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Achel Extra Bruin (de 3 Wijzen)

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4193.97/5.03.95/5.0Winter9.5%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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 tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/516/20
Jul 23, 2007  
Bottle. Pours rich brown with amber highlights. Lots of yeasty dryness and some raisny sweetness on the nose. Rich flavor with some brown sugar, lots of yeast and a bit of roasted malt. Lively Belgian ale carbonation. Good, for sure, but not worthy of a 98.


 bb (2919), Martinez, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 17, 2007  
Bottle. Ruby color with a nice cream colored head. Malty, dark fruit aroma with some earthiness. Not as strong as I would have liked. Rich malt flavor with some dark fruit and yeast. Alcohol slightly noticeable. Sme sweetness, but mostly a dry finish with lingering caramel malt and spice. Finish isn’t as rich as I’d like. Medium body, Lacks some complexity to make it great.


 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 12, 2007  
750ml green bottle. Hazy dark red translucent body with a half an inch of light tan head. Smells citrussy and pithy. Tastes citrusy and roasty, as well as sour and slightly alcoholic. Nut and caramel show up after a few sips too. Very different from most other beers I’ve ever tried. Definitely grows on you as you make your way through it. An interesting complex beer that’s definitely worth the try and that I’ll probably get again.


 garthicus (1290), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/102/59/103/515/20
Jul 9, 2007  
Big head, golden and cloudy, quite dry, hint of hops. Quite an alcoholic flavour but enjoyable


 rickgordon (3300), Göteborg, Sweden
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Jul 9, 2007  
Bottled. Dark brown colour, big off-white head. Cooked vegetables in aroma along with sugars. Sugar is very prominent in flavour, it’s pretty raw without complexity. Bit of glue. Darker flavours can only be imagined here. Sweet and alcoholic beer. Need to sit for some time longer. Big disappointment.


 larsniclas (3386), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 9, 2007  
Bottled. Very dark brown. Large off-white head. Pretty sweet with a lot of alco-feel. Some chocolate and burnt sugar. A bit disappointing.


 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jul 9, 2007  
75 cl bottle. Hazy dark amber/brown color, huge offwhite head. Malty vanilla aroma with some alcohol. Fruity, malty flavor, yeasty with some hops and some alcohol.


 Furseth (1328), Kungälv, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 8, 2007    Updated: Apr 30, 2009
Bottle: Hazy dark red/Brown colour,nice head. Aroma of vine,grasy,lots of malts,citric,and a bit sour in the end. Flavor isalmost the same medium body, nice medium fruity finish. This is a complex beer , thats a compliment, and the another beer from this brewery has this complex flavor too .



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