Abbaye des Rocs Speciale Noel

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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0, 33 flaske fra Belgisk Bryg fylte mitt 0, 5 Duvel-glass til randen med fluffy skum som lå seg raskt. Aroma av svisker og rosiner med litt brunsukker i bakgrunnen. Smaken domineres av det samme, med en lett og behagelig syrlighet som gjør den lettdrikkelig. Alkoholen er meget diskret, faktisk er det en litt vandig ettersmak.

750ml bottle given to me by the one and only glouglouburp during our in person trade at CampGround Brewdown. Poured a dark brown with a HUGE frothy three finger head of light beige. Aroma is all sweetness, candi sugar, dark fruits, bubble gum, tropical fruits, biscuit. Thin watery body with softer carbonation that thickens up a bit after you swallow and a long lingering sweetness on the finish. Flavor of raisin, prune, plum at first followed by wet sugar and tropical fruits finished off with biscuit and a touch of citrus. A bit thin but that really hides the ABV, god stuff.

Boozy aroma with dark fruits, same to taste. Major gusher, had 3 gushers from them now. This one all over my jeans. Bastard. Chunky chunks of yeast floating about. At least I hope it is yeast. Could it be fish moobs? Re-rate. The chunks make the prospect of more drinking unpalatable. With 1/3 of the bottle lost to gushing only 1/3 can be drunk. Unacceptable.

750ml bottle. BBE 100514. Pours a dirty amber brown with a large, yellowish-brown head. Aroma is fruity, dried fruits, strawberry jam, apricot, spiciness. Taste is spicy and caramel, quite sweet. Some what vinous with dried fruits and spice as well. Palate is full and carbonated. A bit of a disappointment. Too straightforward and simple.

Bottle from Asahiya. A thick, overwhelming, sugary sweet aroma. Dull, cloudy, and lots of floaties. Sweet raisin, or raisin bread initial; touch of spice and some yeast; final is very (too?) sweet.. Medium body. Not really so "speciale," but pleasant enough

Bottle courtesy of Dany that I shared with the Half Time guys. Pours a hazed crimson amber with a bunch of floating yeasties under a thin beige head. Malty on the nose with a good amount of sweet plum. Spicy cinnamon, almost minty at times. Sweet plum jam, caramel. Cinnamon and caramel. Long sweet malt. Really nice stuff.

Bottle, can’t remember where from, may have been a while ago. Gusher! Beer all over the kitchen, angry high carbonation pour, huge chunks of yeast rotating in the glass. Spicy heavy fruit aroma, prunes, malt, booze. Pleasant but guessing this beer wasn’t in the greatest nick! Shame - will have to retry.

Bottle @ tasting. Clear amber pour, huge off-white head. Aroma of spices, caramel, brown sugar and meaty. Flavor is sweet spicy, caramel and sugar, some cardamom. Well balanced. Decent christmas brew.

Bottle @ tasting. Aroma has some spices and caramel. Flavour is caramel, slight roast, some (red) fruity notes with faint pineapple (wtf) some vegetable. Okay I guess.

Pour dark brown, with a huge white head. Aroma of plums, dates, caramel, slight bready stuff as well. The taste is rather sweet upfront, with some balancing bitterness to it. Medium bodied, with a nice mellow and smooth carbonation. A very nice "christmas" beer indeed. 3