Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

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

Bottle. poured a copper brown with a thin white head. Nose was a bit sour, malty and yeasty. Thin front, followed by a strong middle, and a big finish. Nicely carbonated. Some sweetness, with hints of dark fruits, and maybe raisins? This a big beer, It is rich and thick, and has some similarities to Rochefort 8, but is sweeter.

Dark red brown with lots of floaties. Lasting off-white head. Really great, complex aroma with citrus and other tropical fruits, dried fruits, licorice, chocolate, cranberries. The silly marketing blabber is actually somewhat right: Flavour of caramel and cherries, chocolate and almonds. Rather sweet, very spicy, tasty and complex. I’m not a fan of the brewery in general, but they have done amazingly here. Still ugly with all those floaties though.

Dark brown colour and a long head. Tasted at delirium. Caramel chocalete flavours but a dry beer. Complex and full body beer. Very nice mouthfeel and very long persistence after taste. Soft and velvety back of the tongue. Such an amazing beer.

Flaske: Fyldt til randen og med rust sidende på kapslen var jeg lidt betænkelig ved at åbne denne øl. Heldigvis var den i orden. Det første glas var klart og flot, men allerede i det næste begyndte klumperne at indfinde sig. Suverænt det jeg har at indvende imd dette bryggeri, det er bare ikke særlig æstetisk at se på. Dejlig sød krydret duft der nærmest er quad like. Smagen dejlig med en let bitter afslutning. Ville have været en suveræn øl uden klumper.

Bottle. A gusher that pours a bubbly red brown. Sweet cherry candy, caramel apples in taste and aroma. Bubbly sweet mouth with a long lightly tart finish. Too sweet for me.

Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in Plano, TX. (Labeled as Brasserie des Rocs) Pours a deep reddish brown with beige head. Aroma is very nice, cherry, funk, tart, signs of dark fruit. Flavor is great, some tart, cherry, plumb, funk, very interesting flavor, kinda complex....mouthfeel is medium body with medium fizzy carbonation, kinda disappointing. Overall, very tasty, complex beer....very good!

Bottle. The amount and size of the sediment was very unappealing and I drink lots of belgian beers.The color was a very rich red/amber with strong raison aromas. Alcohol warms at the back of the mouth with time

Bottle. Pours a reddish brown with severe beer dandruff. Floaties everywhere! Rich aroma of cherries, some apple, notes of honey and a slight sour funk. Very fruity flavor with big notes of raisins some bread,and caramel malt. Light hints of brown sugar seem to pop in and out. Has a strange creamy smoothness but a fizzy carbonation that mixes in an odd way. Alcohol is a lightly burning presence in the finish.