As a long-time and lifetime fancier of any beer supposedly 'abbey'-related and Belgian it's always a pleasant surprise to stumble across a new one. I recall Abbaye des Rocs beers from the Abbott's Ale House around eight years ago but this classy looking one was not among them. It came to Bradley's in a mixed Belgian pallet last year.
Abbaye des Rocs Triple Impériale is a dark rendition of the style, one of that lacks the oomph and spice of better, paler versions. There's light banana and estery stuff in the mix but otherwise it's a simple but warming caramel concoction. The body is very thin for its 10% abv and arguably the most interesting flavours occur in lingering moments after each sip, in the form of rather Bavarian-tasting raisiny melanoidins, the likes of which you'd be delighted to find in your dunkel.
Far from being a classic or even an especially satisfying version of this type of Belgian beer, the Triple Impériale is still an easy-drinking sugary malt nightcap for the alcoholic child in your life.
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