Achel Extra Bruin (de 3 Wijzen)

Brewed by Brouwerij der Trappistenabdij De Achelse Kluis
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Hamont-Achel, Belgium

Colore ambrato un pò torbido,schiuma spessa e beige.Aroma di malto tostato e di caramello.In bocca è complessa,dolce e piccante assieme.Ottima

happy to not only try another Achel but add another trappist to my list... light cloves, soil, sugar, dry old fruits ... big cream head .. brown and tasty .. shows a tad of its heat ... enjoyable!

Bottle (Best buy 1/2009. Perhaps a bit past it’s prime) Pours a rusty brown/amber- good effervescence with a large bubbly tan head. Very elegant aroma- soft Belgian yeast with some musty phenols- some cocoa, rich yet soft toffee from dark Belgian malts and a touch of dates. Fluffy carbonation covers a slick and warming body. The flavor gives off some cocoa and date sweetness- however, it’s soft and not astringent like some Quads. It does have some warming alcohol (only in the feel, not the flavor) Perhaps some raisin and fig with a gritty dark malt note on the back. Well crafted and a good example, however, it falls short of the top examples of Quads (Rochefort, Westy).

750ml Bottle: Sweet aroma of raisins, dark ripe fruits, slight funk, caramel, candi sugar, malts, and plums. Poured light brown/amber in color with a small, off-white head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Very sparkling. Full of medium-and large-sized particles throughout. Flavor is heavily sweet. Tastes of malts, caramel, dark ripe fruits, light nuts, plums, raisins, and figs. Medium body. Slightly tingly, lightly sticky texture. Average to lively carbonation. Average to lively texture. Sweet, malty, nutty finish.

POurs a dark amber-brown with a nice thick head & lacing. Fantastic aroma - so pungent and dark, fig, sour cherry. Wow! Perfectly balanced taste - sweet dark caramel, butter-tart, gingerbread. Thick and creamy body - nice and tasty and perfectly carbonated. Love it! Not too bitter, nice and sweet with light spice.

Bier Koning. Dark brown body with thick head. Malty nose, with dark fruits. Sweet, malty and spicy flavours, including banana and chocolates. Well-balanced and rich. Warming. Very good.

750 ml bottle. Deep brown coloured beer with a lovely thick creamy brown head. Rich malty aroma, lots of plums and prunes as well as a lot of big figgy malts. There is a big clove and cinnamon spiciness in addition to some very faint banana and a bit of apricot as well. Loads of delicious dried fruits and a lightly vineous tartness as well. Flavour is really tasty. Dark toasty malts, some light rum and dried dates along with a bit of tart cherry flavour. Warming really brings out a lot of great characteristics in this brew. Rich chocolate, cocoa, earthiness and tobacco in addition to all of the dried fruitiness that was mentioned above. Somewhat unusually, it seems to get less sweet as it warms up. Lightly carbonic aroma... a bit of spiciness and a touch of earthiness. Rich and complex but also quite balanced and approachable. This is a pretty damn solid brew.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy ruby colour with a big tan head. Aroma is malt and rock candy, spices and alcohol. Flavor is prune, malt and yeast, but acidic.