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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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 Habanero (610), Tranbjerg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 1, 2006  
Bottle: Pours with a hazy red-brown body and a medium sized off-white head. The aroma is of of molasses and malts. Tastes of a light apricot, raisins and notes of citrus fruit. Medium bodied. Bitter and dry finish.


 shadey (1496), Rochester, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
Aug 31, 2006  
Reddish brown pour with a big rocky head of big bubbles. Aroma is a little sour a little earthy. Nice full flavor of dark fruit, some sourness. A little odd but pretty decent.


 17thfloor (1403), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/105/59/105/518/20
Aug 29, 2006    Updated: Mar 5, 2008
slight spicy aroma, barely noticable...appearance is a dark cloudy brown. taste is nutty with roasted qualities found in dark beers. has a nice ’fizz" to the carbonation...


 mtdshn (174), Moline, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 28, 2006  
Bottle. Pours a nice, semi-opaque brown with a large, foamy, solid head. Not too much lacing. Scents of alcohol, yeast, apricot, some wood notes. Tastes are similar although I surmised some gamey meat qualities to it as the beer warmed up. Wonderful stuff.


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/513/20
Aug 27, 2006  
Bottle. Dark brown coloured beer, with an average off-white head. Very heavy sweet spicy and malty aroma, some light hints of yeast and caramel. Full creamy body with a intensive bitter spicy and malty finish. Little roasted and a nice long aftertaste.


spodude (10), Belgium
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Aug 25, 2006  
This is the best brown beer i have tasted in Belgium, picture is of the old bottles.


 henrikb (1298), Aarhus, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 18, 2006  
Best before 2005 – Clear red-brown body, huge creamy beige head, some laces; Big a little sharp nose, deep, interesting and pleasant, lots of different ripe green and red fruits, different malt notes, maybe a little grain and dust as well; Huge, very light carbonation, balanced body, watery soft texture; Quite long balanced a little bitter finish, lots of different red fruits, from strawberry to plum and again lots of different malt. Great beer!


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 12, 2006  
Slightly hazy brown body with a huge frothy off-white head. Sweet spice and yeast aroma. Light banana flavor, some spice and light fruit.



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