Grottenbier Bruin

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

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Orangey brown with persistant rocky head. Aroma of dark fruits, yeast, rich malt, earth, spice. Full bodied mouthfeel with some hop and a little sourness in the finish. Very good beer.

Pours reddish orange, a little cloudy and no yeast. Sweet smell witha a touch of apple and fig. Easy drinking and smooth, a good brown ale but not as nice as I expected with the Pierre Celis name attached.

Dark red-ish amber colour. Rich head. Caramel and liquorice aroma. Spicy and bitter flavour.

plant like aroma with some alcohol notes and vanilla. very herbal. a dark pour that is copperish a light copper at that with a large sustained head. upfront taste is bitter that burns my tongue in a pleasant way. smooth oaky vanilla and earth flavors. slick finish that leaves me wanting more of this yeasty gem

Dark copper colour. Lively big off-white head that disappears quickly. Has a spicy aroma and also hints of yeast and dried fruits. Malty and sweet taste. Taste of caramel and and hops leaving you with a little bitter and spicy aftertaste. A vert nice beer.

Cherry red body with an overflowing tight-beaded head. Dried fruit and spice on the aroma. Nice smooth full taste at first but then it thins out a bit as you get into it, nutty, orange and pepper also a touch of ginger. Very enjoyable but there is a touch of harshness there in the taste.

Big white cream head topping wine-red hazy body. Aroma is jelly of wild berries. Big taste that’s one great lump of stale hops, old wood, and something musty; aftertaste is mostly bitterness and stale hops. Strangely soft and watery mouthfeel. Really dominated by the hops, but it takes a while to taste it. Good, but not the revelation I’d been led to expect.

Pours a clear dark brown with dissappearing off-white head. Medium sweetness with a light bitterness. Aromas of dried fruits eg. prunes and dades. Bitter finish. Very nice.