Abbaye des Rocs Triple Impériale

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

Pours a darker amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is of dark fruits, caramel malts, candied sugar, and some alcohol. Flavor is pretty sweet with the candied sugar and dark fruits. Finishes with a decent alcohol warming. A pretty delicious brew.

bottle. pours a deep dark burgundy with a cream head that won’t go away and leaves plenty of lacing. tons of floating yeast. nose is spicy apples and pears, with dark fruits and some bready malt mixed in. taste is spicy caramel with a deep fruit profile coming in as it sits. good malty sweetness on the end, with a thick coating mouthfeel. fairly full bodied with plenty of carbonation. this is good stuff. i’ll have to get some more of it.

Dark amber with nice, one finger head. Dissipated completely. Good lacing. Aroma is tart, sweet, and citrus. Very nice, full mouthfeel; non-fizzy. Taste is candy sweetness well balanced with maltiness. Hint of orange. Tastes like Happy:) One of my all time favorite beers.

Belgian Style Dark Ale. .33L poured in a Chimay glass. Murky, muddy, medium brown color, tan creamy head. Aroma of dark rich malt. Strong aromas of figs and dried fruit. Distant aromas of baked beans cooked with brown sugar, cilantro, cumin, and bacon grease... Odd, although it tastes nothing like that. Flavor is sweet and malty. Flavors are a bit roasty in the finish. Heavy bodied and a slow sipper. Overall: A super tasty, heavy hitter.

11.2 oz bottle, BB end of 2008. This was was really excited about leaving the bottle.. when I got a glass under it, it poured beautifully with a deep plummy-caramel complexion and a short, creamy cap of medium tan head. The aroma picked up caramel, darker fruits, and toffee for a great dark, sweet base.. mild nutmeg, dried figs, and just the faintest banana accent. The flavor was quite sweet overall with drawn caramel, buttery toffee, and darker fruits accented by figs and herbal bitterness.. tart fruit skins hit right at the back. Creamy and rich on the palate with high carbonation.. so thick, though, that it moved slowly, and the carbonation made the flavor pop on every square inch of the mouth.. a little sour on the back end, which somehow made this a touch refreshing.. damn near a 5 on the palate. Just an excellent beer!

750mL bottle. Murky dark brown-orange with a very large rocky off white head. Vinous aromatics with spicy, bready accents. Dark alefruit, figs and dates, up front. Apple, grape flavors with a turning fruit sweetness. Slight metallic character with a bready caramel and phenolic gestalt. Lingering spiced sweetness in the finish, some toffee. Mouthfeel is rich and heavy.

11.2 ounce bottle purchased at Case & Keg Beer World Boca Raton, FL at $4.00

I never found this bottle in Europe, finally found it at Saloon on U Street, Washington
Cloudy brown color. Very sweet Belgian Strong Ale, malty, full bodied, with sweet caramel, not much bitter, and the alcohol is well hidden. Very good, but I expected more complexity and character.