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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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tried on 05 May 2020 at 17:31

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried on 05 May 2020 at 17:30

7/10
Tried on 21 Apr 2020 at 18:40

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
0,33l from bottle at home bought from Finest Belgian Beers. BB 25.06.2021. redish / brown hazy color, medium big yellowish head. smells marzipan, nutty, ripe fruits, bit yeasty, nice smell. full body, bit pearly carbonation. tastes marzipan, bit yeasty, nutty, earthy, some sweetness, light alcohol, ripe fruits. finishes lightly sweet with notes of marzipan, nutty and some ripe fruits. nice one overall, rather on the sweet side, the nice pearly carbonation pulls this one through though. also a bit on the boozy side.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2020 at 17:01

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Pour is a dark bronze with a large white head. Aroma is pineapple with some candi sugar and must. Flavor is more pineapple and green apple with some white sugar and fruity yeast esters. A little bit sweetner that I like my Belgians but this had plenty of fruity flavors.
Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2020 at 18:56

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2020 at 15:48

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2020 at 15:47

7.5/10
I have drunk this before 2015 at brewery
Tried from Draft on 11 Apr 2020 at 15:16

7/10
I have drunk this before 2015 at brewery
Tried from Draft on 11 Apr 2020 at 15:08

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tripels are in my top three of preferred styles. I obtained a 750 ml bottle of Achel Blonde Extra about the only way I might, through Belgiuminabox. My thanks. The Straffe Hendrik snifter is down from the cabinet on this one. Off comes the cage and cork, The pour is an opaque medium-yellow liquid with a healthy pure white head. Much effervescence. The smell is yellow fruit, yellow raisins and white bread. An interesting taste, apricot, yeast, grain and a touch metallic. A lot of presence. A good, maybe very good tripel, not the best.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2020 at 00:53