Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium

33cl bottle from hopduvel. amber brown with strong foam head, strong taste with medium alcohol taste, good flavor bit roasted malt and sugar.

Dark chestnut brown, medium head. Very evocative aroma of apricot, Hawaian bread. Creamy expansive mouthfeel. Very smooth. Slight bitter nutty finish. Tastes very similar to the Brune, but definitely missing something special that puts that one way over the top. Well, this is just one bottle, so perhaps subsequent bottles will be even better. Off topic, but I always wonder if the fluctuating temperature in my apartment hurts the beers. I like this a lot. In my mind, Abbaye des Rocs is definitely one of the truly distinctive Belgian brewers. Extreme globules of coagulated proteins(?) in the end of the bottle. I picked some out and am literally staring at a solid chunk about 1cm on my finger. Siick... (eats it) tastes like a solidified version of the beer itself, very gross but cool at the same time. Very disconcerting sensation when you feel the solids slurp into your mouth with each swig. Check it out for yourself. Highly recommended.

Pours a copper bronze color with a thick off-white head. Strong raisin and cherry aroma. Flavor is similar, with sweet notes of brown sugar or molasses. Mouthfeel is a little thin considering the sweetness. Hides the ABV well. A good beer, but I don’t know that it merits the 99% rating.

Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy copper with a ton of yeast flakes with a lot of carbonation and a medium frothy off white head that quickly diminishes like a soda. The aroma is dried fruit, peach, raisin and light malt. Decent spotty lacing on the glass. The taste is a bitter fruit with caramel and licorice with a spicy finish. Easy to drink while hiding the alcohol very well. A good belgian strong ale from Brasserie.

This was a relaxing drink for me. One of those you have to sit back to enjoy. Smooth, yet strong.

Brown in color with a decent head. Smells like a fruit bowl. Strong smell and alcoholic with some plums and raisins.

33cl Bottle. Bottle shot froth and yeast cake out the top when I opened it, freaky. Pours unclear rootbeer color with lots of floating yeasties, and a small dense off-white froth. Strong, fruity, doughy, touch of yeast, sweetened condensed milk, complex and slightly tart. Rich nutty flavor, lightly fruity, powdered sugar, brown sugar, hint of prunes/dried dark fruits, not too rich or sweet. Not nearly as complex, decadent or rich as the Brune, however, its more drinkable since its not overwhelming. Medium body with a fuller mouthful, very soft almost flat smooth carbonation, lightly chalky. I have a 750 thats been aging for over a year so that seems like it’ll do well. Damn the des Roc floaties though!

It says its a brown ale on the bottle, and if this the Belgians idea of a brown ale, sign me the hell up. Thanks BillVanE! Huge amounts of sediment throughout the entire split pour. Sweet malt taste infused with some (not a lot) spices to balance it out very well. Just now noticed it was 9.5, because i couldn’t taste it at all. Very well done.