Achel 8 Bruin

Brewed by Brouwerij der Trappistenabdij De Achelse Kluis
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Hamont-Achel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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330 mL bottle. Pours a murky, orangish brown with a huge, beige head. The aroma is dates, dark fruits, caramel, a little roasted malts, and pine sap. The flavor is very sweet and a little toasty. The finish is smooth, silky, and a little bitter. The palate is light to medium, smooth, and a little astringent. Overall, this is a surprisingly light and drinkable trappist ale, with a complex nose and good mouthfeel.

nel tentativo di ritrovare lo stesso fantastico sapore della achel extra brune,la versione bruna direi che è altrettanto unica..la caratteristica peculiare è l’aroma,davvero unico che la contraddistingue,complesso e dalle sfumature alcoliche e di cioccolato,cereali. Il gusto rispecchia l’aroma e il finale è abbastanza brusco con note dolciastre..carbonazione elevata

grass, cereal, soy sauce, butterscotch, cooked vegetables, smoke, brown, sparkling, brown foam, medium sweetness, very bitter, medium sourness, umami, full body, creamy, lively, long finish,

Dark brown colour. Slightly sweest, spicy, candi sugar, caramel, malt, and some raisins.

From a bottle, pours nicely brown. Dull looking bottle. Quite heavy on CO2. Bitter to bittersweet, ends sweeter. Not what I was expecting but it’s not a bad beer.

Poured from a bottle it formed a large head with nice lacing. It has a sweet caramel and raisin aroma. Taste is very smooth with some malt and mild fruit taste. Good finish.

2012.03.05 - 11.2oz bottle in tulip glass. Pours a deep brown. A thick foamy head sustains for quite a while, and adhered to sides in clumps. Aroma is excellent, molasses or caramel like sweetness, maybe raisin.Taste is a mixture of dark malt and sweetness. Mild alcohol if you let it envelop your tongue. Very good.

Bottle. Sweet, molasses nose with Belgian candi sugar and raisins. Dark, reddish brown body, with huge tan head. Effervescent champagne-like carbonation. Tastes like it smells. Quite a bit of carbonation in the mouth feel. A quintessential, Belgian strong ale. Excellent.

Bottle from Beermerchants.com.Slow gusher. Pours clear dark amber with a huge frothy off-white head. Lovely fruity bready malty aroma. Taste is moderate sweet malty, smooth filling mouthfeel, high carbonated. Dark caramel, spices, light sticky, well balanced and good beer.

Reddish brown, tan head. Nose is fruity, with lots of malty caramel and yeast. Taste is a bit onesided - sweet and bready, with intense caramel. Medium body, prickly carbonation. Pretty good, but somewhat simplistic.