De Achelse Kluis

Microbrewery in Hamont-Achel, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: De Achelse Kluis

Established in 1850

Contact
De Kluis 1, Hamont-Achel, 3930, Belgium
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.

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
2019 edition (bbd 8/2021), bought 2/2020 at Achelse Kluis. Hazy medium golden, good frothy white head, good retention, after a while a thin layer full of yeast circles remains. Aroma sweet malt, grain, yeast, light citrus, honey, stinky socks, spicy notes. Taste prickly onset, medium sweet and bitter, malty, grain, light citrus, yeast, spicy notes. Full-bodied, oily texture, average carbonation, dry sweetbitter aftertaste, quite peppery, all in all still a bit 'rough' and lively, good.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2020 at 10:00

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
2018 bottle at a tasting, thanks to Cuso. Moderate body, very high carbonation. Very well balanced, soft alcoholic warmth, subtle apple fruitiness. Slightly hard to drink, classic trippel. Classic, good, though not my style.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2020 at 18:00

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Rubin77, many thanks. Golden color with white head. Aroma of sweet malt, candies, honey. Taste, sweet malt, candies, fruity notes. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2020 at 17:54

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Cuso, thanks. Malty aroma and taste, belgian spicy yeast, honey notes, light sweet, medium bitter. Medium to full body, malty spicy bitter sweet finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2020 at 17:49

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Big Bottle unknown source 2020-07-22 Göteborg AR: brown sugar, bready, malt bread, AP: amber, beige foam F: brown sugar, bready, malt bread
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2020 at 12:01

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Clear amber body with a beige head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of brown sugar and rust. Flavour of toffee, red apple and salted caramel. Medium body with a slightly sticky mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Sweet and strong. Tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2020 at 21:17

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
0,33l bottle at home. BB 21.10.2021. golden clear color, medium big white head. smells earthy, grassy, ripe fruits, tobacco, nutty, marzipan, bit peppery, spices. nice smell. full body, pearly carbonation. tastes sweet, ripe fruits, earthy, peppery, nutty, marzipan, spices, toffee, caramelly, tobacco. finishes light to medium sweet with notes of ripe fruits, marzipan and nutty notes. nice one overall, rather on the heavy side and also rather sweet, but still good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2020 at 15:44

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Bochka in Moscow. Pours opaque gold with a small white head. Aroma is malt, spicy and fruity. Taste is between light and medium sweet, yeast, pears, honey, spices. Medium bodied. Alco well hidden. Dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2020 at 20:19

BB 23/02/20;Expected not so fresh anymore, light oxidation, moderate estery & malty sweetness, sweet bread, caramel, canned peaches, old hops, hay like, mild spicy phenols, mellow Belgian hard candy, bread dough, toast, subtle citrus tartness, hidden alc
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2020 at 20:48

8.5/10
Trying a brand new style for number 1000!
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2020 at 16:56