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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 
6193.59/5.03.58/5.06.7%90.1Trappist 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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 Sahlholdt (276), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
May 1, 2005  
Dark amber/brown with disapearing white head. Aroma has notes of yeast and hints of anis. Very soft and smooth with initially sweetness and spicy bitterness aftertaste.


 tupalev (2605), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 29, 2005  
Bottle, Smokeless Joe’s. This brewery continues to impress. Dark brown pour, bubby tan head. Strong spicy malt aroma. Very nice strong malt taste, tastes much stronger than the 6.5%. I got a very interesting strong cinnamon taste at first, it may be another spice though. Maybe a little too carbonated and bubbly, but that is my only complaint. A very well made beer.


 tbookman (618), Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/511/20
Apr 28, 2005  
Medium brown color - cloudy with a thick lacy head. Aroma of spices and roasted nuts. Flavor is malty and a bit fruity. Has kind of a sharp finish when the alcohol takes charge. A little acidic. It’s decent, but didn’t really grab me.


 jaymobrown (1343), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 25, 2005  
As I was unwrapping the metal cap the cork just exploded out of the bottle and flew across the room. Foam started to pour out -- a off-brown, hugh foam. Poured a nice oak color. Sweet, juicy, chewy, bread, cookie flavor. Yeast nose. Medium finish. Nice.


 ThomasE (5179), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 24, 2005  
Hazy brown colour with a fairly thin off white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with some plum and figs. Yeasty flavor with hints of dark fruit.


 JensenTaster (1585), Denmark
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/53/102/59/20
Apr 20, 2005  
(on 33cl bottle) Looksgreat; hazy light brown and has perfect carbonation. But there´s something really odd about both sent and taste. It is authentic belgic in the esters, but a strange aroma of wet cardboard really makes it unplesant. The also suffers from it, like really old dust; not hops anyway. Great concept anyhow.


 presario (2953), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 10, 2005  
Big light head. Golden honey copper colour. Baking soda aroma. Very light body. Light airy flavour with with dry finish. Good accompaniment but on its own the flavour is rather muted.


 SoLan (1369), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/516/20
Apr 4, 2005  
Brown. Big creamy off white head. Dried fruit, sweet malt, and musk. Smell that cave action. Same in the taste though less dried dark fruits and some nuttiness. Smooth, full body. I wasn’t expecting to smell or taste the cave. Description of "unique" is spot on. Very good brew.



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