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Abbaye des Rocs Blanche des Honnelles (Blanche Double)

Percentile
89
overall
Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3483.53/5.03.52/5.06%98.3Tumbler, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Blanche des Honnelles (1991) was originally very localised, and has since expanded beyond the boundries of the greater and lesser Honnelle rivers, from which it takes it's name. The Blanche des Honnelles leaves the beaten path somewhat. It has an amber colour which is after all the traditional appearance of the Blanches. It is also stronger (6%) than the Blanches that we know. Its taste is surprising and is not comparable to the brews with the same name that are now on the market. If the bouquet is subdued its first flavour is a stark dry sharpness against a pepper background. There is no acidity in this Blanche that is made with three cereals (barley, wheat, oats). It has a stimulating taste, leaving a subdued but refreshing final impression. Lots of character and curious.
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 dkachur (2345), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 11, 2009  
750 mL bottle from Bruisin’ Ales in Asheville, NC. Pours a very hazy peach color with a moderate creamy head. Good head retention and lacing. Large floating particles. Aroma of peach, apple, citrus caramel, bread, spice. Taste is bready caramel predominantly with some butterscotch, apple and dry citrus. Light spices in the finish along with muted hops. Smooth, assertively carbonated and medium bodied.


 wimpie133 (153), Brugge, Belgium
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Bottle, 33 cl at Cambrinus, Brugge. A yellow, hazy beer with a beautiful lacing creamy white medium head. A typical white beer smell of grains, hops ans coriander. Citrus was not noticeable by this one. The taste is grainy, wheaty, spicy and light fruity very simlar to the Witbier Haacht, but then in the good way: not a bad aftertaste but a light bitter, nice aftertaste. A very well balanced witbier, certainly belonging to one of the best. But hey: it is an Abbaye Des Rocs-beer, so you couldn’t expect less than that :-)


 Parket (238), Bruges, Belgium
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 1, 2009  
bottle@Cambrinus, Brugge. Orange/yellow colour, white head. Smell: coriander. Taste: yeasty, sweet, oranges, grainy, some bitterness. Very good witbier with a balanced taste!


 The Etruscan (304), Tuscany, Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 25, 2009  
White thin full lasting head. Light amber colour. Aroma is malty, fruity (citrus, apples), yeasty, slightly wooden and spicy. Flavor is moderately malty with hoppy and fruity (unripe apricot and grape) with a light vinous accent, ending in a spicy finish. Medium bodied.


 Slayer85 (582), Firenze, Italy
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Sep 17, 2009  
750 ml bottle. A hazy deep golden beer with a large, frothy, mostly lasting white head. The aroma is nice, stronger and maltier than a normal witbier, with notes of wheat, coriander, lemon, orange peel and a hint of hops. The flavour is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, lively carbonation, long finish with medium bitterness. Balanced and not overly spice, one of the best blanches of Belgium.


 renffisch (514), london, Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Sep 5, 2009  
bottle @ biergasthof schiffner. Sweet apple and citrus nose. crystal clear in appearance, if you leave the sediment. light frothy head. bready in flavour but quite zesty and fruity. Smooth palate. good wit.


 Bloekie (158), Belgium
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/511/20
Aug 14, 2009  
Yellowish beer with almost no head. Which makes it not very appealing. Aroma is almost undetectable, and for what I can smell not that special. Flavor is that of a very watery beer. Palate is a dry bitterness followed by a sweet aftertaste.


 MPA (487), Nørrebro(formerly Aalborg), Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 7, 2009  
Bottle (cellphone rating). Hazy golden with a light white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast, banana and straw. Flavour is sweet again with the oddly placed hints of banana along with grain and some spicyness. Good dry bitter finish.



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