Grottenbier Bruin

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

On tap at the Green Leafe. Big brown pour with a big malty nose...interesting. Dark fruity flavors....roasty, malty, light sweetness. Full bodied, creamy mouthfeel. Smooth....got better as it warmed.

Dark brown. Pours with big bubbles, very gassy and lively. Yeasty and dark malt aroma, as well as some dark candy. Same for the taste. A good advice - keep this in Your cellar

750ml bottle, 6.7%abv. Aroma is primarily malty and sweet with a good amount of dark brown sugar, has some yeast and fruity attributes though, contributing notes of pomegranate, red grape and faint plum, along with a less distinct doughy, musty hint and a slight flowery, herbal tinge. Deep, hazy, rusty red-brown color with a lasting, foamy off-white head and the lace in uneven sheets. Flavor is interesting and fairly consistent from start to finish, malty, roasty and lightly sweet with a juicy, tangy, fruity aspect lightly permeating, and in the background suggestions of milky chocolate, old wood and a very light bitterness. Mouthfeel is quite creamy and smoothly effervescent, body is medium-full. Mild-mannered but well-built. Thanks to Kinz!

Draught at Zeno’s in State College. Dark brown color, rich looking with a tan head and moderately thick lacing present. Thick tasting, for a first impression. Clinging on the tongue, with some husky, earthy musty campfire smoke and rich burnt plum flavor. Sweet dates and prunes show up across the middle, with some oak wood and toasted bread grain flavors in the finish, turning more smoky and char-like over the course of the drink. Nose is sweet, with toasted grains and smoky wood notes. Great stuff.

Pours deep brown with smal tan head. Aroma is sweet, toffeeish & fruity. In the flavor sweetness predominates, toffee like fruityness of banana comes through, with a touch of yeast. Nice, but simple.

Warm brownisch beer with good beige head. Aroma is slight sweet with touches of caramel, nuts and dry fruits. Taste is soft, mild and has earthy and fruity notes.

Bottle at The Rake Pub, London. A clear orange tinted brown colour with thin off white head. Smell reminiscent of root beer or cola, carbonation also reminded me of cola. Slightly sweet with a clean finish. Tastes of Yeast, Malt and dried fruits. Earthy and nutty but subtle, sort of abbey-like. Am developing a fondness for these brews, mmmmmmmmmmm...

Bottle, corked, Pierre Celis Selection, Grotten Brown, Cave Aged Ale, served in my NB worthy glassware: Poured a russet brown hue with a small frothy head and good lace. The nose displayed berry, current, starfruit, oak, cashew, earthy and musty yeast esters. The taste starts with a splash of twangy and tannic fruits on top of a solid base of roast malts. A heavy duty vein of acidic tartness runs throughout and cleans the palate. Oaky, nutty, and mineral softness adds to a neato balance. The feel is crisp and refreshing, I sort of dig this more than expected. An interesting brew that is neither Dubbel nor Sour Brown, yet added characteristics of both. I really found myself in trance with this beer the more I tasted it. The overall component is greater than the parts.