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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(750ml bottle, batch 4-25, bottled 5-26) Pours a clear yellow body with a moderate white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, earthiness, green raisins, and grass. Flavor of Belgian yeast, candi sugar, grass, and light oxidation with a chalky mouthfeel and dry finish.

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 thanks to Mar. Aroma of lemon zest and citrus. Poured a golden hazy color with a long lasting white head. Taste was a letdown, very light with a spicy finish. Highly active carbonation and tingly on the palate. Overall it’s worth a try if you’re in San Marcos

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.

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!

batch 4/25 bottle consumed 3/4/11. hazy pale ochre color. aroma of pear juice, yeast and spices. the flavor is the same... lots of yeast, tartness on the finish and a spicy lingering aftertaste. medium/full body has a bit of sludgey-ness to it. 6/4/6/3/13

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!

Bottle pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma shows notes of banana, bubblegum, yeast, and spice. Flavor shows the same with additional notes of apple and light citrus.

Bottle. Pours murky gold/yellow, thick short-lived white head, poor retention. Nose is banana, spice, pineapple. Flavours of apples, yeast, winter fruits. Very estery yeast strain used here....

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.

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.