Abbaye des Rocs La Montagnarde Altitude 6

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

33cl bottle from Dranken Geers. I was in the Kulminator on the Saturday of Zythos 08, and sat next to me.... you know what? I have no idea. A good beer drinker who ordered... no it wasn’t it was Rick Gordon who the one who ordered this or another Abbaye des Rocs beer, so it got me onto this one. The first time I went to the Kulminator I had Abbaye des Rocs Noel on tap and I liked the brune, but my history with this brewery is either up or down. The grand cru floaters were stupidly huge, but they clearly know how to brew good beer. Clear orange gold but with a viscous feel, thin off white head. Very fruity aroma, stone fruit, some orange spice. For a 6% blond, quite an aroma. Doesn’t quite live up to it in mouth, bit thin to be honest. but then a similar burst of fruit on finish. Even 20 mins later the aroma is stunning. Like juicy crystalised tangerine fruit. Rather a good beer, which I think is excellent and something I would seek out again.

Hazy deep golden wit medium white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with notes of fruits and coriander. Sweet flavor with notes of ripe fruits, coriander and yeast. Ends sweet.

The Fonefan/Brugmansia Cnudde tasting. Courtesy of Yespr. Hazy golden with a nice head. The aroma has notes of coriander, yeast and citrus. The flavour has notes of citrus, malt, sweetness, candy sugar, coriander and hints of yeast.

Muddy orange with a medium sized white head. Strong, spicy and fruity aroma, I pick up pineapple, pepper and cardemum. Sweet and fruity flavour with spice in the finish.

33 cL bottle@fonefan/Brugmansia’s Cnudde tasting. Pours hazy yellow to orange with a lacing white head. Light citric fruity aroma. Flavour is sweet fruity and light spiced. Light spiced lingering finish.

bottle, golden color. Fruity aroma, also a fruity afterdrink. Fresh taste.

Bottled. LSightly hazy honeyish golden colour, mediumsized beige creamy head. Aroma is fruits, yeast and some grassyness with lurking note of alcohol in the back. Flavour is fruityness mixed with wood and some yeast. Also some grassyness lurking. Aftertaste is quite sweet fruityness.

Lightly clouded deep orange pour. None of the typical des Rocs protein chunks are present. A very thin white head is mostly and quickly diminishing. The aroma is at first a soft but full yeast profile with notes of orange pulp, coriander, peppers, lightly toasted grains. Seems like a low alcohol triple with a vegetal twist. The flavor is a huge upgrade, very drinkable and soft, comforting. Yeast and candi sugar notes are lessened, malt takes hold for the duration. Superior quaffability is at hand. Low-mild bitterness, same with acidity, sweetness is medium. Medium-dry finish, somewhat bitter. This ends up delectable after a questionable start.