Darkside Fermentation Blonde

Brewed by The Root Cellar Cafe
Style: Belgian Ale
San Marcos, Texas USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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750 c&c from ericandersnavy! Pours hazy dirty gold with a fizzy/bubbly white head. Aromas of citrus, tropical fruit and yeast/spice. Med body. Flavor is definitely yeasty, and there’s some citrus fruit and light malt. I’m getting a hint of pineapple. No doubt about this being a Belgian. Finishes quite dry - almost astringent.

Bottle from the Root Cellar. Pours a cloudy dull yellow with a thin white head. the aromas are lemon zest, yeast. The mouthfeel is dry with a medium body and lively carbonation. Cheers!

Hazy blood orange color/ off white head. Candi sugar, light pit fruit, tropical fruit aromas. medium bodied with soft co2. Sugary sweet flavors with light pit fruits, sweet spices. Drying hop, alcohol twang to finish.

bottled 6/8/11 6% abv listed on bottle. nice blonde pour with a thick well carbonated white head. nose is heavy on the dried fruits, pear maybe, heavy yeast, backed with a faint spice. very bubbly on the palate, flavor is yeast, caramel, rather sweet, very heavy dried fruit finish.

750 ml bottle thanks to Craig. Pours a cloudy orange color with a medium white head. A sweet funky oranges aroma. The flavor is basically a rich Belgian funky ale, some oranges, sweet and very dry. Nice.

bottle thanks to thirdeye11. poured gold with a white head. aroma was banana, citrus, and soft florals. flavor was banana and citrus. body was light with high carbonation.

Batch 4-25, bottled 5-26-10. The beer was only filled up to the top of the label, something I didn’t notice until I got the beer home. The beer pours a hazy brown-amber color with a white head. The aroma is Belgian yeast, dark fruit and alcohol. The flavor is a mix of caramel malt, yeast, brown sugar, alcohol, dark fruit and peaches, as well as some sherry, which I assume is from a little bit of oxidation. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. This beer is much more like a dubbel than a Belgian Blonde, but it is still a pretty tasty drink.

Bottle shared @ RBWG AZ (notes). Pours golden orange with a medium sized white head. The aroma has some sweetness, citrus favoring orange, florals and light spices. The flavor is citrus, light funk, yeast and light spices. Dry and medium bodied.

Bottle:   Dirty caramel, really hazy, thin white head, sudsy, spotty lacing.   Darker than most.   Very bready and yeasty nose.   Smells more like an American made Tripel than a Blonde.   Yeah, and it sure tastes like it too.   Very yeasty on the tongue, pale breadiness.   Smidgen of floral like aspects.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Feels a little flat on the tongue.   Finish is a little dank.   Lingering yeasty/bready notes.   Had you said this was an American made Tripel, I would have believed it.   Thanks Bill for the bottle!

750ml bottle (Batch 4-25, bottled 5-26) thanks to thirdeye11
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden with a medium sized white head and some lacing
Aroma: Belgian yeast, tart fruits and some hot alcohols
Taste: Tart fruits, sweet malts and citrus
Nice.