De Arend Nello’s Blond

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Ale
Lochristi - Hijfte, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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On tap at De Groote Witte Arend, Antwerpen.
Pretty standard belgian ale. Dark golden coloured, medium sized white head, lively carbonation, weak spicy nose. Sweet malty, light yeasty and spicy taste with notes of green apples and discreet touch of coriander.
Earlier Rating: 9/2/2008 Total Score: 3.1
Bottled(330ml). -Cloudy golden/orange coloured, huge white head, yeasty spicy nose. Sweet malty, light yeasty, pleasant spicy with sugary fruity notes. Some alcohol notes as well, moderate sweet finish. Ordinary belgian ale.

Brown 33cl bottle with loads of Japanese on the rear label (I bought it in Belgium!). Best before 29 Sept 2012, drank as my second beer during one of my ’random beer tasting’ evenings in Aug 2010. Poured into a stemmed ’Hoegaarden Grand Cru’ tulip glass. Dull light orange body with a large snowy white head sat on top and trying to get out the glass. Most of the sediment stayed in the bottle, but some managed to get out, hence the dullness of the colour (maybe). So, so Belgian in aroma and initial taste: somehow the yeast esters just tell you that you’ve got a Belgian beer in your hand, this certainly did. It is fairly sweet both in smell and flavour, clean tasting and very drinkable. All Spice and summer flower garden (sweet pea and daisies) sort of feel to it. This beer came out best in the evenings scoring, against some other good beers.

Backlog , bottle bought in Nightshops/Small beershop at Suikerrui, Antwerp

Head: white, foamy/bubbly
Colour: murky blond/gold
Smell: sweet, malts, yeast, bit of wheats, bit of hops
Taste: start is sweet with some malty notes, then comes a bit of a bitter flavour mostly by the yeast, end is grassy/hay’ish and a bit dry , aftertaste is some wheats , boring ...

33 cl. bottle @ De Groote Witte Arend – A: hazy, murky, wheat golden with a white head – S: plenty of boozy fruity esters (incl. peach & citrus), dull hops & malts plus spices – T: lots of esters, bitter, grains, dull-one note Belgian hops, bland malt, spices & booze – B: light & too carbonated – kind of meh beer, ok beer but not worth any effort trying to get, another Proef beer of which I had previously never heard

Old 75ml swing-top bottle with a cap closure. I suspect it was 2-3 years old. Heavily conditioned. Poured a golden colour with a thick white head. Biscuity aroma with Weetabix malt. Similar flavours with sweet candy sugar and caramel also. Heavy carbonation with moderate CO2 prickle. OK.

Sour nose and flavour hiding hops and malt. Somewhat spicy in its aftertaste.

Bottled 33cl (Beer Tempel, Brussels)
Orange color, good white head, some lace. Fruity and leathery aroma with lime peels. Foamy carbonation. Lingering citrus, some sweetier fruityness and hops in the aftertaste. Just right amount of backing alcohol. Refreshing tripel.

Bottle from Beer Tempel. Nice bright gold with medium head. Nose of fruits, and citrus. Quite a tasty ale. I was quite impressed with fruits coming through and slight citrus taste to it. Warms in the finish. Nice one.

330 ml bottle a golden yellow colored beer with a white head aroma spices some fruit yeast and hop taste malts spices some fruits and hops

Something slightly off balance with the mouthfeel, but this beer showed some interesting flavour potential. Banana, yeast, biscuits, and a feeling of acidic pineapple. Add a weird/interesting little spice kick towards the end and this makes for a unique recipe. Not sure on the power of this being supremely drinkable again in the future though.

Pours a hazy medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty, hoppy, yeasty. Flavor is moderately sweet, highly alcoholic, citrus.