Abbaye de Forest

Brewed by Brasserie de Silly
Style: Belgian Ale
Silly, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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bread, toast, pale, hazy, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, salty, light body, creamy, soft carbonation.

Blond color. Dry Ale, with a spicy aroma (cloves and coriander), a touch of dry liquorice (rare in Blonds) and a strong bitterness. Drinkable.

Bottled. An unclear golden beer with a huge fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of yeast and a touch of spices. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of yeast, spices, and citrus, leading to a dry finish.

Short lasting head on a dull yellow body. Light spices and sweetness on the aroma. Citrus in the taste, a little thin in body, overall a little bit boring.

Bottle: Huge head!, starts peachy, sweet and fruity. Cloves lining and spicey dies down mid bottle and ends a bit flat.

Sweet malt hop aroma. Cloudy amber colour with great head and lacing. Malt hop flavour with floral aftertaste. Smooth palate.

Dark yellow colored with hazy appearance, big white head. Rich spicy and mildly grassy hopped aroma with some lemony fruitiness, some grains also come up. Medium bodied. Flavor is more lemony with yeast, some grains here as well. Aftertaste is yeasty with some soapy palate.

Good old school Belgian blond. massive fizzy head early but settles very quickly. Good lift on the nose with coriander and spice, and perhaps an underlay of candy. Slightly more pedestrian to taste as the sweet spice note character falls away to leave a mildly bitter finish with licorice. Very line and length, and hard not to like a little bit.

Bottle. [Great two day tasting session @ Papsoe] Huge fine egg-white head that mostly lasted. Light cloudy orange / yellow color. Good display of lacework. Aroma of grain, caramel, fruit, citrus. Over the palate somewhat cookie like feel. Medium bodied with a lively carbonation. Moderated sweet flavor with a hint of acidic. Sweet fruity finish.

At a tasting, thanks Dror, hazy lemon yellow colour, aroma of honey, peach and lightly toasted bread, yeasty flavour with notes of honey, too sweet and thick.