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Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs

Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
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7904.07/5.04.07/5.09.5%98.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru has a rich, complex fruit aroma of cherries, golden raisins, peaches, and assorted dried fruit, laced with honey and caramel. Smooth, rich flavors reminiscent of cherries dipped in caramel, finishing with notes of dried chocolate, roasted almonds, and a hint of molasses.

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 IlanMan (571), Winona, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20

Jan 3, 2008  
Purchased at Bodega Brewpub in la Crosse, Wisconsin. Strong fruit aroma with light caramel and honey. Has the most sedement that I have seen in a beer thus far. Tastes of raisons, carmel, butter, and almonds. Has slight aftertaste of alcohol. Real good beer. Would buy again.

 MrChopin (200), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 27, 2008    Updated: Sep 28, 2008
Somewhat opaque reddish-bronze, lots of sediment, and a nice, long-lasting foamy yellow-white head. The nose is very yeasty with copious almond, dark fruit and figs, orange, and pepper. Flavor is yeasty and sweet with some dusty malt and woody pear. Palate is large but a little fizzy which seems overbearing given the already aggressive pepper and yeast in the beer, but this is still a good one.


 nearbeer (1317), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Sep 25, 2008  
33 cl, bb 14/02/2011. Opaque, dark copper-brown with a gushing head that settles to a lasting half-inch of creamy cappuccino-like foam. Aromas of nutmeg, brown sugar, dates, plums, cinnamon and bread pudding. Flavor is all the same, plus some caramel, wheat, apple, chocolate, oak, light citrus and rum. Medium-heavy body is smooth and amazingly well-dried for all the big malt flavors.


MuttyD (87), Cambridge, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Brown pour with huge white head. Visible particles floating around. Grapes, brown sugar, chocolate and caramel in the nose and flavor. Very full bodied and rich mouthfeel. Amazing brew.


 doubleo (825), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 22, 2008  
750ml bottle thanks to Glouglouburp. Pours cloudy dark brown with red highlights with a very fizzy offwhite head. Lots of fine, offwhite floaters, I was prepared for that so it was cool. Smells sweet malty with some slight dark malty ripe fruitiness. I smelled some hops as well. Tastes sweet and ripe fruity, malty of course. I didn’t think it was all that complex or anything. Full body, fizzy carbonation.


flatmatt (95), Northville, Michigan, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 15, 2008  
330 mL bottle. Pours slightly red brown with tons of large debris and an off-white head that dissolves into a thin foam. Aromas of sweet caramel, tart apple, dark fruits. Taste is an excellent mix of caramel and raisin with some breadiness and tartness coming through afterwards. But wow is the mouthfeel creepy with all that big debris. Still it’s not too hard to get over with this kind of flavor.




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