3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draft or in bottle: fairly safe abbey that I turn to when nothing else is on tap. Case in point: Chicago. Late night. Most bars where we are downtown closed. We find a bar that is open, and the choice comes down to Honkers or this. I take the Affligem, of course. And surprise, surprise, it was served in the right glass! I ought to crank up the rating a point just for that. Can’t remember the bar’s name. My friends had the Honkers.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle from Winking Lizard. Was not given proper glassware. Not sure how that affected things. Poured a golden orange in color, large foamy head. Smelled of grapefruit and grass...Taste was fruity and very bubbly. Drinkable, just not a favorite of mine.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
330ml bottle.
Pours a murky brown orange with a tall healthy cream head. Some amount of spotty lacing. Smells yeasty and fruity. Peach and apricot. Flavour is yeast and ripe fruits. Alcohol presence increases hand in hand with temperature. Quite carbonated and light feel. Easy to drink. A very nice bitter finish balances and rounds out this beer nicely. Thumbs up for this one.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Light yeasty aroma with some skunkiness. Pours a hazy gold with a big bubbly head and lots of visible carbonation. The flavor tasted like a mix of generic Belgian Ale and Heineken. Was very carbonated and easy to drink, but was too skunky and somewhat metallic to be very enjoyable.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle poured into Tulip glass. Pours with a huge head. Cloudy & golden. Indeterminate fruity aroma. Flavor less pronounced at first: slightly grapey, moderately sweet, with a slightly dry & hoppy ending. Prickly carbonation, & rather thick in the mouth. Good drinking, but not magical.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle & Tap. What’s to say about this beer? It’s a nice light, easy drinking Belgian ale. At about $7 a six pack, it’s a go to session beer that I often pick up. Not a mind blowing ale by any means, but it’s simple and tasty.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a light golden brown with a small white head. aroma of lemon and malt. Mild hop flavor with a hint of sweetness. Spicy citrus finishing with a pleasant bite. A-
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a light cloudy golden with a small white head and a yeasty, spicey smell. Taste is spicey, with some hoppy bitterness, some salt and some sweet malts. The best blonde I ever had
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