Brasserie
de l'Abbaye des Rocs
37, Chaussée Brunehault
7387 Montignies-sur-Roc
Belgium
Tel: +32 65 75 59 99
Fax: +32 65 75 59 98
E-mail: abbaye.des.rocs@skynet.be
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The
Abbaye des Rocs Brewery has its roots in a little picturesque village, a true
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Abbaye
des Rocs (9% alcohol vol.) is a pure malt beer, with no added sugar. The
entire range of tastes is directly linked to the double fermentation, the
precise quantities of malts (7 types) as well as the mixtures of three kinds
of hops (Belgian, German and Czech). Its colour is a striking deep and
majestic red. Its taste is rich and full of subtlety. It is tasted like a red
wine with which it shares the ruby colour without having the tannin. It
develops a strong sweet smell. It confirms the initial impression in the
first mouthful, with a sharp body that is balanced with a certain fruitiness.
It frees itself on the palate and develops an impressive depth of taste. Some
traces of burnt wood are detectable, but never scorched even if it contains
this kind of malt. The foretaste is very prolonged because of its rich and
unctuous development throughout the mouth. The bitter and sugar tendencies
(even though there is no sugar in its composition) compete and come back
together to the taster's great satisfaction. It is a deep, mystic and
extremely mature beer to be classed among the great products of our soil. |
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The
inhabitants of Montignies-sur-Roc, south of Mons in the province of Hainaut,
are called Montagnards. It was therefore perfectly normal for a beer brewed
in this city to be called Montagnarde. This beer, robust in taste and
strength (9%) is the tops for flavour. It has a fruity and spicy bouquet, it
has a stark taste, between a sharp bitterness and a caramelised flavour. It
has no sugar, and this pure malt beer oscillates between various tendencies
which all round off the bitterness. It has a peppery taste at the back of the
mouth and a sharpness on the tongue. It is active in the mouth and lets each
flavour express itself individually. It is very active in the glass which
gives it a full, lasting, head. It has a long conclusion and puts emphasis on
an ever present bitterness but less supported by the caramel. The final
impression is one of gingerbread without sugar. |
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Blanche
des Honnelles (1991) was originally very localised, and has since expanded
beyond the boundries of the greater and lesser Honnelle rivers, from which it
takes it's name. The Blanche des Honnelles leaves the beaten path somewhat. It
has an amber colour which is after all the traditional appearance of the
Blanches. It is also stronger (6%) than the Blanches that we know. Its taste
is surprising and is not comparable to the brews with the same name that are
now on the market. If the bouquet is subdued its first flavour is a stark dry
sharpness against a pepper background. There is no acidity in this Blanche
that is made with three cereals (barley, wheat, oats). It has a stimulating
taste, leaving a subdued but refreshing final impression. Lots of character
and curious. |
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All the beers are made with water from a well
in the rocky subsoil, with malt, hops and spices. They are natural without
added sugars and guaranteed to be without chemical additives. |
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D&V INTERNATIONAL,INC. 4452 Royal Fern Way PALMBEACH GARDENS FLORIDA
33410 U.S.A. Tel: 1 561 622 7581 Fax: 1 561 799 6648 E-mail: darius@specialtybeer.com
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