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Abbaye des Rocs La Montagnarde (Ambree)

Abbaye des Rocs La Montagnarde (Ambree) - Belgian Strong Ale

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94
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Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3463.67/5.03.65/5.09%85.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
This beer, robust in taste and strength (9%) is the tops for flavour. It has a fruity and spicy bouquet, it has a stark taste, between a sharp bitterness and a caramelised flavour. It has no sugar, and this pure malt beer oscillates between various tendencies which all round off the bitterness. It has a peppery taste at the back of the mouth and a sharpness on the tongue. It is active in the mouth and lets each flavour express itself individually. It is very active in the glass which gives it a full, lasting, head. It has a long conclusion and puts emphasis on an ever present bitterness but less supported by the caramel. The final impression is one of gingerbread without sugar.
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 MoritzF (4863), Bochum, Germany
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 24, 2008  
(33cl bottle) Hazy, amber colour with a medium-sized, light-beige foamy head. Sweet, slightly sugary and bready malt aroma with toasted elements, a moderate fruit-character and notes of marzipan. Sweet flavour, full bodied with a surprisingly soft carbonation. Slightly toasted malt-accented and moderately fruity taste with a tinge of caramel; residual sweet, malty and subtle fruity finish with notes of honey and a fairly well-integrated alcohol (24.03.08).


 Theis (3617), Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Bottle at Delirium Cafe. Unclear brown - offwhhite head. Caramel, amber-malts, light metallic, rusty iron, berries, fruity, yeasty. OK - besides the metal !!!


 sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Shared at Cleveland tasting 3/15 Bottle: Pours a hazy copper color with a white head. Aroma, yeast and caramel, some spice, fruity notes. Flavor, spices, yeast, floral notes, caramel, brown sugar.


 mike mcneil (660), St Augustine, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 16, 2008  
Pours from the bottle a hazy amber-orange hue with a fair amount of yeast floaties. Pour produces a tight and dense 1" thick beige head which shows great retention throughout the chalice. Curtains of lace coat the sides as the glass drains. Aormas are ripe fruity sweet with notes of apple, honey, pear, brown sugar, caramel candy and roasted almonds. Some faint lemon and yeast notes are noted in the background. Palate was silky, creamy and full. An ample amount of carbonation kept the mouthfeel lively, but finished very smooth. Flavors were sweet-tooth’s delight. Sugar Daddy caramel, orange blossom honey, toffee, brown sugar, apple cider and orange marmalade abound. Finishes with just a faint touch of herbal, spice bitterness. Landed this one at a clearance price of $4.99 for a 750 (best by end of 2008). Still in great shape! Delicious and I’m goin’ back for more.


 nuplastikk (1161), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Mar 10, 2008  
750ml bottle. Murky orange color with a nice fizzy head. I’ve had this one in the US as the Ambree and in Belgium as Montagnarde. This is a really exceptional beer, by one of my favorite Belgian breweries. Full of fruity yeasty flavors, with a really good hop balance for a Belgian ale. Amber malt creamyness, the crisp hop character, and the lack of candi sugar domination make the beer quite drinkable for a beer of 9 percent. A classic beer.


 WeeHeavySD (2942), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 25, 2008  
750 I got in person via trade in Texas. Pours orange with a 1 finger tan head. Nose is sweet and light. Taste is sweet, syrupy and overall pretty yummy.


 Svesse (2601), Hässelby, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 18, 2008  
(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Amber colour with huge, off-white head. Fruity, spicy, slightly citric nose with notes of apricots, oranges and a hint of yeast. Fruity taste with orange peel, apricots, caramel and a spicy, slightly citric finish. Sweetish, medium to full body. Lots of taste but retaining a nice balance. Nice one!


 SHIG (2012), Aviano, Italy
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 17, 2008  
Bottle: Light murky with a thin white head. Aroma is fruit and spice. Taste is a rusty nail with malts.



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