De Koninck Blond

Brewed by Brouwerij De Koninck (Duvel-Moortgat)
Style: Belgian Ale
Antwerpen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle. Clear medium yellow / golden color with a average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, spices, fruity, light malty, toasted. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Refreshing and has a good balance.

An orange beer with a small disappearing beige head. The aroma is spicy with coriander being most dominant. The flavor is sweet caramel with some spicy notes. An average beer.

(Bottle 33 cl) Beautiful, orangey golden colour with a small, creamy head. Some malt and a small, dry bitterness. Actually has a strong alcohol presence in spite of the rather suddued alcohol for a Belgian. Reminds me more of a strong lager. Have a suspicion that this is actually just a renamed "Antoon". I’m sad to say this, but De Koninck hasn’t really made a decent beer since Cuvee d’Antwerpen in 1993. 200505

25 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow to orange with a dense white head. Light spiced and wheaty aroma, into a light marzipan note. Flavour is mildly sweetend with a light wheaty fruity note. Light spice flavour too. Goes into a more mellow yeasty note before the finish. Light fruity finish, lingering mellow yeast flavour with a light coriander note.

Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is nuts, yeast, hops and some caramel. Flavour is fruits, yeast and some nuts. Quite typical De Koninck product. Some slight spicyness also show once it gets warmer.

Draught at Belgobaren, Stockholm. Hazy golden, small head. Dry yet fruity. Light bodied with notes of mango and marzipan. Feels refreshingly light and without edges. Well made.

Bottle. Clear golden coloured with a white head. Aroma of fruits and spices. Flavour of fruits, spices and hops.

Bottle, 6%. Clear golden colour, OK white head. Fruity aroma. The flavour is also fruity, a little yeasty with a hint of veg. But the alcohol does well to harmonize the beer.

Pale blond color. Simple ale (almost a Pale Lager…), the dry mouthfeel is lightly fruity and metallic; the only distinguishable characteristic is a fairly good hop note at the end.

Clear golden with a medium white head. Sweet aroma with fruity and yeasty notes. Flavour was fruity with malt, caramel and yeasty notes.