De Achelse Kluis
Microbrewery
in
Hamont-Achel,
Limburg,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: De Achelse Kluis
Established in 1850
Contact
Description
De Trappist Achel wordt sinds 1850 gebrouwen binnen de muren van de Achelse Kluis onder toezicht van de monnikengemeenschap. De trappisten hebben gebrouwen tot de Duitsers in 1917 hun hele installatie meenamen. Tussen 1917 en 1998 werd er geen bier gebrouwen.In 1998 werd met de kennis en kunde van Rochefort, Westvleteren en Westmalle de brouwerij nieuw leven ingeblazen.
In 2021 verloor de brouwerij het ATP-logo, omdat er geen trappisten-monniken meer verbleven in de abdij. De productie van het bier gebeurde sindsdien onder toezicht van de abdij van Westmallle. In 2023 werd de abdij verkocht aan privéinvesteerders en werd de afhankelijkheid van de trappistenabdij van Westmalle verbroken.
In 2021 verloor de brouwerij het ATP-logo, omdat er geen trappisten-monniken meer verbleven in de abdij. De productie van het bier gebeurde sindsdien onder toezicht van de abdij van Westmallle. In 2023 werd de abdij verkocht aan privéinvesteerders en werd de afhankelijkheid van de trappistenabdij van Westmalle verbroken.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (bb 02/21/2025). Hazy gold with small white head and a hint of sediment. Belgian yeast, esters, decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2023
at 04:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy and cloudy. Thin head. Fairly yeasty aroma, that nice slightly estery Belgian yeast, and a touch of herbaceous hop. Sweet up front, good herbal hop, off-dry, a touch of ester. They've really got the erratic elements of the yeast under control. Well-balanced tripel. Very good example of the style.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2023
at 04:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750mL bottle, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out a nice fragrant Belgian yeast character, a touch of bubblegum, and a hint of spicy phenols. Flavour has some nice spicy phenols, dry champagne-like expression of the Belgian yeast, and a tiny bit of bubblegum. Carbonation is above average, which is characteristic for the style. Honestly not better than, say, Tripel Karmeliet or Westmalle Tripel, but very nice nonetheless. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2023
at 04:32
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2023
at 21:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle) Pours clear dark toffee coloured with a good dense off-white head. Pleasant aroma - yeasty with notes of toffee and chocolate. Medium bodied with mouth filling soft carbonation. Taste has plenty of yeast flavours, some toffee sweetness and some modest bitterness in the finish. Very pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2023
at 11:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty caramel spicy flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2023
at 10:51
7.5/10
March 2023 vintage. Celebrating a very successful exit état des lieux!!! 0€!!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2023
at 15:42
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2023
at 20:27
8/10
Tried
on 10 Jun 2023
at 15:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Clear golden, white long lasting frothy head. Taste: Complex mix of yeast, medium sweet malts, floral hop. Some dried stone fruit, bit sugary. Hints of herbs in the background. Dry-ish mouthfeel. Nice finish, tending to the hoppy side. No pronounced taste, smooth and easy drinkable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2023
at 17:34