Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

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

Poured a nice red brew with lots of sediment. The head was annoyingly profuse. After I poured a glass the bottle kept overflowing so I had to distribute all of it. Thick, tan, creamy. The aroma is sweet candied fruit, alcohol, sour Belgian yeast, and some spice. The flavor was sweet, spicy, aged wood, alcohol, aged fruit (wine?). The flavor was more aggresive than the Triple. The alcohol was more apparent and it wasn’t as mellow. The palate was still dry and carbonated and the finish was warm. Delicious.

Heavy malty aroma. Large frothy initial apperance. Light brown head color. Good lacing. Fully lasting longevity. Clear amber body. Moderate bitter initial flavor. Medium to full palate.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber with a beige head. Sweet, perfumy, hoppy aroma. Notes of yeast appear as it warms. Flavour is sweet and fruity with notes of chamomile. Sourish notes as well. A bit cloying in the long run. Sweet and dryish finish. 27-01-07.

GUSHER!! Wasnt ready for it and got all over me. As you can expect there was alot of foam. Once it settled, it poured a dark hazy amber, yeast very present. Still had a monstrous tan fluffy head. Smelled of sweet malts, candy sugar, and citrus. Tasted pretty sweet, with some orange sourness to it, and roasted malts in the finish which I thought was pretty neat. very nicely done by a solid brewery.

Thanks to SoLan for the trade. 750ML. Pours a dark coppery red, with a full off-white head, and excellent lacing on the glass. A very sweet aroma with hints of cherries, light raisins. The flavor is amazingly smooth. Sweet caramel, toffee, chocolate, cherries.... this is very complex. I’m not sure where the alcohol is hidden, but it is there. One of the finest beers I have ever tasted.

God this is so much better than the Triple Imperiale. I was expecting to be let down, but the from the get-go this one looked better. Pours clear dark copper red (almost no floaties)with a decent sized off-white head. Aroma is sweet thick caramel maltiness, ripe fruit, and spices. Flavor is much the same, some yeasty notes, and a nice finish that makes me wonder where they hid the 9.5% alc.

Cold 750ml corked bottle (2-3 years old): Pours a clear reddish orange color with tons of sediment, a persistent creamy light tan head and nice lacing. Aroma is of rich malts, fruit and caramel. Taste is of rich malts, honey and cherries.... Medium bodied and smooth with ample carbonation. Ending is malty and subtly sweet with notes of fruit and molasses.

Bottle: Dark reddish brown color with an off white head. Tons of sediment. Aroma, some spice, light fruits, and some caramel. Flavor, bready some yeasty notes, prunes, a lively carbonation, and some spice. Pretty good, but the crazy amount of sediment was getting to me by the end of the glass, too many chunks.