Abbaye D'Aulne Triple Brune 9°
Brasserie Val De Sambre

Abbaye D'Aulne Triple Brune 9°Abbaye D'Aulne Triple Brune 9°
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From:
Brasserie Val De Sambre
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
9%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 8.63%
Reviews:
20
Ratings:
30
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 01, 2018
Added:
Mar 01, 2005
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Rated: 3.98 by HopBelT from Belgium

Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by SoPeL from Poland

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Franck from Canada (QC)

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.95 by morebeergood from Massachusetts

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by DJoe from Massachusetts

Aug 11, 2014
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Reviewed by jneiswender from Massachusetts

4.29/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Beer pours a dark coffee body with a tan head which is thick

Chalky smell with some raisins

Medicinal floral flavor... Hop pier than other styles

Well carbonated and medium mouthfeel

Nice and approachable perfect for the Belgian nube. Great with food.
May 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by beer64nut from Missouri

May 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by jwps214 from Massachusetts

Apr 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by WhitmansNiece from Massachusetts

Sep 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by jmtpi from France

Sep 17, 2013
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil

3.93/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Now it is being made with 8%ABV.
Nice mahogany ruby color. Poured a thick head with good retention.
Predominant aroma of red wines and dry fruits.
Flavor of grapes, prunes, fig and caramel. Hints of condiments and liquorice. Got also some floral and earthy hops. Alcohol is very present but cosy. Aftertaste is mildly dry and fruity.
Full body with low carbonation with an effervescent sensation.
Good beer, though a bit too heavy on the sugar. Nevertheless, I liked the fact that was hoppier than average Belgian beers.
Jan 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by WilstonOreo from Germany

Aug 14, 2012
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Reviewed by crossovert from Illinois

3.62/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Found it on the bottom shelf of the cooler in a random assed liquor store. 750ml corked and caged botle. "Best before" 03/10/07.

It pours a hazy brown with a foamy off-white head that dissipates with no lacing.

The smell is tutti-fruity like some Belgina dark ales, along with some caramel.

The flavor is big and sweet. Tons of caramel. The yeast is pretty prevalent as well. There is some earthiness.

Not bad for being past its best by date.
Nov 03, 2011
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Reviewed by HalfFull from California

2.99/5  rDev -24.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a clear brown and ruby in the light. A half inch of light tan head sticks for a bit, eventually giving up to the powers that be.

Quite malty on the nose with a cherry medicinal value and a notable alcohol scent. Notes of prunes, figs and dried cherry. Taste follows with a lingering caramel doppelbock sweetness. Feel and drink follow suit as for the style. Carbonation is decent and tries it's best to support this beer.

In the end, this beer is what it is. But what it isn't is a Belgian Strong Dark Ale. It is strong, yes. And it is dark, indeed. Yet there is zero sense of a Belgian yeast here and zero love in that regard. Check please...
Aug 16, 2009
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Reviewed by flexabull from California

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
New arrival at a local store, and with what I think should be a very fair price of $5 and change.

Pours a dark and clear amber color, with a big chunky off white head.

Taste is clean, with a little apple cider flavor, some light vinegar, and bread, nutmeg, and other spices. Finish is crisp, fairly dry, and with a bready and earthy hop finish.

Mouthfeel is good, nice carbonation, and a good full feeling.

Nice solid drinkable beer, I am not sure that this fits with the Beligian Stong Dark Ale, it's seems a touch light for that, but it's a nice tasty and drinkable beer that is well worth trying, especially if you can find it for the less than sub $6 price tag that I found it for.
Aug 16, 2009
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Reviewed by wl0307 from England

3.88/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330ml short brown bottle, at 8%abv.; BB 20/09/08, served lightly-chilled in Westmalle's broad-rimmed chalice.

A: a dark mahogany hue comes with very good clarity, a moderate+ level of carbonation and a thin, beige fluffy head to last. Decent.
S: the acute edge of yeasty sourness & saltiness underlines a richer presence of sweet prunes, salted-dried hawthorn-fruits, syrupy-caramely malts, with a light herbal and (old) gingery edge lagging behind. Soothing and enjoyable, not terribly complex, though.
T: like most good-quality Belgian dark ales, the fruity edge plays a key part in balancing the overall flavour profile - upfront the black-sugary sweetness and spicy yeasts both serve to underline the light-bodied dark malts, leaving a complex fruity profile to dominate the latter half of the tasting, suggesting dried black plums, a touch of figs, hawthorn-fruits and honey-coated raisins, while the estery & exotic "Chinese red-bean paste" lingers well with some residual aroma of ginger candy. Lovely...
M&D: slightly fluffy-textured due to the semi-lively carbonation, medium-bodied at most, attenuated alc. felt on the palate... Overall, this ale is very drinkable and reasonably complex in the overall composition.
May 16, 2009
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Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml
Caged/Corked

Poured into a chalice a nice brown/amber color, nice carbonation, nice one-finger plus light tan head, with some nice sticky lacing to follow. The nose is malty, with some yeast, raisins, figs, plums. The taste is malty, sweet, some yeast notes, very nice touch of figs/raisins/plums. Medium body. Drinkable, this is a nice BSDA, recommended.
May 15, 2009
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Reviewed by Kevuas from New York

3.78/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
I am a big fan of belgian blondes, and so I was very excited to try this one. The summary of my review is that I believe this beer was a slightly above average blonde. It had some good things and some average things, but nothing really bad.

The Good: Fine texture, smells fine, and has some nice subtle flavors. Drinks well, and definitely hides the ABV well, as other reviewers have mentioned.

The Average: The tastes did not blend as well as I would have liked a flavorful blonde to do. But it still managed to do the job above average while not being offensive in the least.

I would have liked this beer to blend a bit better but overall a fine beer.
Mar 14, 2009
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.77/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Brownish with off white yeasty head. Malty, and some spiciness. Very smooth, rich. Dark friuit, chocolate malt. Caramel malt made it drinkable. Corriander and cinammon, some oil which lent even more taste a bit like cola.Lesser known brewery with good stuff.
Jan 26, 2009
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Reviewed by tmoneyba from Ohio

3.58/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from Kingdom Liqour.

Poured hazy brown color with an large frothy brown head that lasted with good lacing. Moderate yeasty sweet aroma. Medium body. Medium complex bittersweet citrus flavor with a medium bittersweet and small alcohol finish of moderate duration.

Complex solid beer.
Nov 14, 2008
Abbaye D'Aulne Triple Brune 9° from Brasserie Val De Sambre
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 30 ratings