Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

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

Ah yes.. One of my favorites from this day for sure. Thanks to pfoxyjohn for letting try this with him. Pours a dark super cloudy mahogany colour with a medium sized off white head. Tons of crap floating around this one and i loved it! It added an extra chewiness to this beer. Brown sugar and toffee were the most noticeable tasts to me with possibly a little fig in there as well. Aroma was delighftfully sweet and enticing. The body of this beer reminds me of my moms apple juice that she makes, with tons of apple stuff floating around.

With many thanks to HogTownHarry, I also think this is a 2005 bottle. Appearance: Well, I dipped my finger in and it came out caked in yeast flecks! Literally caked in floaties, dark brown body with a small off white head. Aroma: Caramel, earth tones, yeast, banana skin, chocolate, rye bread and slight alcohol. Flavour: Tangy alcohol, breathtaking alcohol in fact, malt, dark fruit, almost ’Christmas Pudding’ like, rye again with cherries, smoke and spice. Wow.

Bottle thanks to dchmela. Cheers, Dave! Amber pour so saturated with yeast floaties that I don’t know if it’s hazy or clear or what, but I can’t see through this fucker. Sweet Christ, what will my insides be like tomorrow if I drink all this Belgian sediment? Nose of nearly rotten apples (the kind Grandma made applesauce from), golden raisins, maybe some figs and sweet cherries. Belgian sugars, yeast, and some honey. Hint of cinnamon? Very sweet, but just on the safe side of cloying.

Dark, murky amber with tons of floaties. Head is offwhite and pretty big. Aroma for spicy yeast, dark fruits, Flavor is caramel, sweet malts, dark fruit with a hint of pepper or spice at the end. Pretty good brew, with some sweetness and booze at the end.

Pours a dark amber brown with lots of floaties in it. Thick off-white head that dissipates at a medium rate. Light lacing. Potent and complex nose of numerous fruits, fresh baked bread, and pepper. Taste is similar to the nose with a spicy, peppery bite up front that stays to form the finish. In "the middle" as the beer passes over the tongue, you get a rapid avalanche of grape, citrus, raisins, cherries, caramel, Ritz crackers and bread. About as complex an ale as I’ve ever had, and a darn good balance at that.

bottle, 750 cl. brown amberish clear with yeas particles with medium head. very nice, very drinkable (no real hint of alcohol, no disturbing dominant flavor). a real good brew......too bad i already drank duchesse de bourgogne.....

Crushed with Jakebra. Wonderful nose. Lots of fruits and some cool funkiness. Feels pretty light-bodied. Pretty nice flavor with plenty more fruits, but the flavor is missing the funkiness. Still a pretty badass brew.

Bottle. Popped the top and it spilled over. Plenty of frothy head. Pours dark amber brown with tons of head. Cloudy with chunks of whatever floating every where. Aroma is of cherries and caramel with raisins. Some fig notes. A little port and a hint of alcohol as it warms. Sits very light on the palate and the head dances on the tongue. Flavor is similar to the aroma but doesn’t have a lot of depth. The chunks are strange to get around, but to me, that’s where the flavor is. Incredibly easy to drink and the alcohol is very well hidden. Impressively, this is not syrupy like many others. Much easier to drink.