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Grimbergen La Réserve

Score
387
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Kronenbourg (Carlsberg)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Obernai, France

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RATINGS: 26   MEAN: 2.91/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.88   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Here is the new Grimbergen beer. A strong beer, with a strong taste of alcohol. It comes like the Leffe 9° competitor

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Quack-Duck (5601) - Down South, GERMANY - DEC 18, 2011
bottle, donated by jaghana - danke! Clear golden colour, large white head. Very malty and sweet with a shy fruity touch.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Theis (8349) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - DEC 9, 2011
Bottle at Papsoe’s - Thanks. Clear golden/amber - white head. Honey, phenols, apples, sweetness, high sweetness, yeasty, nutty notes, berries, light hoppy.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - DEC 2, 2011
Bottle at Papsø. Clear golden coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of caramel, hops and berries. Fruity flavour of caramel, hops, spices and alcohol. Spicy and warming alcoholic finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (22911) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - DEC 1, 2011
Bottled. A golden beer with a thin lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, straw, and a bit of hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, bread, and a bit of alcohol, leading to a dry finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
yespr (20656) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - DEC 1, 2011
25 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, light yeasty and slight caramelish. Bitter, yeasty and herbal. Grassy and herbal hoppy. Spiced yeasty and dry malty finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (21782) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - DEC 1, 2011
Bottle 25 cl. Courtesy of jaghana. Pours a clear golden with an off-white head. Fruity, yeasty nose. Solid body, sticky sweet fruitiness, loads of white sugar here, friendly phenols and yeast. The alcohol is rather subdued. 011211

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
jaghana (1804) - Strasbourg (France), FRANCE - SEP 8, 2011
Bottle 25cl, a slightly cloudy golden-amber beer. Nose has sweet over riped fruit notes. A very sweet and fruity beer, not so bad but typically Grimbergen like. Caramel and oak notes.

1.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 5/20
hoju777 (33) - FRANCE - AUG 25, 2011
Bottle from Franprix. Has a different label than in picture. Says Reserve 8.5. Watery with sour flavor. That’s about all. This beer is best avoided.


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