Angel Blond

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottled. Hazy yellow coloured with a white head. Aroma of spices and fruits. Sweet flavour with notes of alcohol. Nice. Thanks Carlo.

#1264 Hefig-herbes Blond der grobschlächtigen Art; absolut nicht aromenreich. Im Gegenteil: Der hohe Alkoholgehalt schnürt im Abgang die Kehle zu. Nicht mein Bier.

Dumpy 33cl brown bottle, produced for the supermarket chain ’Delhaze’. The best before date was 15 July 2010, it was reviewed and poured into a Duvel glass on 7 Dec 2010, so a little out of date. A Christmas beer (the label and name gives it away somewhat!), lets hope it’s Angelic. I was doing well with the pouring, then a large amount of sediment gushed out of the bottle to contaminate the glass, this obviously tainted and dulled the body of the beer. The glass now contained a murky, cloudy bland orange coloured liquid with lumps floating about trying to sink down the beer. A scummy head sat on top. True Belgian yeasty, beery smell, a blind tasting/smelling would have told anyone straight away a Belgian beer was in their hand. Duvel like in flavour, slightly sweeter and a little stronger in the taste stakes (maybe because of the sediment in my glass?). The alcohol is noticeable, but not overpowering, blends in well with the zesty feel the beer has. Considering this is a supermarket beer, it’s good stuff, can’t remember what I paid fot it, but it wouldn’t have been expensive, I’ll look out for it again when next in a ’Delhaze’. What a pity the sediment got out!

Pours a medium golden yeloow. Aromas of orange, caramel, and some spice. Flavors are herby with some hop hints.

Süßlicher Antrunk, der schnell in ein säuerliches Aroma wechselt. Im weiteren Verlauf hopfig, im Nachgeschmack recht alkoholisch. Nichts besonderes. PS: Der Zeichner, dem der Engel auf der Flasche zu verdanken ist, sollte geköpft werden. Test vom 15.2.2006, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 14,9,8,7,7,8 - 8,55

Bottle: Bigger airy white head, disappears quick. Clear yellow colored beer. Smell malts, pilsner, spices, yeast, some hops and sweets. Taste malts, spices, fruit, bitter, hops, herbs. Quick disappearing bitter aftertaste with a hint of herbs. Medium to fuller carbo, low to medium body, tingling mouthfeel, light creamy/watery body.

Bottle looks simple, but good. The beer in the glass very zippy, small head. Starts strong and metallically, more and more sourish. Hoppy-dry background. Finish unbalanced, too sourish. Not my favourite!

Bottle 330ml.
Clear medium yellow color with medium sized body particles, a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate to light heavy yeasty, leather, soap, spicy, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, light alcoholic. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20091113]

Kind of an odd duck. Poured with a giant, foamy, frothy, textured, off white head that lasts and some lace. Color is a very clear amber. Aroma pilsner, phenols, yeast, malt, and bit of spice. Flavor’s similar, but also some esters. Body is good and so is carbonation. No hint of the alcohol at this point. I just had a sandwich of local salami, whole grain bread, Ardenne butter, & dijon mustard - the beer really brought a tangy, almost spicy hot condition to my mouth and was fairly short lived. Easy drinking beer overall and not bad.

Bottle 33cl. Pours a clear golden colour with a good size head and good carbonation. Very orangy aroma, with some other fruits there, very sweet, but nicely balanced. Taste is much of the same, but some bitterness there to make it a nice beer.

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yelloe with a huge white head. Aroma is mild phenolic and slight spiced. Sweet caramelish flavoured with a nice fruity yeasty note. Sweet fruity flavoured into a medium dry phenolic finish.