Val-Dieu - Grand Cru (750ml)

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Producer	Val-Dieu
Style	Quadrupel (Quad)
Sku	116891
Size	750ml
ABV	10.50%

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Dark in color, with a brownish and creamy head, the Grand Cru is a rich, whole and powerful beer with a delicious long aftertaste.
We find complex and surprisingly sweet aromas in view of the high degree of alcohol, subtly hidden.
The caramel mousse and roundness in the mouth are in perfect harmony with a medium bitterness and coffee flavors. Produced with heavily roasted malt from
which it derives a more tangy taste.

The dark, full-bodied Val-Dieu Grand Cru is a powerful quadrupel with a lengthy finish, stronger than the same brewery’s tripel, which is usually blonde in colour.

This beer delivers surprisingly complex flavours and aromas, many of them really mild and subtle, including a gentle orange perfume. Under a café crème coloured head, impressions of caramel seamlessly complement mildly bitter coffee aromas.

The Val-Dieu range also includes Val-Dieu Blonde, Brune, Triple, Cuvée 800 and Noël. All of the Val-Dieu beers re-ferment in the bottle, which accounts for three weeks of a six-to-eight-week production cycle.

Local soft water from the Gileppe reservoir is used in a traditional infusion method that involves adding hot water to the mash until the temperature is raised to 75°C.

At this temperature the starches are released that will, in the next stage, be converted into the sugars that feed the yeast. The brewery uses its own yeast, cultivated in-house, for the main fermentation, and it’s a yeast that creates fruity aromas in the final product.

Serving Glass

The chalice-like glass designed for Val-Dieu beers is reminiscent of Christian liturgy, lending the beer an almost sacred allure. The double ring, the emblem of Val-Dieu Abbey, is engraved at the bottom of the glass - and with a little bit of luck, it will appear in the froth when the beer is poured. On the bottle label you’ll see the abbey depicted against a background of lilies. And once again, the emblem with the double ring and the motto ‘in vinculo pacis’ (‘in the bond of peace’) is represented as a symbol of strong ties with God and a community that strives for peace and calm.

Character, Tastes & Aromas

The zesty taste of Val-Dieu Grand Cru comes from the strongly roasted malt.

The beer has scents and tastes of caramel, toffee, raisins, and prunes borne along on an undercurrent of strong alcohol. The finish is mild, rounded and creamy.

Culinary

You’ll love this beer served with roast duck.

Keeping and Storage

Val-Dieu Grand Cru will keep in the bottle for 24 months. On tap it can be stored for 6 months.

Bottles should be stored upright, and are best kept in a cool, dark environment.