Abdij van Grimbergen

Microbrewery in Grimbergen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Brouwerijen Alken-Maes

Established in 2021

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Abdijstraat 20, Grimbergen, 1820, Belgium
Description
Microbrewery in the abbey. Run by Alken-Maes and Carlsberg.

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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
9/XI/24 - 75cl bottle from Colruyt (Lochristi), shared @ Efteling huisje, BB: VI/2025 (2024-1198)

Clear orange beer, small creamy off-white to yellowish head, a little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very yeasty, lots of banana, spicy, sweet impression, malty, grains, a bit oxidized, some honey. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very yeasty, lots of ripe banana, some banana peel, spicy, coriander touch, almonds, sweet impression, a bit malty, fruity touch. Aftertaste: banana, ripe apples, more yeast, banana peel, a bit sweet, malty, grains, pretty boring, no surprises there though…
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2024 at 21:00

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75cl bottle from Colruyt Schaarbeek in Brussels. F: medium, egg-white, average retention. C: deep gold, hazy. A: malty, orange peels, banana, apples, spicy, biscuits. T: full malty base, banana, apples, bready, bit caramel, spicy, nice balanced bitterness, medium carbonation, more on the sweet side yet enjoyable beer.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2024 at 19:40

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75 cl bottle, labeles as the brand 1128 Grimbergen, Brut Bier as what seems to be the marketing for the 75 cl's.
Pours a hazed strawyellow light blonde. Medium to medium small (especially for a brut beer) white head. Scent is strong on the BE yeast (banana) and malt, yet with a slightly more hopped than average base perhaps. Taste is dry and sharp, with high carbonation as it enters the palate. Nelson sauvin provides great aspect here, resemblind a grape like fruityness. Unfortunately, it doesnt work all to well for me in combo with the BE yeast (banana) , and there's also noticable amounts of orange somehow . Feels very estery. Malty base isn't lost, but truth be told the totallity of the beer is a bit of a mess slightly sweet finish, oily estery mouthfeel that doesnt greatly resemble the whole idea of being Brut in champagne / sparkling wine terms. Not a big fan, but at least the nelson was a positive idea to me. A better suited basebeer would help, though.
Tried on 27 Sep 2024 at 20:15

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Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.
Tried on 08 Jul 2024 at 18:19

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Proefglas tijdens het 23ste Bierpassieweekend in Antwerpen gedeeld. Fruitig, hop (Cascade, Talus), orange peel, fruitzoet, wat muf. (22-6-2024). (6100ste).
Tried on 23 Jun 2024 at 10:25

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Proefglas tijdens het 23ste Bierpassieweekend in Antwerpen gedeeld. Vineus, eik, droog, vanille, caramel, fruit, vijg, licht boozy. (22-6-24).
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2024 at 10:23

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Proefglas tijdens het 23ste Bierpassieweekend in Antwerpen gedeeld als 1128 Quadrupel. Caramel, smoked beechhout, zoet, vijg, fruitig, nutty. (22-6-2024).
Tried on 23 Jun 2024 at 10:13

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Opalescent pale yellow colour, minimal off-white head; aroma of unripe grape, white wine, some citrusy, grainy and fruity notes; taste has the same notes with some earthy-yeasty notes; really good one
Tried on 21 Jun 2024 at 20:11

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Fles gedeeld door Roelzie. Het is een troebel oranje bier met een medium schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van hop en gist. De smaak is moutig, hoppig en frist fruitig.
Tried on 25 Apr 2024 at 21:02

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Fles gedeeld door Roelzie. Het is een troebel roodbruin bier met een medium beige schuim. Het heeft een aroma van gebrande mout en hop. De smaak is vol kruidig, zacht fruitig en warm.
Tried on 25 Apr 2024 at 20:37