Affligem Blonde

Brewed by Brouwerij Affligem / De Smedt (Heineken)
Style: Belgian Ale
Opwijk, Belgium

Nice dark color, good hoppy and a bit smokey taste, Aftertaste dissapears quite quickly.

Poured yellow and turbid with white head that disappeared after 10 minutes. Yeasty and not too hoppy with good finish. Not the best Blond I had but it was nice. Turbidity makes me think it may not have been stored correctly by the vendor.

330 ml bottle. 6.8%. Finland.
Slightly hazy golden colour with big frothy white head. Yeast, fruit and caramel in aroma. Bitter hops, yeast and caramel in flavour.

Bottle courtesy of Colgan. Tastes a lot like Leffe.. slightly more maltier and noticeably more alcohol bite.

33cl bottle. Pours a large, white, creamy head and a sediment-filled, highly-carbonated, amber body. Sour nose of lemon and yeast. Taste was yeasty and citrus. A very nice beer.

(Bottle 0,33l) Sweet, yeast, fresh fruit, spicy aroma. Clear golden color with floating bits. Medium white head. Light sweet, fruit flavour. Light fizzy. Creamy texture. Medium-full body.

Pours a rich orange with a thick white head and lots of white sediment floating around in the beer itself. This beer is probably one of the tastiest looking beers I’ve ever laid eyes on. It has a rich, malty aroma with a nice balance of hops and a slightly citrus hop note way in the back creating a very balanced and, most importantly, unique aroma that is neither too weak nor a veritable copycat of every other beer. The taste is, likewise, of a rich malt with a definite earthiness that reminds me of lentils. It has just enough sweetness to do the palate justice without being so sweet that it would ruin the taste of the malt. It also has a very yeasty aftertaste that mingles well with the flavour of the beer.

Good mix of flavors and pretty nice to drink, but not Affligem’s best. A little too fizzy for my tastes but still a solid beer.