Back Street Van Sants Belgian Blond

Formerly brewed at Back Street Brewery (Yorba Linda)
Style: Belgian Ale
Yorba Linda, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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On tap in Irvine. Pours a very pale gold color with a thin layer of quickly dissipating white head. A very light phenolic banana odor seems to be emanting from this mess, but its mostly DMS that shines through for me. Lots of canned corn liquid, riesling grapes (although not sour), and confectioner’s sugar in the nose. Light bodied, thinly carbonated mouthfeel. Thin, pale malt character with a hint of bandagy phenol spice and some DMS left lingering on the palate. No hop presence detectable to my palate. To me, this beer tastes the way I would expect a cream ale to taste if it were accidentally fermented with a belgian yeast strain. Doesn’t work for me.