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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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
(33 cl bottle) Clear golden color, huge lasting fluffy white head. Big hiss of co2 when opened, also foaming a lot when poured. Sweet, fruity, raspberry, mango and acidic scent. Sweet, fruity, spicy and alcohol taste. Spritzy mouthfeel. Warming alcohol feeling and strong alcohol aftertaste. Medium bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2007 at 15:30

7.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
bottle, ca. 6 years old. Dark reddish-brown colour, no head. Fruity and malty, hints of wild berries and roasted malt.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2007 at 13:26

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
bottle, ca. 3 years old. Golden-amber colour, nearly no head. Aroma of malt and wild berries, slightly sweet. Fruity and very malty, slightly hoppy with a touch of alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2007 at 13:24

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle pours a slightly hazy light redish brown witha huge foamy beige head. Clumpy heavy lacing. Aroma of over ripe apples pitted fruit, and musty earthen notes as well. Flavor is similar. A belgian brown. Some raisons, and a little spiciness. Cinnimon maybe. Intensly carbonated and the alchol is noticeable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2007 at 00:26

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
75cl bottle at Chris Shindig. Brown, hazy with beige head. Very toffeeish brune, some decent dryness on end, but quite sweet. Not my kind of thing.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2007 at 03:26

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle at home ... brown red tinge ... ovaltine malt and fruit malts with some citrus nose ... Huge juicy fruity malts, quite sweet little cherry 4.3 bottle at RBESG 2011 Grand Tasting ...copper brown ... soft balsmic dark fruit nose ... light dasrk hop ... dark fruits ... soft toffee malt 3.2 man this has to be the biggest change ive seen in a score. I want to try this again
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2007 at 15:00

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
scura buona schiuma note di tostato caramello in bocca morbida ben bilanciata retrogusto lungo
Tried on 25 Jul 2007 at 12:43

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Brown beer with a huge light tan head. Malty, yeasty, fig/plum aroma. Malty, earthy, yeasty flavor with backing plum. Medium body. LIngering yeast, malt, and slight soap with sweet grain. Dry finish. Missing something to bring it all together - maybe just needs some aging.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2007 at 22:38

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Ruby color with a nice cream colored head. Malty, dark fruit aroma with some earthiness. Not as strong as I would have liked. Rich malt flavor with some dark fruit and yeast. Alcohol slightly noticeable. Sme sweetness, but mostly a dry finish with lingering caramel malt and spice. Finish isn’t as rich as I’d like. Medium body, Lacks some complexity to make it great.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2007 at 22:15

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at the Hopdevil. It looks impressive. Extremely thick, ccreamy off-white head on top of a very dark red body. Lovely. The nose is very faint, bit vinuous, bit malty. The taste is, however, quite balanced and pleaasant. Malt, some plums, some raisins. Quite hoppy for a trappist... the tangy hopiness holds the end finish the aftertaste. Nice despite the lack of complexity, but I still don’t like dubbels much...
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2007 at 09:48