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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8/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2017 at 16:41

9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
0.75l bottle. Hazy golden hody with a hufe white head. Sweet malty base with notes of honey, sugar syrup and bread that is overpowered by the floral and spicy hops. Complex and round tripel. One of the bests from the style I have met with.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2017 at 14:26

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. One of the better Belgian strongs on the market. A lovely golden colour, quite smooth on the palate compared to others. Taste is subtle and sweet without going too far. Really nice. (10/9/17) -------- Bottle. 3.7 to 3.6. I would agree with the rating above. This is a nice lighter feeling belgian strong. (9/8/20). --- Bottle, no doubt from Belgium. Decent if not a tad lagery in aroma. Golden colour. Taste is interesting, you can tell its a trappist blond but it is much lighter and lager like than the others. A fresher version of many other trappist blonds. Love hte ending actually. Keep at 3.6.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2017 at 13:38

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330ml bottle @ Merckx, Bridgnorth. Surprised I've not rated this before. Pours a deep hazy brown, small pale tan head. Aroma is pleasantly sweet, ripened dark fruits. Taste presents a smooth, moderately sweet dubbel, just enough spice, just enough ripened fruits, nicely balanced. Voila.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2017 at 15:14

8.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Voici une triple trappiste qui sait tenir son rang. Sans être au sommet des bières d'abbaye, elle fait tout de même honneur à son pedigree. Sa principale caractéristique : son caractère avec un alcool plus marqué que ses 8 % Abv et des épices (coriandre) bien présentes. Tout cela sur un bon équilibre qui plus est. Ceci étant dit, les arômes plutôt simples et usuels. Il lui manque le petit plus qui la rendrait plus spécifique. En verre, rien à redire, blond doré parfaitement limpide (EBC aux alentours de 19) surmonté d'une mousse blanche de 5 mm d'épaisseur. Le nez est typique d'une triple : céréales, citron, coriandre avec un alcool marquant bien sa présence. L'attaque est sur un bon équilibre, entre fraîcheur et puissance. On y retrouve les arômes du nez. La seconde bouche voit l'amertume baisser d'un niveau (pour ne plus remonter) au profit de l'alcool et de la coriandre. L'arrière bouche reprend globalement l'attaque, encore sur la fraîcheur. La troisième bouche est alors intéressante, avec des arômes tout en tension, entre agrumes, alcool et coriandre avant que ceux-ci se libèrent pour un final long, tout en puissance où l'alcool et la coriandre dominent nettement. Le résultat est digne de la tradition brassicole belge.
Tried on 03 Dec 2017 at 06:43

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 0.75l. Cloudy, copper colored. AROMA- forest berries syrup, sour cherries, honey, alcohol. FLAVOR- quite sweet, light alcohol presence, forest berries, caramel, honey, sour cherries, black currant. Fuller bodied.
Good.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2017 at 17:58

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Botella de @Vivalabirra, Oviedo 07/11/2017 BBD: 10/05/19
Color amarillo opaco, espuma blanca, aromas a levadura cereal, sabor maltosa seca cuerpo sedoso.
Tried on 10 Nov 2017 at 10:18

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Belgoklubben. Pours red brown with a short lasting tan head. Aroma of dark fruits. Taste of plums, raisins, licorice and cacao. Balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2017 at 15:06

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle sample @ De Prins, Rhenoy tasting with Sussanne and Gijs. Clear dark brown with an off-white head. Caramel malt aroma with lots of dark fruits and some port. Very sweet taste with some faint hops. Cloyingly thick and sweet finish. Although very sweet still a great multi-layered mature quadrupel.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2017 at 15:26

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A beautiful, intense, trasparent orange that gets a bit hazy on second pour. At most two fingers of white head, good enough retention and almost no lacing. Aroma is mainly candied fruit notes, with honey sweetness, flowery notes and the slightest spiciness. Taste follows the aroma closely, with malt sweetness (honey) and sugary hints, flowery notes, candied fruit and a bit of spiciness. Overall very sweet but not at all over the top, with a not at all disturbing bit of warming alcohol presence. Medium bodied with quite high carbonation, maybe a bit too burpy. Overall an enjoyable belgian strong, it just didn't impress me in any way. Kind of 'just' averagely good.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2017 at 16:20