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Grimbergen Optimo Bruno

Grimbergen Optimo Bruno - Abt/Quadrupel

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 Percentile 
87
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Union (Alken-Maes / Heineken)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Jumet, Belgium

bottled
common

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unknown

Broad Distribution
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2113.5/5.03.48/5.010%37.5Trappist glass
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 thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 4, 2007  
Dark, redish brown with a small off-white head. Malty and sour tones. Hoppy and malty taste. Full body with a sweet & sour finish.


 Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jul 29, 2007  
Ruby-red colour, white head. Aroma: a complexity of red fruits. Flavours of red wine, red fruits. A bit sour, but also a typical grimbergen sweetness. Alcohol well hidden. Nice beer.


 Habanero (610), Tranbjerg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/104/512/20
Jul 28, 2007  
Bottle: pours amber with a tiny beige head. Weak nose of malt and raisins. Very sweet flavour with malt and caramel. Sweet and slightly bitter finish. Full bodied. Some dessert beer, or what?


 NoiZe (1288), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 26, 2007  
Amber/brown colored brew. Sweet cherry, wine like aroma. Acidic, wine-like flavor. Sweet and fruity. Brown sugar. Could use some more thick body. Overall interesting.


 MoritzF (4859), Bochum, Germany
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Jul 19, 2007  
(33cl bottle, via DerDoppelbock) Slightly hazy, mahogany colour with a creamy, slightly tanned layer. Sweet fruit-accented (plums, dried berries) aroma with light toasty and slightly acidic vinous notes, accompanied with a touch of alcohol. Sweet, sugary flavour, full bodied with medium to lively carbonation. Malty and fruity taste with a vinous and a light spicy note; sweet malty and balanced fruity finish with a quite well-integrated alcohol according to the high abv. Not very complex but pleasant to drink.


 omhper (12154), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 13, 2007  
Bottled at Belgobaren, STockholm. Clear nut brown, brief head. Raisiny malty nose with some peppery alcohol. Sweet and vinous, with slimmer body than expected for a 10% beer. Somewhat fruity with light almondy notes. Salty finish with a touch of spicy bitterness. Interesting nose, but I’d like more character in a beer of this size.


 tiggmtl (4307), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20
Jul 10, 2007  
Sweet juicy grapes and cherries with lots of brown sugar in the nose. Brilliantly clear brown body is topped by a low but long lasting off white head. Some minor lace as it recedes. Marzipan nuttiness and tired fruity esters in the flavour. Low bitterness but some strong jolts of alcohol. Light body that does little to support all that sweetness. Strong warming. Carbonation somewhat short-lived. Bottle sampled in Spring 2007 with Oakes.


 altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 8, 2007  
Bottle at Beiaard, Amsterdam. Deep ruby colour, generous head. Cherry aroma. Fruity and bitter. Strong taste of cherry, framboise and other fruits. Syrupy, also taste of grapes. Warm, alcy finish. Too much alcohol but nice ale nonetheless.



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