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Grottenbier Bruin

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

Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6223.59/5.03.58/5.06.7%90.7Trappist glass
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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 TET (232), Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 12, 2009  
Chestnut brown beer with big beige head. Aroma is great and complex: malty sweetness, spicyness, anise, red currants, yeast. Flavour is also complex and nice, slightly sweet that turns in dryer in the end and spicies comes more cleary tastable. Quite easy to drink and carbonation is quite high. Slightly like Regal Christmal, very high quality and typical elements is found from this dubbel.


 rosenbergh (872), Helsinki, Finland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 12, 2009  
330 ml bottle. 6.5%. Finland. Brown colour with medium off-white head. Sourish fruity aroma with some spices and hints of yeast and nutmeg. Fruity, malty and spicy flavour with some bitterness. Well carbonated.


 tlind2 (560), Helsinki, Finland
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/101/511/20
Jun 11, 2009  
330 ml bottle, 6,7%. Clear brown color, airy off-white head. Spicy aroma with alcohol. Fruity flavor with some medicinal alcohol. Medium-full body, very high carbonation, sharp mouthfeel. Gets better as it warms up, but it never got particularly good.


 Archibaldo de la Cruz (399), Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Bottle. Brown colour with a medium off-white head. Aroma of yeast, spices and malt. The flavour is dry, yeasty and malty with notes of spices, citrus and some dark fruits. Medium bodied and quite smooth mouthfeel. Very tasty.


 bermod (118), Lappeenranta, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 2, 2009  
Yeasty, citrusy-fruity aroma. Dryish, fruity, yeasty and spicy flavor. Palate is quite smooth.


 mikkopen (258), Oulu, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
May 30, 2009  
330 ml bottle. Cloudy orange-brown colour, off-white head that leaves some lacing. Very pleasant fruity and spicy aroma, with some yeast and a whiff of alcohol. The flavour is rather dry, fruity and spicy, with some bitterness and alcohol warmth in the finish.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
May 17, 2009  
Crushed with Jakebra. Good nose. Kinda fruity, little funky, a bit spicy. Flavor is similar but a little less than the nose. Very creamy and excellent mouthfeel. Dug it.


 Bigmmartin (367), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 15, 2009  
Bottle. Finally got to try this one. Dark brown color with a slight reddish tint. Typically large, foamy, Bernardus-like head that sticks around. Malt and yeast aroma. Sweet malty flavor that finishes dry with a caramel aftertaste. Also quite fruity, more than I expected. Nothing too intense though. Has a great texture, without being over-carbonated...like the other St. Bernard brews. An excellent beer. I will take the advice of others and age this one in the cellar. Can’t wait to re-rate it!



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