Ciney Blonde

Brewed by Alken-Maes (Heineken)
Style: Belgian Ale
Jumet, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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(Bottled) Clear, deep golden color with a smallish, fading but lacy head. Sweetish, very honey-fruity and slightly yeasty aroma. Sweet, malty body with honey, watermelon and a grassy-hoppy finish. Medium-bodied, slicky-smooth and easily drinkable palate with balanced carbonation. Some fizziness and a hint of alcohol in the finish. A quite nice, sweet-honeyish blonde with a decent body and good balance (this sentence sounds like I’m rating something else than beer ;). Some similarity to Saku Sorts and the like.

Clear, sparkling golden yellow with a marshmallowy-white head. Aromas typical to Belgian ales: astringent and lemony but without the suggestion of basement that sometimes predominates. Gosh that’s tart at first! Then it sweetens with lush orange flavours and stays golden and inviting. Revisiting the flavour in the next mouthful, you get those same citrus characters and it somehow becomes juicier. The finish brings a little bitterness on the back of the tongue. What a little sweety. It’s like your favourite niece.

25 cl. bottle @ home. Yellow with a white head. Malty, slightly yeasty aroma. likewise taste. A classic, enjoyable blonde.

A - citrus and banana A - golden and frothy T - sweet and sour P - mid to thin O - decent

33 cl bottle @ 101 Beers, Tampere.
Pours clear golden color with small head. Aroma of lemony fruits, grass, caramel and toffee. Flavour of fruits, lemon, spices and buttery notes.
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Pours clear golden with a high head. Aroma Belgian hops, hay, grass. Medium palate and high carbonation. Not Bad.

roasty, woody, licorice, dough, golden, cloudy, frothy, medium body, creamy, average carbonation, bitter,

Pours clear and golden with a big white head. Nose is grass, honey, citrus and caramel. Taste is sweet and mildly bitter. Mouthfeel is crisp and clean, decent aftertaste. Not the best beer ever, but it’s cheap and a good one for 7% to just knock back a few.

250 ml bottle @ 101 Beers, Tampere.
Pours a golden colour with a nice, white, thick head. Aroma of caramel malts, floral hops and light citrus. Flavour of caramel malts, sweet fruits, strong citrus and floral hops as well. Medium bodied, slick mouthfeel and a light, citrusy and fruity finish. Alcohol is well hidden. Refreshing and easy-going.

Transfering data from personal beer file. I drank this beer a long time ago. I’ll update this rating if I have the chance to drink it again.

Petite bouteille de 25cl. de la cuvée 7 achetée en Belgique par le bof. Bière commerciale dorée avec une mousse blanche compacte. Les grains sucrés se font sentir, on dirait du malt pils, tout comme des fruits rouges. La bouche est ronde, piquante, commerciale et sucrée en fin de bouche.