Christoffel Bier / Blond

Brewed by Sint Christoffel Bier
Style: Pilsener
Roermond, Netherlands

Big frothy head. Hops, citrus and cream in the aroma. Flavor has an almost oily hoppiness. Herbal and citric. Medium boedied. One of the best pilseners I know of.

Bottle. Hazy golden color, light weak aroma, fruity taste, medium body, dry finish.

A Mes rate: 33cl bottle from Lowlander. Gert bought it and as it was highly unlikely we would ever purchase one I squeezed a rate in. Better than I expected. Sweet and fruity yet rather hoppy in the aroma. Rather dark for the style. Rather chunky for a pilsner. Citric and hoppy in the mouth with a nice fresh character. Something slightly different and enjoyable.

Bottle, bought @ LIVA, Kolding (Domhusgade). A light hazy pale yellow with a medium bubbly yellowish head. Aroma is citric with pineapple and a floral hoppy edge to it. Mouthfeel is very round. Flavour is a complex mixture of citric bitterness, malty caramel and sweetness as well as tones of honey, pine, oranges and spices. Very nice pilsner.

(Bottle) Pours a cloudy yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of freshly baked banana bread, cheese, and Peeps Easter candy. Creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Falvor of mild banana bread and cream. I would not have classified this as a pilsener, more like a Belgian blond.

33cL swingtop. Stunning hazy honey looks with a humongous white head generously unleashing the rocky belgian lace, long-lasting. Big hoppy aroma, like a lemon pie, both sweet lemon and meringous included. Well defined spice character, salt and pepper, various herbs, maybe even a touch of garlic. Husky notes. Sufficient malt backbone proposes convincing honey flavors. Palate is all dry, with fruity pinapple/orange/lemon overlapping spicy and herbal components. Ample body, spongy, malleable on the tongue with less carbonation than I was expecting from the lively spectacle seen through the glass. By the taste of it, I’d have swore this was bottle-conditioned. Glowing yeast flavors all through. Perhaps the finish could be a bit cleaner, here displaying suggestions of chalk/pencil shavings alike astringency. Very dry and quite bitter. Delicious pilsner transcending established limits, immensely drinkable while being very stylish and funky. Brings the spring back with every sip.
Since it’s recent strike of availability in Ontario, this has become my summer staple and really grown on me. I’ve read 45 IBUs somewhere and it’s all floral, spicy dry glory.

Aroma swaps between grassy pilsner hops and excellent grapefruity hops. Taste is lightly sweet maybe a little wheat, honey again citrus fruits. Very nice beer that would be a plesent find to session one nite.

RBSG2003 Hazy, straw-colored brew. Small, creamy white head. Lightly malty and floral nose. White pepper and jalapeno included. The taste is mild, light and well-balanced. Very astringent. Light-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Lengthy, dry finish.