilee), BB 01.09.2016. Pours brown with off-white head. The head stays. Aroma is sweet, caramel, stale fruits. Flavor is sweet, caramel, fruits, malt, yeast, and herbal notes. Alcohol is rather hidden. Overall: nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2015
at 14:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle. Slight hazy Amber with big off white head. Apricot, peach, sweet malts, marzipan, light spices (ras al hanout), light flowery towards the finish. Taste is mainly sweet with light bitter finish. Fruity and light but still full of taste and with medium to full body. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2015
at 13:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
330ml bottle ordered through Vinmonopolet, Bestillingsutvalget. Partially gushing bottle pour. Hazy, apricot coloured body, Slim, white head. Poor lacing. Dried fruity nose with a touch of almond. Spiced dried fruits and caramel flavours. Mid-sweet fruity ending joined by warming alcohol. Well bodied. Very sweet, but alright as a long lasting sipper (Tromsø 18.09.2014).
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2014
at 14:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Belgian-style barley wine since 1986 with a deep amber colour, hazy with often quite large protein flakes, off-white, thinnish head. Very yeasty character, spicy too (apparently dandelions are used in it, adding bitterness), caramelly malt base, fruity, citrus, warming alcohol in the finish. Lots of personality in this one, I like it a lot.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2014
at 13:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Flaske 330ml fra Vinmonopolet, Bestillingsutvalget. Her var det litt gushing på gang! Mørk aprikosfarget. Nesten ikke skum. Uklar. Aroma av mørke plommer. Smaken er søt frukt. God balanse. Holder seg søt. (En plass må jo alkoholen være). Partikler i siste kvelling. Mye sedimenter igjen på flaska.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2014
at 10:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, lot L122909682. Pours hazy dark golden with sediments, and a fiery mocha finger thick quickly dissipating head. Aroma is roasted malts with camphor and edgy herbal notes, as well as nuts, dark fruits and whiffs of earthy yeast. Medium body with average carbonation. Flavour is sweet with fruity yeast, plums, kandi and roasted malts with bread.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2014
at 12:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the LCBO. Pours a a hazy brownish amber with a two finger tan head that settles quickly. Nose is yeast, sweet roasted malts, some spice and candied fruit. Starts a bit sour with sweet toffee and some citrus in the middle ending up with ginger and pepper creating a dry bitterness. Medium slick body with quite active carbonation. There is a lot going on here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2014
at 17:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
SAQ special import with a best before date of 22/08/2015. Pours a hazy rich amber colour with a big frothy warm head, good retention and thick creamy lacing. Nutty yeast aromas at first pour, but then, mild sourness with notes of citrus and alcohol. Caramel eventually comes. The taste starts off with a tad sourness but goes into the caramel malt. The sweetness is well-balanced by the yeast. Again, hints of nuts with some grass in the finish. The mouthfeel is smooth with no burning and hardly any warming. I think this is the most caramel I have had in a Belgian ale. Pretty nice overall.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2014
at 23:13