Grain d’Orge Joup

Brewed by Brasserie Grain d’Orge
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Hombourg, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Bottle shared with McTapps and bought at Stassenvin in Aubel. Nice one with lots of fluffiness and hoppy sweetish start. Some caramel and vanilla in the aroma. At the end a bit sour and watery. But to rate this one is not difficult. Just a solid and good beer.

Deep dark brown colour with low creamy head and smooth body. Nose of nuts. Taste of malt, dark bread, dark grains, hazelnuts, torf, whiskey and burnt caramel. Light sour and metallic finish. Easy to drink and really nice but in the end just average, there is absolutely no "wow!"-feeling.

Decent dubbel, brewed in honor of the Belgian arist /cartoonist Herve. Nothing exceptional, but pretty good all around. Pours dark brown with small beige, slick head.Aroma is burnt toast, molasses and dried fruit. taste is roast grains, with very dry finish. A novelty beer, but not too bad.

Somewhat of a smokey aroma. Otherwise rather odorless. Head disappears quickly. Very metallic flavour. Some bitterness.

33cl bottle. Dark brown with medium, creamy head. Nose : vanilla, toffee, chocolate, banana milkshake. Sip : smooth and creamy with small carbonation. Sweet and malty with tart, toffee, vanilla and nut flavour. Notes of honey. Very easy to drink, tastes like a dessert. Ok.

(Draught at Delirium Tap Bar, Brussels, 20 Oct 2012) Dark reddish brown colour with dense, beige head. Malty nose with caramel, raisins, prunes and dark rye bread. Malty taste with notes of caramel, dried fruit, liquorice, brown sugar, dark rye bread and a gentle herbal bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a certain sweetness. A bit different, but quite nice.

33cl bottle @ 8ème Fête de la Bière Namuroise as Ensorceleuse Brune. Brune claire, col fin beige. Arôme malté caramel, qcq fruits noirs et un léger houblon. Palais, malté léger avec pas mal d’épices, brève amertume, cara léger et côté pomme cara, fruité rouge, sucre roux, sec au fini. Agréable.

33cl bottle @ home. Clear dark amber color, decent sized off-white to beige head that diminishes quickly. Smell malts, overripe fruits, sweet raisins, herbs or spices. Taste malts, herbs or spices, overripe fruits, sweet. Low to medium carbo, low to medium body.

Small head light biege colour dark brown pour mild carbonation aromas alcohol port prune flavour brown sugar port plum doughy taste raisin light bitter tasty enough the finish morishing alcohol taste fruity brown sugar yeast sweetness very average

Bottle. Pours dark brown. Tan head. Nose/taste of water taffy, caramel and toffee. Medium body. Plain.