Achel 8 Bruin

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

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.

Pours a hazy deep brown with a medium head. The aroma is raisins and floral notes with a bit of pear in the background. The flavor is rusty and almost funky with plenty of alcohol and fruity notes with some spiciness and some metallic stuff in the background, and a large nuttiness that rounds this out perfectly.

bottle 30 cl; aroma releases lots of sweet esters like raisins and caramel. The appearance is bright red brown with a firm foamy head on top. The taste is quite aggresive by the carbon dioxide which lets the full body explode against the palate. Very nice malty flavors that smoothly run away in the aftertaste. Very enjoyable beer.

Bottle. 11.2 oz. Pours light, slightly murky brown with a tall, biege head. Aroma of sweet malts, hops, spice, raisins, figs, and hints of spice. Fuller bodied with a crisp, strong finish. Good Belgian Strong.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a huge tan head. Malty aroma with notes of plums, raisin and alcohol. The flavour is sweet and malty with some dried fruits, alcohol and spices. Medium-bodied and some bitterness in the finish.

Bottle from Sam’s. Pours cloudy brown with one-inch beige head that offers good lacing on the way down. Nose offers lovely yeast, tart summer fruits, dusty brown sugar, caramel, and unidentified spices. Both creamy and a little sour. Definitely some raisins and maybe a little bit of prune. Palate a bit prickly. Very good overall.

It poured a dark hazy brown liquid with a white foam that lasted a long while. It had a strong smell of yeast, pepper and other spices. It had a smooth mouthfeel, and tasted of yeast, caramell and spices. It felt round and very well balanced. A very nice beer.