Achel 8 Bruin

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

bottle. Pours a clear, reddish-brown with a large off-white head. Funky, wet socks smell. Taste was of raisins, apples, caramel and spices. Mouthfeel was smooth with some dryness in the finish. Nice.

Nice heady pour great looking beer, pretty chuestnut brown. Funky sour aroma, green apples with bready vibes. Smoothed out berry and toasted malt qualities, both complex and gentle....nice. Brandyish berryfruits and dusty old library books in both smell and taste. One solid brew.

(Bottle). Very fruity aroma. Deep orange brown color with a huge light tan head. Plum, cherry, and raisin dominates the flavor, along with some malty caramel. Luckily, sweetness does not overwhelm, and the finish develops a nice lingering semi-bitter fruit. Not as complex as Rochefort, but still quite good.

Beautiful appearance with a cloudy reddish-brown, copper body and a long lasting beige, foamy head. The aroma opens slowly with a fruity character like raisins, dried plum; some vanilla, caramell, spices like coriander and ginger. Smooth mouthfeel with a liqueric and roasted taste of malts, caramel, fruity notes of plum, cherries and raisins. Complex, spiced body, nice dry finish.

chocolate, caramel, brown, white foam, light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium sourness, full body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish,

UPDATED: SEP 8, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy brown color. Aroma is raisans and some malt and caramel. Taste is a bit sweet with a nice touch of apple,rasisins,caramel and some sweet malt. Refreshing and nice!

Pours a deep ruby amber, with a thick pillowy head. Lots of fruit on the nose - tart cherries up front, followed by raspberries and plums, caramel and brown sugar - like a fruit pie. Dry, and with lots of carbonation it drinks almost like a champagne. The perfect amount of tartness to complement the sweet flavors matching the aroma - cherries and plums. Also a bit of raisins and hops, with an incredibly dry finish. The carbonation seems a bit much for me, and the flavor not quite as strong as I like, but overall a very tasty ale.

Pours burnt caramel with a meringue like fluffy, cream colored head. The nose is ruch and sweet with dried fruits, caramel and brown sugar. The flavor is quite the same with more fruit influence. Clean finish.