Abbaye des Rocs Triple Impériale

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

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.

Bottle, thanks to shp555. Pours a reddish brown, with a medium sized head, and of course a couple particles here and there. Aroma is a bit strange. I don’t think the yeast smells right in this beer, it’s almost as if a wine expired in this beer. As it warms, that subsides a litte and there’s some cinnemon, chocolate, pears, plums, and curry. Dry taste is noticable right away, with a bit of nuttiness, red wine/vinous flavor (works better in flavor), chocolate, and light soy. Finish has a lot going on with a dry spicy hop flavor, fair bitterness giving way to hazelnut, toffee, and something tannic on the throat. Full bodied, but a bit slick feeling for me. Carbonation starts a bit high, but I swirled it away. Pretty nice if not for that sour wine aroma. I’d rather have the Ambree though.

Bottle at the brewery Deep brown body with a creamy, lightly brown head. Balanced and quite compelx aroma of sweet malts, liquor, chocolate. Lightly sweet, moderately bitter and somewhat sour flavour. Quite complex flavour. Interesting but spicy sweetness dominates maybe somewhat too much.

Bottle. [ Courtesy of drewbeerme ] Unclear medium amber red color with a average to large, frothy / creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate yeasty, fruit, drie fruiy, light alcohol, vintage. (Very complex aroma). Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. Very nice beer ;o)) (151007)

Bottle: Foams over immediately. I pour into a pint glass and get a huge foamy head. Beer is deep brownish orange, slightly cloudy with lots of protein clumps floating around. It distracts from me drinking so i have to repour and filter it through a cheesecloth. Aroma is rich caramel and banana with some alcohol as well. Flavor is richl toasted caramel with banana and bubble gum phenols and perhaps some grape as well. Full body, sweet but fairly dry. Alcohol is well hidden in flavor. A sipper.

Great citrus smell, a lot of sediment and I’m not sure if every bottle is as sedimentary as this one is. Very complex with hints of citrus and sweet fruit sweet for a tripel but smoothe and very drinkable.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a nice head. Aroma of dried fruit, wheat and spices. Great flavour of yeast, caramel, sweetness and wheat. Very nice endeed.

Not sure if I got a bad bottle, but it was like a snow globe after pouring with sediment flying throughout the entire experience. Good beer, want to try again, hopefully with better success. Love the flavor, hid the alcohol well.