Grottenbier Bruin

Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Watou, Belgium

Bottle, corked, Pierre Celis Selection, Grotten Brown, Cave Aged Ale, served in my NB worthy glassware: Poured a russet brown hue with a small frothy head and good lace. The nose displayed berry, current, starfruit, oak, cashew, earthy and musty yeast esters. The taste starts with a splash of twangy and tannic fruits on top of a solid base of roast malts. A heavy duty vein of acidic tartness runs throughout and cleans the palate. Oaky, nutty, and mineral softness adds to a neato balance. The feel is crisp and refreshing, I sort of dig this more than expected. An interesting brew that is neither Dubbel nor Sour Brown, yet added characteristics of both. I really found myself in trance with this beer the more I tasted it. The overall component is greater than the parts.

Heavy nutty musty aromas with raisins, wood and cola also. Nice creamy body with balanced bitter/sweet. A little bit of salt in the finish. Good beer.

Aroma of yeast, cobwebs, cloves, somewhat horsey, slight banana. Appears a deep copper color, crystal clear, with a mountainous foamy cream-colored head that dissipates slowly. Flavor is subtle, like figs that have been soured. Palate is moderate but dry with huge effervescence. Overall, a strange brew, to my palate.

Bottle: Pours with a hazy red-brown body and a medium sized off-white head. The aroma is of of molasses and malts. Tastes of a light apricot, raisins and notes of citrus fruit. Medium bodied. Bitter and dry finish.

Reddish brown pour with a big rocky head of big bubbles. Aroma is a little sour a little earthy. Nice full flavor of dark fruit, some sourness. A little odd but pretty decent.

slight spicy aroma, barely noticable...appearance is a dark cloudy brown. taste is nutty with roasted qualities found in dark beers. has a nice ’fizz" to the carbonation...

Bottle. Pours a nice, semi-opaque brown with a large, foamy, solid head. Not too much lacing. Scents of alcohol, yeast, apricot, some wood notes. Tastes are similar although I surmised some gamey meat qualities to it as the beer warmed up. Wonderful stuff.

Bottle. Dark brown coloured beer, with an average off-white head. Very heavy sweet spicy and malty aroma, some light hints of yeast and caramel. Full creamy body with a intensive bitter spicy and malty finish. Little roasted and a nice long aftertaste.