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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 
6193.59/5.03.58/5.06.7%90.1Trappist 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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 Moz (613), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Apr 8, 2007  
Bottle. Reddish brown colour with a large tan head. Sweet spicy aroma, a bit like ’Leffe Brune’. Spicy flavour with some sweetness. Carbonation is slighly too high.


 Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Apr 7, 2007  
On tap at the Happy Gnome. Dirty copper color with a large white raft. Aromas of toffee and dark rum. I taste pasty tomato, plum and purple grape. Some molasses. Very strange flavors. Quite deep and resonant, with an elusive rich palate. An odd duck.


 PetetheMeat (546), Hove, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 7, 2007  
Dark brown ale, beige lasting head. Sweet aroma with red fruits (plums?). Sweet malts. Medium complex aroma with muscovado sugar, rum?, plums/prunes and notes of yeast. Nice.


 HopheadHans (753), Bay Area, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 3, 2007    Updated: Nov 17, 2007
Tap. Pours with a dark brown almost black color. Aromas of plums and citrus. Flavor of dark fruit such as plums and a bit of strawberry. Some bready yeast in the background that is not very prominent. Medium bodied, nice finish.


 Doggythedog (1541), Split, Croatia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 19, 2007  
0.25l bottle, from the big Grottenbier tulip at the Hopdevil in Zagreb
Poured s nice (very) dark red, almost black. Medium to small beige creamy head. The nose is damn strong and assertive. Grapes, raisins, alcohol, baker’s yeast. Quite vinuous, but not exactly pleasant. The taste is nice, sweet. Quite malty, yeasty, notes of gummi bears. Trace hints of hops. Smooth, and the taste isn’t all that full. Almost stale grape aftertaste. Very good, but not all that spectacular.


 Rotorhead87 (117), Temple, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 18, 2007  
Pours a dark brown with a medium creamy head. Sweet start that moves to a slight bitterness with a nice spice to it. Rates pretty high among the style in flavor.


 Brix (371), Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Mar 11, 2007    Updated: Mar 26, 2007
Tasted 2007-03-11. 5 year old bottle, 33cl. The aroma rose out of the bottle, and despite somewhat unpleasant notes of metal and soap, it was quite delightfull. It appeared muddy - dark brown colour. Frothy, off-white head that lasted a couple of minutes. Very complex flavour. I could taste the age in a good way. Unfortunately there was still a hint of metal in the finish, but only in the first couple of sips. Then just pleasure.


 mabjork (580), Vasa, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Mar 8, 2007  
Bottled. Dark brown in colour, a minor beige creamy head. The aroma is fruity, dried fruits with a sweet scent to it. The flavour is on the dry side with a rich carbonation that can be felt on the tip of the tongue. There is a fruity taste.



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