Style and Colour: Blond abbey beer
Taste: Dominated by ripe fruits, spices and honey in the nose blending with sweet and bitter flavours in the body. Associations to pineapple, liquorice, pear and clove immediately come to mind. Perfectly balanced, extremely persistent and exceptionally complex.
Alcohol: 6.7 % ABV
Drinking Temperature: 4 - 6° C
Fermentation:Top-fermented beer that re-ferments in the bottle.
The Brewery: Located at the heart of the Grimbergen Abbey, the new Grimbergen Abbey Brewery combines the best of brewing traditions from the ancient books of the abbey’s library with new and innovative techniques to craft unique, limited-edition batches of exceptional premium beers.
Origin: Since 1128, the Grimbergen Abbey has been destroyed three times by fire during wars, and rebuilt by the Fathers every time. The Phoenix symbolizes this inspiring heritage, and the nine centuries of brewing savoir-faire of Grimbergen.
Food: Pairs well with Chicken, pork, cheeses, potato, onion, garlic, cabbage, artichoke, egg, parsley, rosemary, parsnip, butternut squash, peach and juniper.
