Achel 8 Blond

Brewed by Brouwerij der Trappistenabdij De Achelse Kluis
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Hamont-Achel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Pours golden with a big white head. Nice saison-like nose, with notes of spices, banana and seeds from some kind of berries. The taste has a lot of similarities with the nose, but is a bit more toned down. Well balanced. Likeable blond.

Bottle. Pours hazy yellowgolden with a tall head that shrunk to a nice firm one. Nice balanced brew with taste of banana, strawberries and hops.

Bottle from Bierkompass. Gold color with thick white head. Yeast, orange, spices in aroma.Ttaste, spicy, citrus, coriander. Nice bitter finish. Good one.

It does not happen often in my book that a blond beer outdoes the dark beer by the same brewer.

Comprada als 5titius. Rossa molt ben elaborada i equilibrada. Final llarg i lleugerament dolç. Excelent.

330ml bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy pale straw, big white head. Fruity, yeasty, slightly phenolic nose, malt, hops, citrus fruits, lemon peel, the faintest of smoke, hay, a bunch of fruity esters. Off-dry, medium bodied, quite lively carbonation, medium bitterness. Fruity taste, quite yeasty, lemon peel, citrus fruits, hops, earth, vaguely phenolic, fruity esters (bubblegum), and there’s a vague hint of sourness/funk in the finish. Drinkable, enjoyable, but still the least interesting of the trappists IMO. (2011-02-10)

11.2 oz. bottle, pours hazy golden with a big white head. Aroma is quite complex, with pear, green apple, yeast, bubblegum, light licorice and candied sugar. Amazingly complex flavour yeast, pear, green apple, bubblegum and candied sugar - palate is quite carbonated with a lingering yeasty and sugary apple finish. Most wonderful.

Quite a smoth tasting beer with some lager type flavours coming through, might need another tasting some time