Achel 8 Bruin

Brewed by Brouwerij der Trappistenabdij De Achelse Kluis
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Hamont-Achel, Belgium

Warm brown in colour with outstanding beige head. Aroma is like caramel, malts brown, sugar, and sweet bread with some smooth bitterings from the hops. Taste is creamy, malty and in some way nicely balanced. It is very tasteful, soft and very much caramel like.

Here I am. Finally at the 100th brew! Bottle from Theatre of WIne, Greenwich. Tan pour with an off white head. Good carbonation. Aromas of chocolate, raisins, burnt wood, pine nuts, caramel. Flavours of lightly roasted malts, caramel, sweet spices, dark fruits. Finishes nice and bitter. Quite pleasant.

Brewed in Belgium... Pours a murky brown color with a fantastic super foamy off white head that dissipates after a few minutes. Aroma of spices, malts, caramel, figs and yeast. Taste of malts, spices, fruit, earth and brown sugar. Mouthfeel is medium in body with a slight alcohol warmth at the finish. This is a nice brew to drink on a cold night.

Not a great balance with a belgain ale. It was smooth but not as malty, spicy, or sweet as most. This would be a good summer beer.

Sweet and brown suprisingly enough. Light caramel but the sweetness dominates. A little dullish and too raiseny for me.

large frothy white brown head. good lacing. mostly diminishing. flat muddy thick dark amber body. aroma: moderate malt, milk chocolate, mild coffee, dried fruits. if: moderate sweet light bitter. ff: light sweet moderate bitter. long duration. palate: medium body, watery texture, medium carbonation and metallic finish. 100s

33cl bottle poured into an Achel Trappist glass. Dark amber brown with two finger tan creamy head. Aroma is candy sugar, yeast, spice, alcohol. Flavor is pretty much the same. Finish is bitter with a bit of warming alcohol. This beer is good but it is a bit disappointing. I had the Bruin 5 yesterday at the abbey and it had a lot more character than this one. This one is more typical of other strong ales. Nice beer though, all the same.

Pours cloudy and murky and brown like a swampy marsh. Massive head of light tan froth, leaving significant lacing. Aroma of plums, caramel, simple sugars and fresh cut flowers. Very smooth in the mouth. Flavors of dark fruit and a sophisticated sweetness accented by a spicy middle.