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Abbaye des Rocs Brune

Abbaye des Rocs Brune

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs

Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium

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8334.11/5.04.11/5.09%98.8 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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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 CapFlu (3273), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20

Oct 4, 2003  
(33ccl bottle) Pours an almond, foamy head and a cloudy, copper body. Sediment the size of minced garlic... and plentiful? Nose of citrus and perfume malt. Bountiful flavours of caramel, malt and plums. Excellent Belgian Strong but not to the standards and complexity of La Terrible and Westy. Many thanks to both Lubière and MartinT for making bottles of this beer available to me...

 A_R (302), 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 (43), Brampton, 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 (184), 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 (695), 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.


 Jblauvs (154), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Dark brown, amber pour. fizzy, dissipating head. Spicy , malty aromas with some notes of apple and banana. Flavor is sweet, dried fuirt, brown sugar and a very dry finish with some alcohol warming.




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