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Abbaye des Rocs Brune 4.08 961

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
9614.09/5.04.08/5.09%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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 cheeta (904), Langå, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Wery good aroma with raisin. Large, frothy, off-white head. Good lacing. Mostly diminishing longevity. Clear, brown body. Moderate sweet flavor with notes of raisin. Medium to full palate.


 Stefano (1347), Esbjerg, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/518/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Dark amber colour with frothy beige head. Aroma is alcohol, cellar notes, sirup. Flavor is caramel, slight alc, dark red fruit, plum, lots of candy sugar, sweet dough, slight red apple. Medium body.


 scoth (293), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Pours chunky amber-brown, with a two finger beige head, very good lasting lacing. Fantastic aroma, rich and complex malt character, banana bread, sour dough and caramel apple stand out, with undertones of pear, fig, leather and hard-wood. Medium-full body, zesty, and crisp. Flavor is full and complex, biscuit, sour apple, cherry, with some grass and earthy notes. Finishes a touch tart, lightly dry, and mildly bitter. Well balanced.


 Archibaldo de la Cruz (423), Finland
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 1, 2009  
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a huge beige head. The aroma of malt, liquorice and fruits. The flavour is very malty and sweet with some liquorice, fruits, spices and slightly bitter with hints of alcohol. Medium to full-bodied. Great beer.


 jfb (461), Weihenstephan, Germany
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 21, 2009  
(bottle) pours a clear ruby colour with a few floaties and a quickly-diminishing off-white head. aroma of dried dark fruits, strawberries, toffee and caramel, with some light notes of alcohol, grain and spice. flavour is roasted malts and yeast, with a hint of dark chocolate, some alcohol and a grainy finish. medium body and carbonation.


 j12601 (1366), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 10, 2009  
Bottle that I won at BCTC. Pours a cloudy brown with a medium sized beige head. Big chunky floaty bits in it. Sweet, plum, a little hint of cardboard, and a little bit of candy scented alcohol. Plum and dark fruit, fruit esters. Finishes lightly but with some warming alcohol.


 Arayaga2 (1000), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/518/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Rich brown and opaquish, with a brown head, and substantial lacing. Aroma is sherry-like, and alcoholic with rich dark fruits and a spicy edge. Taste is same with bready notes and lingering fruit (with a bit of licorice) into the finish. Carbonation is vigorous, but not distracting. $10/$750


 BeerChaser0078 (383), Melbourne, Australia
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 4, 2009  
750ml Bottle. Pours a very dark coppery brown with a little off-white head that doesn’t last long. The nose is very light, there are notes of raisins, toffee, a touch of spice and a hint of alcohol. The flavour on the other hand is very big: molasses, dark fruits, honey, lemon, cinnamon and butter all stand out. Full bodied, a bit of carbonation and with a long drying finish, this is a truly outstanding beer.



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