Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Complex, fruity brew with hints of prunes and dates; a winey, alcoholic flavor, rich and rather malty, fairly tangy with a brief, lingering tartness. A bit too alcoholic tasting, though very drinkable.

Bottle.Pours deep golden with an off-white head. Aroma of malt, oxidized malt, yeast and bread. Flavor is sweet and malty with some biscuits and fruitiness.Medium body, average carbonation.

Hazy brown colour, fluffy off-white head that lingers for a while Smells yeasty, dried dark fruits, somewhat sweet. Very rich flavours, maty, dark fruits, caramel Smooth texture with some alcohol tinge.

poured purpleish with a nice fluffy white that lasted a good amount of lacing smelled sweet slighty fruitty. plums, figs and raisons. Tasted about the same. good beer.

Special thanks to Chipalsa for the bottle. Nose is intriguing with definite notes of yeast, brown sugar, nuts, caramel, and some fig notes. Lots of things going on in there. Poured a dark brown/ruby color with an off white head and nice lacing. The taste is full of brown sugar and cherry notes with a definite nutty aftertaste. Some notes of that ABV coming through. A nice Belgian style brew.

I am new to this style of beers. So I do not have a lot to judge it by; however, this was a completely wonderful beer and I will definitely be buying some more. Hopefully when I learn more about how to accurately judge beers I will be able to come back here and give a more educated review of this beer.

Denmark, Aug-Sept 2009. Aged bottle from Mads (DeDolleWaitor). Hazy dark amber color, Tiny to none head. LOADS of sediments floating around. Caramel malt in the aroma with a spicy kick. Sweet malty taste, lots of fruits, ripe prunes ,cherries, raisins, caramel, sugar. An orgasm for the mouth.

Smells like a sweet, sugary candy. Great brown appearance. Taste is excellent -- with a Christmas effervescence.

Refrigerated bottle poured into a tappist glass. Pours dark brown lots of floating yeast with light brown highlights and big light brown head that dies down some. Wonderful thick small bubble lacing, good small bubble carbonation, and raisin aroma. Taste is complex malty dark fruit (raisin and a hint of prune) and some molasses.

Bottle. Dark browne with small pale brown head. Some deposits. Aroma dried fruits, roasted malts prunes. Taste sweet malt, dark fruits, roasted malts some bitterness and chocolate in the finish. Nice beer.