Grottenbier Bruin

Bottle purchased 2004 at Whole Foods, Chicago. Hey, it’s my 750th rating, so let’s rate something from a 750 ml bottle. And that means Belgian! Pours a deep brown with golden highlights. Rocky ecru head fed by streams of bubble. Smells sweet and malty, with a touch of brett. Taste is nice, crisp golden malt. Sweet, but without the usual candi sugar overload. Alcohol warming builds very slowly. Light suggestions of brandy or sherry. Bubbly continues well down the bottle, making it pretty filling. Should be enjoyed with a good meal.

Ruby red in colour with very"old spice" taste. A very different style from Belgium.

Bottle, at Benny. Dark golden with a large off-white head, almost diminishing, unfiltered. Aroma moderate malty, light hoppy. Flavor moderate sweet and acidic/sour, long duration. Light body, watery, soft carbonated. Must be tried again, I got all the sediment in the bottom. The others samples were much better.

Bottle. White head. Dark amber body. Aroma of green apples. Spicy flavor with hints of berries.

Brownish colour with a medium laasting head. Aroma of malts and fruits. Sweet flavoured. Great beer.

Copper, nearly mahogany body with floaties and medium fine bubbly off-white head. Aroma of yeast, malt, cane sugar. Flavor is malty and nutty. Smooth medium, slightly watery palate.

Mmmm..delicious cave. This is a good but not excellent dubbel. The aroma has carmel, dried apples, and malt. . Very dark brown and cloudy. No head at all, and very little sediment. Flavor is sweet malt and some fruit, as well as surprising smoke in considerable quantity, with an earthy quality as well. Heavy palate. Sampled on draught at De Garre in Bruges, March 2007. Score raised. Previous 8/4/7/5/15

Originally had this at Vail Beer Fest in early ’06. 7/4/7/3/14.<P> Rerate from 750. Beer is murky, medium-brown with a large, frothy, off-white, diminishing head.<P> The aroma is lightly malty with notes of toasted grain, cookie, trace of milk chocolate; Hoppy with a light note of herb/thyme, trace of resin; Yeasty with a moderate note of dank basement; Trace mscellaneous note of cola, light spicy alcohol.<P> The flavor is lightly bitter, lightly sweet and moderately acidic wth a longish, wam, lightly bitter finish.<P> The body is light, the texture is watery and the carbonation is fizzy.