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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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 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 (2956), 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 (1411), 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.


 maeib (4707), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 27, 2005  
Bottled. A dark nut brown coloured beer with a long lasting cream coloured head. The aroma has raisins, caramel and candy sugar. The taste has more of the same together with some nuttiness and maybe a little dark spice. A very good beer from a very good brewery.


 papajohn (1054), San Diego (Mira Mesa), California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 23, 2005  
Deep mahogany color with a generous light tan head. Aroma of plum, black cherry and spices. Flavor starts lightly sweet with dark fruit and a hint of banana turning lightly tart and finishing kinda peppery and dry. Smooth creamy palate. Quite a belly warmer for only 6.5 % ABV. Happy Birthday Taylor.


 Crockett (904), Steelback County, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 22, 2005  
Deeo red/brown with a small beaded off white head. Minimal floaters. Wheat and toasty bread dough aroma. Raisin, brown sugar, rye bread malts. Sour chocolate and lactic acid. Decent.


 Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 19, 2005  
Pour is ruby brown with a great khaki head...smell is great, prunes, yeast, cookies, cloves and corriander...fantastic!!! taste is a little lighter than I expected based on the aroma...taste is spicy with corriander and sweet...not as complex as I’d hoped but delicious anyway...finish is warm and lasts...


 rgrep (150), Wellington, New Zealand
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/516/20
Mar 14, 2005  
Deep mahogany with a tight, creamy, off-white head. It has a complex and inviting aroma with notes of malt, spice, raisined fruit, and a little alcohol. Body is more subtle than expected - malt and spice with a vinous finish.



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