Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

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

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.

Source: 750 mL bottle at a tasting.
Glass: Poured into a snifter.
Appearance: Poured a cloudy gold color with a one finger tan head and a bunch of orange chunks floating in the pour.
Aroma: Dark fruits, toffee malt, a hint of chocolate and some cherries.
Flavor: Despite the floaters, this tasted fine. Caramel and toffee up front with dark fruits in the finish. Chocolate also appears after a few seconds.
Palate: Medium/full body with solid carbonation. The mouthfeel was hard to obtain, because of the floaters.
Overall: Good beer. Wish it hadn’t been stirred up. Will re-rate a new bottle.

Draught at TND: Complex aroma of chocolate, malts, nuts, dark ripe fruits, burnt caramel, and toffee. Poured very dark brown in color with a large, cream, dense, tan/brown head that lasted throughout. Opaque. Flavor is complex and medium sweet. Tastes of malts, sugar, caramel, wood, dark ripe fruit, nuts, light chocolate, and slight yeast. Medium body. Lightly dry texture. Soft to average carbonation. Sweet, slightly yeast, caramel, wood, and malt finish is lightly dry.

Pours a milky dark red-brown with a 2 finger creamy tan head (chalice) that has awesome retention and leaves nice lacing. There are definitely huge protein chunks in this one though. Aroma is sweet cherry, lots of rich caramel, rainsins, candied fruits, dates, lots of nutty notes, white chocolate, raspberries and some sweet granola. Flavor is dark caramel, lots of vanilla nougate, clove, sweet grain, brown sugar, craisins, cherries, white chocolate covered nuts, sweet cherries, lots of milk chocolate and even some mild roast coffee come through as it warms. Finish is rich chocolate and nut with a fruity fade. Palate is medium and somewhat sticky with a chalky finish, the chunks are pretty noticeable and feel pretty gross though, so I gotta knock it a little for that. Overall this is a great beer with alot going for it, the chunks are a little unpleasant though.

Pours a chunky brown with lovely lace and a lingering ring of foam. Aroma is so, so sweet - brown sugar and vague vinegar. Lovely fruity taste, very very sweet. Low in carbonation, but creamy and lovely. Very VERY chunky, and a bit light on carbonation, otherwise quite tasty.

4oz pour into snifter glass as part of Belgian tasting. Appears light brown with a medium-sized head and noticeable suspended particules (yeast/protein). Aroma is of sweet dark fruit, brown sugar, peat, and hazelnut. Flavor is a beautifully mellow blend of fruit, caramel, milk chocolate, and nuts. IMO, nothing jumps out at you in this brew, nor does it achieve too sweet a flavor. Excellent blend, though I think my bottle was aged a little past its prime.