About
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.
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
33 cl bottle at Lágrimas Negras (Madrid), served in Bourgogne wine glass. Before I start, let me posit that although this beer is here stated as a Belgian strong ale and by the brewer as an imperial tripel, I can assure it is a monument of a quadrupel: dark brown, with loads of tertiary aromas; silky, sweetish, powerful (10%), without bitterness... That said, let’s taste it. Pours reddish brown, deep and hazy, with a heavy tan head. Intense aromas of chocolate, red berries, tobacco, river pebbles, coffee and honey. In the mouth it feels creamy, soft and sweet. It develops a powerful and fresh taste, peaking on a very long finish with no bitterness whatsoever. Fantastic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 16:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2007 Bottle shared at Kulminator. Dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel, toffee, sweet malt and light perfume notes. Flavour is heavy sweet. Above medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 01:26
8/10
Bardzo owocowe, zaskakujaco lekkie, gushing
Tried
on 06 Mar 2016
at 07:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Dark brown colored, small tan creamy head, some yeast sediment. Aroma is of brown sugar, caramel, dark fruits, some toasted malt, spice and Belgian yeast. Taste is medium+ sweet brown sugar and caramel, toast, dark fruits, spices, yeast, light spicy bitterness, light alcohol notes. Medium to full bodied, soft+ carbonation, creamy. (bottle, Bierhalle Deconinck, Vichte)
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2016
at 15:50
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Bit of a gusher. Dark mahogany with fizzy beige head. Dades, dried figs, milk chocolate, plums, raisins, lots of sweet malts, toffee, roasted dark bread, peach, dried sugared strawberries. Just lots of fresh and dried fruits with thick maltiness and some roasted and chocolate notes. Over medium sweet and light alcohol bitterness. Full bodied with mouthcoating carbonation and a light thin alcoholic finish. Wow this is again a great beer from Des Rocs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2016
at 15:12
8/10
Tried
on 13 Feb 2016
at 22:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0.33l bottle. Copper body, white head. Aroma of caramel, candi sugar, sherry, figs and orange zest. Taste of caramel, dark sugar, sherry and toast. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2016
at 06:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Cellar Door Four Oaks via Sarkynortherner cheers Martin; hazy golden yellow pour with a creamy white head, aroma has is quite sweet with some candied fruits, taste has some yeast action, bready malts, some pear, ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2016
at 15:21
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark chestnut, light floaties, low head. Berry, roast, wood aroma. Mellow medium body, light foamy. Nice fruity finish, dry wooden finish. Very nice and well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2016
at 13:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber color with tan head, with floatees. Aroma is prunes, figs, phenolic, toffee, no dark malts in the sense of coffee, just the dark fruits. Taste is prunes, toffee slight tartness, phenolic and tart finish. Typical high carbonation. I have high expectations of Des Rocs, and this did not disappoint - Awesome!
Tried
on 26 Jan 2016
at 13:07