Achel 8 Bruin

33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, balanced, hazy, rocky head, good brew

Bottle. Gusher. Pours brown with some red hues. Khaki head. Aromas of cider and dark fruit. Smell funky. Way over carbonated. The beer does not taste good. Probably a bad bottle, but I can’t see me trying this again. The carbonation makes my mouth want to explode.

Pours a murky brown (slight red) color with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is of figs, dark fruit, bourbon, and sweet malt. Flavor tastes of the same with a slightly dry and bitter finish. LOTS of particulate yeast, as with the Achel Blonde. This is a solid beer, but I could have done without the glop glop at the end of the pour, and for a Trappist is not as earth-shattering as the Westy, Rochefort, or Koningshoevens.

Bottle, 75 cl. A sumptous head, and a sumptuous aroma and mouthfeel. Faint lacing from the head, and aroma of round hops and yeast, with reassuring palate impact. Great beer.

Appearance: reddish brown color. Big head of beige color, rocky and lasting. Aroma: sweet malty smells, but mainly the fruity notes with reminiscences of plums and cherries. The presences of the yeast inject cookies and banana reminiscences that with the semi-citric fruits smells remember me a tart. Some cherries liquor. Flavor: sweet caramel malts start, not sickly, with the progress of ripe and semi-citric fruits reminiscences like plums and raisins. The yeast hints banana and earthy touches. Like in the aroma, I remember a juicy and fruity tart. Dark sugar, toffee and truffles hints. Palate: medium body, sparkling in the tongue with medium to high carbonation. Remark: some complex, balanced and interesting beer. Advisable.