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Gruut Amber Ale

Gruut Amber Ale

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33
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A Belgian Ale brewed by
Gentse Stadsbrouwerij

Gent, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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312.88/5.02.87/5.06.6%15.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
"Gruut" is an ancient Flemish coin. In medieval Ghent, brewers used Gruuts to pay taxes on the richness of their brew. Gentse Stadsbrouwerij has revived this ancient tradition with Gruut Amber Ale. Enjoy it’s rich taste, deep copper color, and smooth-drink-ability.

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 argo0 (6284), Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2008  
(33cl bottle, thanks nuplastikk) Medium off-white head atop clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, orange. Taste is medium sweet, orange, light earthy/tea. Light-medium body, light chalk.


 acrdz (4489), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 21, 2008  
330ml bottle pours clear rusty amber. Nose of twangy munich malt, soggy bread, some crackers, very little hops noticed in the aroma. Flavor is wet bread, bran, toast, maple, etc. Fairly bland overall, with a twangy soggy bread loaf flavor in the finish. Passable.


 Tmoney99 (3740), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured dark clear amber color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate sour citrus aroma. Medium body. Medium citrus bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met with soft drinkable brew.


 Eyedrinkale (3115), Beer Town, New York, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/101/54/103/59/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Bottle. Poured into la La Fin Du Monde glass with some big bubbles but short lived head. The hops are really dusty with a bready yeast and caramel popcorn. I’m not too keen on the corn part. Mellow spices of black tea and toast. Not the best beer out there and I’m being very kind.


 PorterPounder (2880), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Savannah, Ga. Habersham Beverage Warehouse - 11.2 oz bottle. Pours a nice medium copper with a light but long lasting white head. Pleasant aroma of molasses, brown sugar and some faint fruit. Falvor has some of the same accents with the brown sugar notes most prominent. Hints of apples in the finish. Flavors are quite muted but an enjoyable little Belgian. Sticky enough mouthfeel.



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