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Achel Extra Bruin (de 3 Wijzen) 3.95 420

Achel Extra Bruin (de 3 Wijzen)

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4203.97/5.03.95/5.0Winter9.5%92.8Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Huge, copper-colored, bottle-conditioned ale, still hot off the presses, Achel Trappist Extra is the latest from the tiny brewery at the St. Benedictus Abbey at Achel, in the Northeast of Belgium. At this year's World Beer Championships in Chicago, the Extra was easily the best of the many Trappist beers tasted, scoring 97 points and an "Exceptional" rating. You will find this a very satisfying beer, with just a little malt sweetness, dried fruit flavors, warm sherry notes, and a brisk balancing backdrop of fresh hop bitterness.
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 Joeh (1908), Buckinghamshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 11, 2007  
Bottle at Chris_o Gathering. Ruby coloured cloudy beer. Malty aroma with some spice. Thick and syrupy with caramel malt flavours and some spice and dried fruits, a bit like fruitcake.


 BeerBiker (1392), Kathmandu, Nepal
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 8, 2007  
Close to what Rochefort 10 and Wv 12 can do, but needs a little in the warming alcoholic factor. Otherwise notes of heavy amounts of dried fruits, such as berries, caramel and raisins. Coriander and other spices, yeast, weak alcohol despite the 9,5 %. Sweet finish, which could be more complex.


 maeib (4752), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 7, 2007  
Bottled - Chris O Shindig 2007 - A dark brown coloured beer with an off-white head. The aroma is very bready and has good depths of alcohol. The taste is bready and fruity. Raisins and prunes. Quite cakey and lots of alcohol. A lovely flavoursome quad. A beer I have long longed for, and it certainly didn’t disappoint.


 harrisoni (6829), Ashford, Kent, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Aug 7, 2007  
75cl bottle at Chris Shindig. Brown, hazy with beige head. Very toffeeish brune, some decent dryness on end, but quite sweet. Not my kind of thing.


 MesandSim (5940), London, Greater London, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 6, 2007    Updated: Oct 18, 2007
A Mes rate: 75cl bottle at Chris O’s Shindig.
First off I must appologise profusely to Chris for this exploding all over his new table as I opened it and my very poor reaction speed. Sorry mate. Mid brown colour with a light brown head. Extremely dusty nose with slight yeast and malt. Lovely caramel malt flavour. Seems like it is going to be too sweet but it’s not at all. Alcohol is hidden very well until the finish where it comes through in a rush. Heavy amount of sediment floating around in my glass. Far superior to the usual Achel Bruin. Oh and Steve says it smells of Air Fix glue and I have to agree.


 GriffinAvenue (396), Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 28, 2007  
750 ml bottle. Cloudy, brown sugar in color. Limited head. Sweet, musty. Tart starting impression on tongue, with fruity, floral notes. Smooth finish without traditional trappist ale bite.


 cgarvieuk (4198), Edinburgh, Scotland
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 28, 2007  
bottle at home ... brown red tinge ... ovaltine malt and fruit malts with some citrus nose ... Huge juicy fruity malts, quite sweet little cherry


 Defreni (1023), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/102/510/105/519/20
Jul 27, 2007  
Flaske. Fantastisk øl. Kraftig duft og smag af kirsebærvin, men på den gode måde. Varmen fra alkoholen er netop det, varme, og ikke den klistrede smag der kan komme. Alt i alt en kompleks øl, perfekt afbalanceret



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