Grottenbier Bruin

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

Serve in Trappist glass

Nice dubbel not quite like the other dubbels. It is kind of amber-orange, quikly dissapearing 1,5 cm white head. aroma is mild funk, torrefaction and some rasberry-like fruitiness. taste: medium bitter, lightly sour and light sweetness, a bit too carbonated for me, but after a couple good swrills, is is better. overall a nice dubbel.

Bottle from Mane Liquor. Pours a murky orange-brown with a well rounded beige head. Good retention and lacing. Aroma shows lots of toasted and biscuity malts with a typical belgian yeast present. Slight dried fruits on the nose - apple and plum. A little overwhelmed by the yeast. Lots of brown sugar, caramel and dark fruits in the flavour though. Starts sweet and finishes bitter. Very pleasing beer. Goes down like a treat and belgian’s aren’t normally my style

This what not what I expected it to be. I expected a crude, unpolished diamond with little to no reputation to live up to. What I got was a grown up beer with a beautiful glass and a just as beautiful taste. Grottenbier is a nice dubbel with a dark taste of dark fruits. The sweetness before the bitternes completes it

bottle@Kulminator: brown coloured with hints of bordeaux, taste and texture seems a bit watery, taste is sweet and tart, slightly roasted malt, marinated raisins & tart dark fruits, brown sugar, caramel & choco powder, not bad but a bit too watery and musty

Dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, caramel, dried fruit, yeasty and spicy. Flavor is quite sweet. Soft with a sweet finish. Has a light feel to it compared to other dubbels. 300110

UPDATED: APR 2, 2011 (bottled @ The Man Of Kent ,Rochester ) Ok so it looked Belgian in a flamboyant goblet . Good start there . Its a strangly nice flavour. Sweet , but tart , almost wondered about infection cause its sharp ...see , the beer opens richly , with dark fruits of earthy plum , then cuts with some abrassive dry acidity that I swear feels like varnish . Some choco notes are morphed into the atmopshere . This dubble tries to comfront your palate : It does . I would like to sample a 750ml to explore this more.

750 ml caged and corked bottle. I’d guess this bottle is 2-3 years old, maybe older. There wasn’t any date information on the bottle so I can’t say for sure how old it is. Served in a St. Bernardus chalice, the beer pours a reddish/brown color with about a half inch creamy tan head. Head retention is excellent, and there’s a good amount of lacing left on the glass. Aroma is dark fruit (cherries, figs), caramel, green apples, and peppery spice. The brew tastes like dark fruit (raisins, cherries), peppery spice, candi sugar, grain, and a little bit of tart green apple. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it’s a bit slick and has good carbonation. Overall I think it’s a good brew, I didn’t have any problems finishing the bottle. If I ever came across this beer again I’d probably buy it.

Bouteille de 33 cl. Couleur marron-rougeâtre, trouble, mousse moyenne-faible mais qui conserve un résidu. Pas forcément très aromatique mais subtils arômes de fruits rouge qui se développent en bouche avec une finale un peu sèche. Un goût tout à fait original, vraiment bien équilibré. Trouvée à Vanuxeem - Ploegstaert.