Grottenbier Bruin

Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Watou, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Rich caramel color with a nice tan head and tons of lacing. Aroma is malty sweet. Flavors are tart and musty. Tastes of old aples/pears and I suppose an old Belgian cave. Very soft finish and mouthfeel.

Bottle 33cl. Pours a murky copper colour, little carbonation and a great size head. Smells like fruits and spices mixed together, though also some hops can vaguely be detected. Taste is also spcies and fruits, can’t really make out which is dominant, very well balanced for that! Nice in the mouth and goes down well with a small bit of alcohol warmth at the end.

Sample from Durham WBF. Not surprisingly, a cloudy brown pour. Malty and earthy. Sweet. Caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and sweet fruits. Worth trying again.

Bottle - 330ml. Dark brown cloudy body with a thin off-white foamy head. Nice malty aroma with brown sugar, caramel, plum and grape hints. Taste is well balanced, mild, and ends with a short, dry bittersweet finish.

Bottle, 330ml. A cloudy brown colour with a small head. Aroma of sweet roasted malt and dark fruit. Taste has chocolate malt, blackberry and caramel. Quite tasty.

75 cl. corked bottle shared with friends. Pours brown with a really big head and an aroma of ripe banana’s and a hint of alcohol. Taste is really standard, like every Belgian ale out there. Nothing specia;

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a nice beige head. Aroma and flavour of dark fruit, brown sugar and spice.

75cl corked 2005 bottle. Pours a dark brown colour with light sediment and a short white head. Very spicey aroma with a little sugar too. Flavour was nice but finished a little sour and the mouthfeel was a little thinner than expected. Good but not great.