Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

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

11.2 oz bottle. Cloudy brown color, with a thick white head.Aroma of dried fruit, malt, yeast and pepper. Smooth body; very drinkable. Complex flavor of cherry, caramel, yeast, and pepper, with alcohol becoming noticible in the finish. Well crafted and delicious.

Copper hue, tan creamy head, not much lacing, dried cirtus fruit tang, light syrup or flat cola carbonation lead floral nectar honeyand short finish, very balanced nothing overbearing. Lived up to the build up, a top 5 from what I have rated up to this point.

Thanks to bentley78 for sharing this bottle, even though I spilled the majority of my glass on his rug. Nutty Belgian flavor. Lots of different fruits, including cherry, strawberry, peach and pear. Also a distinct spice with clove and cinnamon leading the way. Great complexity in a nice beer, but didn’t do anything that really caught my attention.

I never fully tasted the cherries in this beer, but the raisins, holy smokes they were everywhere. The beer poured an almost exact caramel color. The smell was kind of weak, but when I smelled it it was very fruity. In fact, during my drinking I felt that the fruit was a bit overpowering. I enjoyed this beer a lot so please don’t think I am saying otherwise. I also must say that this beer was one of the creamiest I have tried thus far. This beer was ridiculously smooth, and creamy. I have yet to try a beer that tops this palate. Very complex flavor, I couldn’t tell at times what fruit flavors were there, but I could definitely tell the raisins were there, but the other flavors I do not know. I was sad not to have tasted any bitterness. I was hoping for some, but the bitter flavor(s) never came out. Great beer, and deserves praise, just for a belgian strong ale it is too damn fruity.

Dark brown in color with small diminishing light brown head and slight lacing. I was a little turned off by the excess amount of floaties. I’m not sure if my bottle was infected or if that’s normal. Aroma was strong, sharp, malty and fruity. Flavor was also pretty intense. Fruity, almost sour flavor, but balanced with sweeter malts and caramel. Some hops came through. Very complex, kind of dry, with a light mouthfeel. Cherries may have made it too sour and tart...otherwise would have rated higher. I’ll have to try the regular, Brune?...I may enjoy that more.

Pours a dark coppery color. Very malty and surprisingly hoppy for a belgian. Very reminiscent of Dogfish heads 90 minute IPA. A complex mix of flavors. Quite good!

Poured into a trappist glass from a 750ml bottle. Can not taste the alcohol at all. Malty sweetness typical of strong ale style. Coppery brown color. Low bitterness...medium carbonation..smooth. An excellent beer!

12 oz bottle purchased at whole foods. Suddzed over the top of the bottle when I opened it lost a decent amount, but it was salvagable. Pours cloudy orange/brown with lots of sediment. There is a one finger creamy white head. Aroma is complex and facinating lots of great scent, with a bit of froot loops in there too. The taste is sweet, well rounded with a lot of character. Damn this is an interesting brew.