Brugse Straffe Hendrik Blond

Brewed by Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan
Style: Belgian Ale
Brugge, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Serving: 330 ml. bottle from Fire Works. Pours a light copper color with a foamy, white head. The nose is dusty with notes of Belgian yeast, clove, perfume, and forals. The taste is classically Belgian with all of the yeast and spice notes. There is a good bit of dust and a tough of hay as well. The mouthfeel is light with high carbonation and a medium-short finish. A classic if somewhat predictable Belgian ale.

Picked up a 33cl bottle in Brugge Hazy orange body, large rocky white head hangs around. Spicy aroma; lots of pepper and clove, notes of ripe summer fruits and citrus. High carbonation, big body, creamy texture that dries out eventually. Rich pale malt sweetness upfront, ripe apricot and melon esters with spice lingering on a slightly boozy finish. Nice tripel, maybe not as good as others.

Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Week yeasty notes. Moderate bitter slightly bready flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Not very good.

Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden-amber. Aroma and taste are sugar, caramel, hops, malt, fruits and yeast.

30 cl bottle. Pale coloured beer with colourless head. yeasty odour but also a bit cheese smell like old hops have been used. A bit sharp mouthfeel due to the excessive CO2. Nice bitter taste which lasts

Bottle @ Den Tatoverede Enke, Cph.
[vintage 2006]
Pours hazy orange-golden with a small, creamy, white head that stays as a thin film. Aroma has light cellar notes, caramel, yeast and a slight spicy edge. Highish carbonation, fine mouthfeel. Flavour is rather light, some maltiness, light fruit, apples, oranges primarily. Fine bitter finish with slight oxidized cellar notes and grainy buscuity malt.

On Tap at Le Trappiste, Altrincham 10/01/2008 Hoppy and slightly spicy aroma. Large white head. Some carbonation. Clear golden coloured strong in alcohol and hoppy with a little bitterness and dryness in a crisp full malt finish.

UPDATED: MAY 12, 2009 33cl bottle, clear yellow with big foamy head. Some head retention. Aroma is nice. Bit citrusy, spicy and yeasty. Fruity also. Taste is a bit simple. A bit metallic. A bit fizzy on the tongue. Rating #86 Re-rate 090512 taste is no longer metallic. Still a bit simple. No change in rating

geproeft bij Bottelke (DOBDiner) Oostende. Schuimlaag als Brugse kant. Fruitig gistaroma met frisse toetsen van hop en mout. Zachte bitterheid in het mondgevoel. Zeer evenwichtig en sprankelend met een zacht bittere afdronk

25cl, recently retired brew, from De Bierloods Adegem, complex brew, yet easy to drink, balanced, hazy, good head, good brew