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Abbaye des Rocs Brune 4.08 955

Abbaye des Rocs Brune

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100
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Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9554.09/5.04.08/5.09%99.3Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Abbaye des Rocs (9% alcohol vol.) is a pure malt beer, with no added sugar. The entire range of tastes is directly linked to the double fermentation, the precise quantities of malts (7 types) as well as the mixtures of three kinds of hops (Belgian, German and Czech). Its colour is a striking deep and majestic red. Its taste is rich and full of subtlety. It is tasted like a red wine with which it shares the ruby colour without having the tannin. It develops a strong sweet smell. It confirms the initial impression in the first mouthful, with a sharp body that is balanced with a certain fruitiness. It frees itself on the palate and develops an impressive depth of taste. Some traces of burnt wood are detectable, but never scorched even if it contains this kind of malt. The foretaste is very prolonged because of its rich and unctuous development throughout the mouth. The bitter and sugar tendencies (even though there is no sugar in its composition) compete and come back together to the taster's great satisfaction. It is a deep, mystic and extremely mature beer to be classed among the great products of our soil.
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 thornecb (1791), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Pours amber into a trappist glass. Off-white head recedes to nothing. Spicey pit fruit aromas. Sweet from front to back with pit fruit and a dry, lasting finish.


 gam (1112), brisbane, Australia
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Good head on a dark murky red/brown pour,carbonation ample.Aroma caramel vegemite,soy sauce,plum,wine notes,raisins,malt strong.Flavour dry,plum,soy sauce port or cognac like,each mouthfull is fantastic,with aswetness on the tongue of the raisins plums figs caramel like velvet,brown sugar hint.Finish dry sweet fully flavoured ,lasting.


 minch25 (361), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Sep 5, 2008    Updated: Sep 27, 2008
Brought back a 33cl bottle from Brussels last summer of ’07. Deep dark clouded orange. Light head. Fruity burnt bread fruitcake aroma - Rochefort like. Flavor - orange marmalade(?) hard candy. Bitter - orange liqueur, traces of burnt wood. Yeasty. Sugar? Spiced - coriander? licorice? Difficult to describe (which is what I like). Warming. Velvety texture. Floaties up the wazoo now; starting to get dirty. Unbelievably good. Fantastic charred bitter aftertaste. Competes with the best Trappist offerings. And did I mention it was 2.15 euros? A freakin tragedy that this isn’t available in Ohio anymore.

EDIT (9-26-08): It IS available in Ohio now! Hallelujah!


 ratman197 (3235), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 2, 2008  
750 ml green bottle poured a clear brown with a large lasting tan head. Aromas of browqn sugar, carmel, fruittiness and spice. Palate was medium bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of spice, brown sugar, carmel and a hint of orange zest with a crisp dry lingering spice finish.


 AR (435), Georgia, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Dark brown with a lot of visible sediment and a large, but quickly diminishing head. The ale goes down very smooth, with a plethora of taste on the palate. There is a bit of smoky malts and caramel. This is mixed with a prunish accent and a sugary alcohol in the background. The aftertaste lingers. Very good.


 PaulHegedus (466), Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle at Smokeless Joe, Toronto, July 2007. Pours red orange with a wonderful aroma of plum, raisin, orange. The flavour is super dense, complex dark fruit, raisin, plum, sugar, candy, spices.


 craftycarl21 (560), South Hero, Vermont, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Pours an orange brown with fizzy head and risidual sediment. Aroma holds apple cider, some raisin, plum, and yeast. Flavor has brown sugar, molasses, malt, and dried apricots. Tingly mouthfeel with sweetness and a dry finish. Very impressive shift between aroma and flavor. Very nice brew.


 dchmela (1443), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 18, 2008  
750ml bottle shared with Lee. Pours a cloudy reddish brown with a quickly dissipating white head. Aroma is sweet candy and malt, unbelievable that this has no sugar added to it. Sweet malt candy taste with hints of fruit. Very smooth and tasty, finishes clean and gives no hint to its strength. Very good.



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