Grimbergen Optimo Bruno

Brewed by Brasserie Union (Alken-Maes / Heineken)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Jumet, Belgium

Clear amber with a huge beige head. Aroma is sweet and fruity. Has notes of caramel and spices. Flavour is caramelsweet and has notes of coriander, I believe. Distinct alcahol burn in the aftertaste. Decent beer, but by far not the best BSA, i’ve tried.

(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.

This is a tempting looking beer, pouring a clear brown body highlighted in orange and red, sporting a hefty beige head that laces the class nicely. It smells like a fruit flavored liquer, but I’m having trouble with the fruit. Tart Cherries? Some sour oranges? There’s a toffee sweetness in there, too. The flavor retains that fruity tartness, sourness. The alcohol pushes its way forward. Brown sugar tips its hat and shakes its hand with some caramel. The finish is hot and sticky sweet. Very nice. More!

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Bottled. Aroma of caramel malts, light lactic and several spices. Dark brown color, beige head, nice lace. Light sweet, light lactic, light bitter, quite spicy, light pepper, cinamon, fruity, hints of sugar. Nice warming mouthfeel.

Dark red/brown in colour. Aromas are sweet biscuity malts with winter fruit, spices and alcohol. Flavours are also fruity malts along with xmas pud flavours and brandy. A warming and boozy nightcap. Great name, too.

Bottled. A dark brown coloured beer with a dark red hue and a nice off white blanket of a head which leaves reasonable lacing. The aroma is moussey fruits with candy sugar and a little treacle. A very nice smell. The taste is strong and malty. A touch sweet and some candy sugar. Berry fruits and a tasty long finish. Alcohol doesn’t show itself to be 10%

Confirm that the head does disappear fast. Nice spicy nose, nots of curacao, some maderisation (like a porto), in the mouth, the alcohol is very present, with candy sugar, some bitterness in after taste...enjoyable

Bottle. Frothy off-white excellent mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Slightly acetic. Moderate bitter flavor. Soapy notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.