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Grottenbier
Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
- From:
- Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Ale
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 13%
- Reviews:
- 205
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 19, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 29, 2003
- Wants:
- 28
- Gots:
- 20
From Pierre Celis, brewed at Brouwerij St. Bernardus.
No longer available in the US.
No longer available in the US.
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Ratings by oberon:
Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina
3.7/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured a deep tawny brown with some ruby tint a thinner light brown head sat atop,big spice in the nose that of cinnamon and clove with some prune/raisin underlying as well.Again the flavors are quite spicey maybe even a little over the top in that department,clovey with notes of cinnamon and even a touch of ginger there is a dark fruit element but it seems to take a backseat to the spiced flavors.Eh its decent but not alot of character and a little one dimensional flavor wise in my mind.
Oct 24, 2006More User Ratings:
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
4.6/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L- Pours with a very generous pale beige head, very slowly receding. Deep caramel brown with some residual bubbles. Slowly recedes leaving coating.
S- Orange peel, hot winter pudding-like malts.
T- Malts, rich and toasty. Slight fruity bitterness. Rich but lifted by fruity nose.
F- Lovely, rounded. No over-gaseousness.
O- A really lovely beer. Pretty full-on flavour-wise
Jan 19, 2019S- Orange peel, hot winter pudding-like malts.
T- Malts, rich and toasty. Slight fruity bitterness. Rich but lifted by fruity nose.
F- Lovely, rounded. No over-gaseousness.
O- A really lovely beer. Pretty full-on flavour-wise
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330 ml bottle, into St. Bernardus goblet.
dark brown in color, thick cream colored head. aroma is malty, a touch of spice, earthy, woody. similar flavor, not too sweet, drier finish. medium bodied, smooth feel
Dec 14, 2018dark brown in color, thick cream colored head. aroma is malty, a touch of spice, earthy, woody. similar flavor, not too sweet, drier finish. medium bodied, smooth feel
Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France
3.6/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
I don't know why some of the review around here mentioned sourness. I get none. It's a classic belgian dark ale. I get some dark fruits and some red berries but definitely not an oud bruin
Nov 05, 2017
Grottenbier from Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
279 ratings
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