Affligem Blonde

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Apperance; Light amber with a big white head. Aroma of some fruits and hops with a medium bitter ending. Good.

Typical Belgian blond with a nice look, great head, but didn’t last very long and left a little too bitter aftertaste. Yeah, my ex-girlfriend reminds me a lot of this beer.

Golden colour with a big foam that lasts a while. Malty with a hint of hops. Very round taste and easy to drink, feels balanced. However it lacks some depth and feels like an avarage belgian pale ale.

Hazy golden with a lasting white head. Fruity (banana) and spicy aroma with a hint of hops. Dry and spicy with some hop flavour and bitterness. Nice balance

Pours a cloudy dark golden with a rocky white head. The aromas consist of a mix between fruit, malt, yeast, herb and alcohol. The flavour is quite sweet with prominent pineapple and orange characters, a substantial malt flavour and fruity hop finish. A bitter aftertaste with some alcohol left lingering on he palate. The malt is a bit strong and doesn’t seem to sit quite right with the other flavours, but an enjoyable beer all the same.

Blonde colour with a frothy head. Not an overpowering taste but very good blonde. Mild hop bitterness aftertaste which is very nice.

On tap at Marvin, D.C. Another joint with a nice woody ambiance but weak selection, of which this was largely the best. Doesn’t feel like it has 7%, that’s for sure. Pale straw color, with an appropriate fizz but little notable mouthfeel. Dry and grassy, but a by-the-numbers blonde in the end.

Had it on tab at some bar. Its color is deap gold with a thin white head that quickly desapeared. Its flavort are yeasty and little sweet. An Ok beer.