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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Opaque golden colour, Medium-sized airy white head. Lollipop malts, peanuts, spicy yeast on nose. Medium to full body. Oily to creamy texture. Classically Belgian taste. Big maltiness. Candy, corn, Not overly sweet. Pleasant spicy yeast profile. No alcohol feel. Light bitterness on ending and aftertaste. Basic or classic? I’d choose the second.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2017
at 15:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear, dark brown, with no head. Aroma has notes of yeast, and sweet malts with wood. Medium to full body, with soft carbonation. Flavour follows suit, with wooden yeast and sweet malts. A bit bland, and somewhat of a disappointment. Probably some years too old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2017
at 13:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle form Albert Heijn, Antwerp. Served in Trappist glass. Very fruity and slightly sour; fine passion fruit, grapefruit and citrus aroma. Taste is rather bitter for a Blonde. Nice bitter finish, pleasant and intense aftertaste. Easy to drink and very refreshing. Medium carbonation, disappointing foam head, but still nice golden colour. Well hidden alcohol. Overall, tastes more like a Tripel than a Blonde. I like it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2017
at 15:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle: Hazed, deep brown with an off-white head. Raisin, chocolate, caramel aroma. Sweet caramel malt, chocolate malt, dark fruit, slightly roasty flavour. A little spice.....smooth and rich.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2017
at 16:12
6/10
Jakas mniej udana butla, chleb, karmel, troche owocow, slodkie, sa wciaz jakies fuzle meczace... niehalo jak na to piwo
Tried
on 19 Jan 2017
at 20:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home, 27th December 16. Found this at the back of the collection, BBE July 2016. Pours copper coloured, a white head, good lacing. Aroma is molasses, dark fruit, liquor. Taste is caramel, molasses, fig, raisins soaked in booze, it’s sweet, but there is a bitterness to temper this. Nice to sip by the fire.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2016
at 10:29
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.75 l bottle from ’Belgiuminabox.com’, best before July 2016, so I guess about two and a half years old. Clear, very dark ruby to brown with a medium large, frothy, slightly creamy, stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, slightly fruity and a bit yeasty-spicy aroma of caramel, raisins, prunes, blackcurrant and a touch of clove. Rather sweet, malty, slightly fruity and a bit yeasty-spicy taste of caramel, candy sugar, raisins, prunes, blackcurrant and some cocoa as well as hints of coconut and clove, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, moderately yeasty-spicy, vinous and a bit warming-alcoholic finish. Medium body, rather effervescent mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Rich, satisfying and very tasty beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2016
at 12:48