Augustijn Grand Cru comes in a Duvel-style squat, slope-shouldered bottle. This blond, bottle-conditioned brew pours a hazy gold with an enduring head.
There's nothing to dislike about this beer, but then there's not a great deal to commend about it either, in my opinion. It has all the hallmarks and characteristics of a Belgian Tripel, but no outstanding features that could be said to afford it an identity of its own.
If this beer had featured in Alex Cox's 'Repo Man' (1984), it would have merited one of the amusing generic labels that adorn the foodstuffs that feature in the film. This is indeed 'Belgian beer', but for me at least it isn't really interesting enough to merit returning to.
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