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Grottenbier Bruin

Grottenbier Bruin - Abbey Dubbel

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 Percentile 
92
overall
Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abbey Dubbel

Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6203.59/5.03.58/5.06.7%90.2Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Josh’s translation of the French description..."Aged in the caves of Kanne, where the exceptional climatic circumstances give it a unique aroma and flavour without equal." In the U.S., the label will read "Grotten Brown Belgian Cave-Aged Ale." ABV of 6.5% or 6.7% depending on bottles.
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 kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 8, 2008  
75cl bottle from Total Wine Tampa. Pours dark brown with a one finger whitish head. Aroma is brown sugar, maple syrup, spice and flowers. Taste is sweet, malty, complex earthiness, peat, cloves, and spices. Interesting and complex beer.


 pepperford (115), robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
May 26, 2008  
Darkish brown/reddish in color. Fluffy light tan head. Lightly spicy aromas with a bit of sweet maltiness. A good amount of carbination thru-out. Flavors of strawberry, ripe plums, a bit of wood resin (oakish). On the last glass swish in the yeast from the bottle: the color darkens, and the flavors deepen.


 smith4498 (829), Miami, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 11, 2008  
Pours dark amber with light tan head. Aromas of fruits and Belgian yeast. Malty flavor with some dark fruits and caramel with a slight metallic finish. Thin, watery mouthfeel with lively carbonation. Not bad, but a little diasppointing.


 yalnikim (776), Wellington, New Zealand
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/58/105/517/20
May 11, 2008  
Tasted 12/05/2008. 330ml bottle courtesy of BozoNZ (I think it came from one of the Chch BJCP tastings, possibly via The Beer Emporium, RIP). This sat around in the cellar for sometime but I needn’t worry, best before is not until 2010. Pours a slighty fiery murky dark amber - this really looks like muddy homebrew, so top marks for not trying to be this year’s model. Subtle but extraordinarily complex aroma features marmite at first, then an excellent mix of dark dried fruit (tending to prune) with a little baby sick and leather. Settles to a nice brett-like sourness with a light toast character and an excellent dry woody note. Caramel shows through as it warms. In the mouth it is more of the same - all the complexities of the nose, which I would simplistically describe as woody, brett-infected, peppery cola (is it Coke or Pepsi?) with a dry leathery finish. A little aniseed and earth enter the mix in the finish. Light mouthfeel, medium-full carbonation. Understated, sleek, simple, sublime, sexy. My style of beer, and one of the best. I want more. Thanks Craig, just like this beer: you’re a legend!


 TheEpeeist (1430), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
May 4, 2008  
25.4 oz bottle. Cellared a year. Clear dark chestnut with a beige skin. Doughy nose with dried dark fruits. Port cola-ish with a lactic creaminess; like an ice cream soda. Taste is soft raisin and fig then bready with fennel and a little spice. Solid but subdued.


 iowaherkeye (1832), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/515/20
Apr 29, 2008  
750mL, no date from TheCheeseMan and the Mystery Swap 3.0. My label is colored differently and lists 6.7% ABV. Clear reddish orange with a one finger off-white brownish head, good retention. Aroma is quite figgy and raisiny up front with some brown sugar and yeasty spice. It has a minerally background. Flavor adds a hint of roast and grainy malts which helps pull back the reins on the sweetness I was getting in the aroma. There is also a bit of mustiness (like from an old cork). The finish is dry and slightly earthy, bitterness minimal. My glass is left with a sheet of contrasting thicknesses of unbroken lace. Moderate carbonation with a body that’s a little too thin--maybe due to the lower alcohol? A tasty dubbel--I’d been contemplating getting this from the store down the street, but TheCheese made it so I didn’t have to.


 BeerFanDan17 (610), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Apr 8, 2008  
(cleaning out my beer bottle collection as pictured in my profile and utilizing ratebeer.com) As I recall, this was a very good abbey dubbel. Unique blend of hops, fruits, and floral flavors.


 weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 8, 2008  
Bottle at Belgo. You know, in London. I love how people assume we know where you drink. Caramel, toffee type thing going on. Nice dubbel, get the fuck in.



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