Grimbergen Cuvée de lErmitage

Yeasty aroma with malt and alcohol and notes of pine, raisin, citrus and blackberries. Flavour of roasted malt, citrus and coffee with a nice, full body from the alcohol.

Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Pours a nice clear copper colour with (as others have stated) an off white head. Aromas of raisins, sultanas, plums, figs. Interesting. Flavours of roasted malts, bitter chocolate, blackberries, pear. Finishes mildly hoppy.

Pours a clear copper color with an off white head. Aromas of roasted malts and a bit smoky. Flavors of roasted malts and caramel, dry fruits. A dry and sweet biiter finish. Nice brew drink, nice flavors.

At vonk slijterij zaandam, bottle 330ml, dark amber, medium head, some fruits like granberrie’s and orange, some spices, nice one.

Bottled 330ml. -Clear amber coloured, medium sized off-white head, fruity malty nose. Sweet malty, decent spicy and slight caramel taste with notes of fruits and alcohol. A bit unbalanced but good beer. Low carbonation.

Bottle courtesy of and shared with ogivlado (thanks!)
Poured a brown-red body with a medium slightly off white head that went away somewhat slowly. Strong sweet malty nose, some candied orange and spice. The taste is smooth, sweet maltiness, slightly spicey, light bubblegum near the end. Not bad but slightly stale in some way.

Some of the standard Grim’s are ok but the Optimo Bruno was fucking foul. This was cheap so I took a tentative sip and it tasted like a passable Belgian ale. Nothing impressive. Got an obvious sweetness, caramel malts, little fruit.

A clear light brown colored beer, with a thick foamy beige head. The aroma of caramel malt, witha little smoke. There are fruits. The taste of caramel with some smoke, with fruity sweets. There are some spices in the back like coriander. The aftertaste is sweet with bitter.