Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

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

Excellent beer to enjoy with a fine meal, or in front of a fire. Pours dark with a beige head; taste is sweet, but not cloying; and rich. Aroma is enough to spend a night analyzing during lulls in conversation. It’s full of caramel, candi sugar, and dark fruits; great for dessert. Fantastic.

Pours a chunky dark amber with a compact light brown head. Aroma is full: Of molasses, honey, brown sugar, cream, dark fruit (prunes). Nice. I like the aroma. Flavor repeats the aroma theme, but with the addition of a slightly astringent taste. Still good flavor though. Full mouthfeel, sticky finish. Not quite as good as I’d hoped for, but still pretty enjoyable. Overall, very good.

11.2oz bottle from grape & gourmet. pours a hazy, chestnut brown with a thick, light khaki head and solid lacing. aroma is very nice with dried fruit notes of apricot, cherry, prune, and raisin with belgian yeast, clove, and a hint of toffee malts. flavor is delicious with big, mildly sweet caramel malts, toffee, and hints of cedar wood with roasted malts, yeast, light belgian spice notes of cinnamon and clove, and touches of tart, dried cherry, apricot, and plum. palate is medium bodied with fine, crisp carbonation and a pleasantly sweet finish. overall, a very nice belgian strong.

75cl Bottle. Deep reddish brown colour, lots of typical AdR floaties, dense beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, yeast, lots of sweet malts, some port wine/raisins. Flavour is sweet, malty, dried dark fruits, some yeast, light spicy, a bit of roasted malts, caramel, light spicy bitter finish, but mostly sweet. Medium to fullbodied.

Hazy brown pour. Aroma is nutty, apricots, caramel, raisins. Flavor is yeasty, bread, nutty. Lots of carbonation.

Pours a muddy orangish brown with a tan head, large number of solids in this bottle. I found this with the Brune as well. Aroma of dark fruit, tart cherries, spice, spice belgian yeast, and sweet malt. Taste is predominantly tart and sweet, with some mild spice and belgian yeast coming in as well. Body is well carbonated and medium bodied. Overall, a solid belgian ale.

bottle, pours an amber with a quickly dissapating head. Aroma is raisin, clove, and carmel malt. Flavor is rich with sweet dark sugars and malts, applesauce, green raisins and not a trace of the 9.5%. Awesome

Great Belgian Strong. Pours hazy dark orangish brown with medium tan head. Aromas of sweet cherries, chocolate and yeast. Flavors similar but with a more caramel. Great beer that is a must try.