New Exotic @ Gerst Haus

Dwayne_Delaney · Post by **Dwayne_Delaney** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:14 pm

Gerst Haus has been having a hard time getting the Triple Karmeliet lately. In it's place they have a very unique Grottenbier Brown. See Michael Jackson's comments below:

Grottenbier Bruin
"Grotto Beer", partly aged (for one to two months) in limestone caves, and turned weekly like Champagne. The caves are in the Belgian province of Limburg but near the Dutch city of Maastricht. They have a natural, constant, temperature of 12C (53-54F) and 95 per cent moisture. The object is to establish whether this "natural" maturation creates flavors more subtle than can be replicated in drier, refrigerated, cellars at a brewery. This project has been a long-term dream of the ever-inventive Belgian brewer Pierre Celis. The beer is made by the De Smedt brewery, noted for its Affligem range. The Grottenbier is a strong (6.5abv) dark ale, in which small quantities of "exotic" spices are added to create a gentle, balancing dryness and crsipness. The beer has a chestnut colour; a huge, meringue-like head (marron glac

Chris Norrick · Post by **Chris Norrick** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:10 am

I was in there Thursday and Rosie didn't say anything about it. I had a nice Weltenburger doppelbock, they call it Weltenburger Kloster Asam-Bock. Wow, lots of caramel aroma. Lots of chocolate in the flavor. I really like doppelbocks....

jefrey3 · Post by **jefrey3** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:43 pm

I had a glass last Friday. It is good, but at $10.50 a glass I didn't order a second.