Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

Appearance was a bit odd, brown and orange. Didn’t matter as this is a solid brew. Somewhat sweet but not persistant as the complexity takes over. Distinct with clove, spice, brown sugar, slight malt and mixed dark fruits. Nicely balanced with some acidity and some interesting funk. I liked the finish. Was out of a 12oz or maybe 33cl bottle. Will be interesting to try later on out of 750ml I have coming. This beer could be aged for several years.

Pours with a medium sized head for a belgian strong .. smell of grape, tar, molasses, plums... abv well hidden... nice flavours with this one, sugary plums and fruits.... good stuff but possibly falls short of the ’grand cru’ title..

750ml. Cloudy brown with miniscule head. Pleasant aroma. Surprisingly sweet initially - honey, toffee, fruit. Finish loses the sweetness a bit but is a smooth full body. Alcohol is totally hidden. Decent.

Brown with faint tan scum despite vigorous pour. Brown sugar, caramel, light dried pit fruits like apricots and peaches, some spice in the nose. Distinctive taste: honey and molasses, sweet venturing toward cloying, but with slightly acidic back-palate. Very fruity in again peaches and apricots set off against a sweet malty backbone of toffee and aforementioned sugars. Yeast and slight spice in the finish, stale hops and slight bitterness in the aftertaste. Relatively high carbonation remains despite nice creaminess, moderately thick.

Very tasty, rusty-colored brew with monumental eggshell head. Brown sugar, biscuit, belgian yeast, and dark fruit on the nose. Flavor is caramel, toffee, honey, and raisin. Thick enough but not too much so. A very tasty specimen!!!