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Abbaye des Rocs Brune

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

Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9524.09/5.04.08/5.09%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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 Bhops (334), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Mar 29, 2008  
pours dark amber... fairly thin fizzy head that dissipates quickly, large sediment. Aroma of orangey? raiseny sweetness. Very good fmalty lavor with a hint of spiciness. LIke previous rater, I think I could have gotten a better bottle but still very good.


 thegreenrooster (1829), St.louis, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 29, 2008  
Pour is a brown with a large tan head. Aroma is of dark fruit and yeast. Flavor is sweet candi sugar and some molasses. Very thick moutfeel and very heavy on the swallow. This must be an infected or really old bottle b/c im not getting half or what i should that other raters have gotten. I will still give it a good review based on the brewer who i know puts out good stuff.


slemmert (20), Slagelse, Flakkebjerg, Denmark
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Mar 27, 2008  
Great abbay beer among my favourites. Nice brown and cloudy apperance. The sediment almost look like a blizzard i if you don’t pay attention. Very sweet caramel flavour and aroma, with hints of dried fruits. Nice with a belgian beer without added sugar. With age in becomes even sweeter I prefer it "fresh"


 yalnikim (781), Wellington, New Zealand
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 24, 2008    Updated: Apr 24, 2008
Tasted 22/03/2008. 750ml bottle courtesy of bmackenzie, shared with Steve and Amanda. Pours a chestnut brown with an airy off-white head. Nice rich malt fruit and caramel on the nose. A little yeast spice. More of the same in the mouth, with the caramel malt hiding the alcohol well. A little melanoidin - toasted fruit loaf. Pretty clean. sweetish finish. Very nicely conditioned. Understated. Moreish. Delcious. Steve digs it.


 Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/515/20
Mar 21, 2008    Updated: Apr 4, 2008
Dark red with a huge and dense head. The aroma is simply amazing - sweet like grapes, plumes and raisins. There is a bubbling and sizzling carbonation almost like a brut, and the flavour has some reminscence of champagne also with pear, peach and mango making it a grand Belgian!


 daknole (2937), Plantation, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 19, 2008    Updated: May 11, 2009
Very delicious! Malt flavors are wonderful wtih a sweet flavor and finish. Well blanced with nice carbonation. Prunes, brown sugar, toffee and spices. Highly recommended.


 Headbanger (1587), Aurora, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 19, 2008  
750ml bottle-After I took off the crown it just started over fllowing and more over flowing. Poured a cloudy brownish amber with a small ring for a head. Aroma of belgian yeast, sweetness, malt, and brown sugar. Taste of this medium bodied brew is of yeast, malt , caramel, slight alcohol, and finishes sweet. A great balanced brew.


 DownsouthGav (602), Greater London, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/515/20
Mar 18, 2008  
Bottle from Hoopers, Camberwell, London. Cream, spice, apple, alcohol, malt and dark fruit. Pours a reddish brown beer with black sedimernt, thick cream with a black sprinkling of granules.



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