Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs

Microbrewery in Montignies-sur-Roc, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs

Established in 1979

Contact
Chaussée Brunehault 37, Montignies-sur-Roc, 7387, Belgium
Description
Established in 1979, Belgian brewery Abbaye des Rocs is a family-run business which was founded by Jean-Pierre Eloir and his wife Marie-Jeanne Bertiau. Now managed by their daughter Nathalie Eloir and her partner Georges Levecq, the brewery launched the micro-brewery movement in Belgium and the rest of the world.

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7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
0,33 l bottle. Pours hazy orange brown with minimal tan head that dissipates almost immediately. It pours fizzy like sparkling wine. Aroma is very complex, malt, caramel, chocolate, sweet dried fruit, prunes, raisins, rich sweet and fruity, there are woody notes in the background, alcohol is present, but not too to much and upfront. Body is medium to heavy sweet, but well balanced by medium mellow bitterness it is also light sour. Body is full, texture sticky and carbonation quite lively. Finish is long, fruity, quite sour and pleasantly bitter. Alcohol is present and felt in the stomach, but expected and not annoying. With temperature beer becomes more serious and woody, well matured, but it does not loose any complexity.
Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2018 at 14:30

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Süffiger, leicht herber Beginn, brotig. Die Herbe bleibt konstant, süffig, trocken. 10/8/7/7//7
Tried on 07 May 2018 at 11:23

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Slightly hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is fresh yeast, herbal, fruity. Taste is dough, fresh yeast, fruity. Silky mouthfeel with high carbonation. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2018 at 09:01

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample at ZBF 2018, thanks Belgian RB table. Dorée, col blanc léger. Arôme est malté, pâle et cara dans une approche typiquement belge, rétro houblonné noble, ici encore, belge. Palais est malté, grains, cara pâle et pils, effet belge marqué avec un léger effet d'esters bananes, houblonné plutôt à cru, fruité, mais le tout reste assez simple. Je m'attendais à un peu d'innovation pour une nouvelle bière, au final, l'inattendue était prévisible.
Tried on 02 May 2018 at 13:47

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Blond colour with light haze. Aroma and flavour light malts and a little coriander spice. Great body and mouthfeel. Some candy sweetness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 01 May 2018 at 18:35

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cloudy blond appearance with thin head. Very nice mouthfeel with fine carbonation and a certain creaminess. Flavour has light grains and a little citrus bitterness.
Tried on 01 May 2018 at 17:35

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled @ Zythos Bier Festival 2018. A clear golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of mild citrusy hops, yellow fruits. Taste of mild citrusy hops, yeast, yellow fruits, long dry bitter finish.
Tried on 01 May 2018 at 09:38

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Thank you for sharing RB People! Sampled bottled @ ZBF 2018. Orange, golden, small white. Nose is oily grainy, clean malt & orange peel. Basic oily sweet orange peel, grain, hay, sweet fruit, low esters, bit too clean, plain but decent & very well-made, expected something bit more exciting but this is good.
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2018 at 07:56

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
(Bottle) hazy, very bright reddish amber colour with an initially tall and spilling out brown head; aroma of candy sugar, spice, jam; rich, balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2018 at 23:22

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Abbaye des Rocs Blonde (2018 - ...) (by Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

28/IV/18 - shared @ Zythos Bierfestival 2018 (Leuven) - BB: n/a (2018-511) Thanks to the ratebeer crew for sharing today's beers!

Clear pale blond beer, no head. Aroma: citrus, grapefruit, some orange juice, fruity, decent stuff. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: some citrus, bit watery, soft bitterness, bit yeasty. Aftertaste: little bitter, some citrus, bit grassy, decent!
Tried on 28 Apr 2018 at 19:13