Baladin Erika

Small yellow head, persistent over fully hazy ochre-orange beer. Sweetish, spiced, but not specificaly honey; garden herbs. Dry, fiery malts taste, less sweet, unless in the finish. Sugary, but not at all like candi sugar. Cristallized malts. Well bodied, very slick, near syrupy. Generally speaking, this beer is too sweet for my taste. But it has a strong character, and it represents more than just an ordinary, syrupy beer.

Bottle 75cl @ [ Mafioso Blind Tasting @ yespr, Bottle #36.]
Unclear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruit sweet. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (300508)

In short: A smooth, fluffy and yeasty Belgian Blonde Ale. Highly drinkable.
How: Bottle. Sample at Mondial de la Bière 2008
The look: Clear dark blonde body topped by a large white head
In long: A pleasant fruity meringue nose. Very yeasty beer, soft fluffy body with honeyed peaches, honeyed bananas and honeyed other things. Very round and smooth. A strong herbal feeling. Dry finish. Well balanced. Alcohol well concealed. Despite a 9% abv this felt more like a session Belgian Ale than a Belgian Strong Ale. After so many disappointing Italian beers, finally a good one, Eurika!

[Italian Blind tasting @ yespr, Bottle 36#] Hazy golden with tiny off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with yeasty notes. Sweet flavor with ripe fruits, yeast and caramel notes. Ends sweet.

Blind tasting @ Yespr. Orange and hazy with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of coriander, caramel and sweetness. The flavour is sweet with notes of coriander, citrus, yeast, malt and light caramel.