Augustijn Grand Cru

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

Bottle. Huge fluffy, staying and thick head. Mild citric nose. Very citric and sour flavor with some yeastiness and hops. Some acidity. Very fizzy champagne like mouthfeel.

A hazy golden beer with white head. The aroma is sweet, fruity and citric. Taste is yeast and spicy. Dry and alcoholic end

Light orange, very lively self-sustaining head. Sweet light-fruit and muted perfume aroma - akin to a wheat’s corriander. Far too lively in the mouth - unable to keep the beer there long enough to get a good taste. Alcohol comes across to easily. Pleasant maltiness, a bit thin on the hops compared with the overwhelming fizz and booze.

pours a hazy golden color, smells of bread yeast, Flavor is a nice blend of malt, hops and spices, with the malt coming through in the finish, this is my first beer of this style so I have rated it as to taste and not style.

Bottle sampled. Pours hazy golden with a decent size white head. Aroma of citrus, belgian spices, fruit, and lemon. The flavor is fruit, citrus, yeast, spices, orange peel, but not so smooth, and finishes bitter.

Poured with ahuge white foamig head which took a long time to dissipate.Also had excessive swirling carbonation. Aroma was sweet and fruity with some alcohol. Initial taste is somewhat metalic, then it is sweet and finally there is some fruity sourness and traces of spice. Certainly a variety of flavours but a bit muddled. Maybe there was something wrong with this bottle because of all the gas.

[Sampled in 2004.] Thisone is a rerater hence I’m used to such a strange and special beer now.

Coloração âmbar, com uma enorme espuma branca, densa e persistente. Carbonatação muito alta. Cítrica. Sugestão de casca de laranja. Álcool imperceptível. Final amargo e seco.