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Grottenbier Bruin

Percentile
92
overall
Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abbey Dubbel

Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6233.59/5.03.58/5.06.7%90.7Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Josh’s translation of the French description..."Aged in the caves of Kanne, where the exceptional climatic circumstances give it a unique aroma and flavour without equal." In the U.S., the label will read "Grotten Brown Belgian Cave-Aged Ale." ABV of 6.5% or 6.7% depending on bottles.
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 Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 25, 2005    Updated: Jun 12, 2009
2003 750 ml bottle. Rich caramel color with a nice tan head and tons of lacing. Aroma is malty sweet. Taste changes almost with every taste. Flavors of apple, cherry, chocolate and grape peel are dancing on your tongue. I’d recommend aging this for at least a year.


 Schultsc (483), Henderson, Nevada, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
May 21, 2005  
A touch of tartness rides over an underlying dark herbaceousness. Mild hops and malt in the aroma with a slight suggestion of eucalyptus. Amazingly well-rounded in all aspects.


 FrkAabenhuus (147), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
May 19, 2005  
Bottled. Dark red/brown colour with a creamy off-white head. Sweet malty nose with notes of, yeast, fruit and caramel. The flavor is sweet and fruity with a touch of anis and caramel. Very soft finish and mouthfeel.


 whaleman (2171), North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 17, 2005  
Amber-brown body with a silky off-white head. Some funky barnyard, leather, furniture polish, and nice malt qualities. Has an element that reminds me of Orval. Interesting tartness and yeasty flavor. Considerably bitter finish. This beer is complex, nice, and unique.


 bombshelter (349), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/518/20
May 16, 2005  
bottle from brickskeller. I’m not sure where this came from, the label is very much not in english. however, i don’t care much, because this is an awesome brew. aroma is a little belgian funk, some bread and figs. body is medium/light, belying the medium brown color. flavor is mellow, nuts and malt, with an incredibly crisp finish for such a malty brown beer. this is simply great.


 Terminus (1955), Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
May 16, 2005  
bottle-pours a murky turbid brown hue with a small off-white head. big spicy flavors-ginger, brett, and slight horseblanket funk. fizzy body, but thats ok for this style of beer and becomes more refreshing as it goes down. a little mineral characteristic in the finish. not bad!


 Odeed (1675), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/516/20
May 9, 2005    Updated: May 11, 2005
poured a nice brown body with a malty light brown head that left thick lovely webbing on the glass..very pretty i must say.my nose was greeted with malts,corriander,yeast,and chocolate.the flavor was very unique and boasted a complex mix of yeast,corriander,chili powder,water,and choclaty malts.this is truley a well balanced dubbel.although i wonder,were is the "cave" flavor?? ;0)


lululegrand (94), gent, Belgium
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
May 8, 2005  
Nice red-brown color with very creamy beige foam. Round nose of nuts, malts, spices, some honey and dry fruit. In the mouth a good malty attack with touches of nuts, spices and caramel. Great smooth afthertaste.



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