Affligem Blonde

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

330ml bottle. 6.8% alc/vol. Pours a cloudy light orange with a white head. Alcohol is apparent in nose. Aromas of honey, yeast, citrus, dried fruit. Taste wise it’s strange. Like a combination of a Belgian, and British styled ale. Malt heavy, with metallic hops, dough, floral notes, and faint fruitiness with some soapy notes in the considerably bitter finish. A bit of a let down.

330 ml bottle. Clear golden with a light, white head. Aroma is light fruity and spicy. Flavor is mild, sweet malt, hint of honey and some spices. Not much bitter. Quite plain and a bit too sweet for me.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 11.2oz bottle into a tulip glass. It has a "produced on date" date but no abv. Appearance: It has a hazy orange amber body with tons of beautiful champagne like carbonation. In fact this one slowly bubbled up out of the bottle right after I opened it. From the pour it builds a tall frothy off white head that hang on well and makes lots of lacing on the glass. Smell: Funky and fruity Belgian yeast notes hit the nose with sweet bready maltiness and a touch of phenolic medicinal Band-Aid. Taste/Palate: Like the nose I get the funky fruity yeast and sweet bready character with a touch of spicy/leafy hops. This brings some mellow bitterness and dryness to the finish. The palate has a very drinkable medium body with lively carbonation. Notes: Classic funk, classic malt, classic Belgian well made ale!

pours golden, slight hue, with a 3-finger white head, good retention and lacing. lively carbonation, a bit too aggressive. good balance of malts-hops, hitn of sweet malts, honey. classic belgian yeast profile. ABV very well hidden. high drinkability. plain but good.

Bottle. Way too sweet and almost a cliche in it’s yeasty belgian way. No complexity nor balance. Honey notes.

UPDATED: MAR 8, 2011 light pour with low head. citrus bread aroma. well balanced refreshing, similar to leffe but not as flavourful. very easy to drink. wish there was a bit more to it.

thick fruity body, slight sourness in the body, bitter finish, very solid belgian blond

Pours a pale golden color with a nice thick white foamy head. Aroma is grassy, like hay. Taste is spicy, Clove, well carbonated. The commercial discription is accurate.