Grimbergen Cuvée de lErmitage

Brewed by Brasserie Union (Alken-Maes / Heineken)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Jumet, Belgium

Sweet candy malt aroma with fruit. Cler red brown colour with good head and lacing. Sweet malt falvour with fruit. Thin palate.

Bottle at the Kulminator. Dark brown/amber with a beige frothy head. Fruity, somewhat vinous aroma. Flavor is a bit raisin with a touch of, perhaps, citrus. Near medium body with smooth carbonation. Has a touch of metal. Finish is very well balanced, leaving fruit and bitter together.

Bottled. Pours reddish-brown with medium head. Aroma unremarkable. Flavour is bitter caramel; reminiscent of Polish strong lagers. We are not impressed.

Bottle in Antwerp. Almost red with a beige head, fine lacings. Aroma heavy malty (caramel. roasted). Flavor moderate/heavy sweet, moderate bitter. Medium body.

Rated:21.06.2007
Bottle brown, 330 ml
Appearance:head is thick, rather like dirty white, long lasting with nice lacing, colour of head is cappuccino like, body is full, carbonation is medium, body is cloudy and opaque, the head structure is is very regular like the head of a draught beer (made of nitrogen), the colour of the body reminds cognac and cloudy Irish tea ( probably because of high level of yeasts), colour og good, strong tea.
Aroma:Yeast, than comes fruity nose of forest fruits, very mild, refreshing aroma, sweetness of fruits, some rasberries, cherries, malty sweetness, the aroma of glucose and fructose, creamy, some traces of cappuccino but definitely not coffee.
Flavour:Very yeasty nose, a little bit hoppy, nice oily texture, quite drinkable, very well balanced alcohol, strong note but perfectly fitting to the style of beer, cappuccino, banana, fruits, cranberry, rasberry, blueberries. Aftertaste is sour, grainy, not so long sa in some vintage ales, some wheat.
Palate:Body is medium to full, texture is smooth and creamy, carbonation on palate is soft to medium, finish feel is slightly bitter with gentle, aromatic- alcoholic hoppy nose and gentle alcoholic warmth on palte.

Bottle. Clear amber body. White head. Aroma and flavor is sour and burnt. Sugary and has to much parfum.

Bottled. hazy amber colour with a rich off-white creamy foam. Sugary aroma with notes of toffee, raisins, caramel and alcohol. Raw and sugary flavour of raisins and caramel with alcoholic undertones. Medium-bodied. Long, unrefined and unbalanced finish of brown sugar, syrup and alcohol.

Had this in a bottle that I ordered from Belgium. Very nice, but I prefer the dubbel forsure. Nice dark amber pour with a medium sized head. Very nice on the palate. A bit sweet with caramal flavors. Hops are barely there.