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Brewed by Brouwerij de Prael
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Amsterdam, Netherlands

bottled
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common

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RATINGS: 85   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.16   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 225   ABV: 7.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A glowing blond beer for the dark days. The fresh character of Willeke will embrace and warm you.


4.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
dnstone (1838) - Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA - MAR 10, 2012
Wild, lactic, sour aroma. Super hazy gold in color with a solid white head. Smooth orange peeltaste but dry with a distinct finish of brett. Very much like an orval....extremely close but softer. EXCELLENT!

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
tanosch (10) - - FEB 15, 2012
il birrificio de prael non ha sbagliato neanche una birra, ma con la willeke e la mary si sono superati. gusto dolce e deciso, schiuma persistente e birra molto corposa.

4.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
erickok (1074) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - AUG 30, 2010
Large foamy white head, cloudy medium sparkling beer. Grapefruit, aroma not too specific. Taste is more special with a dry bitterness and some sweetness to balance it. Good mouth feel, quite east to drink even though it’s not watery at all. I quite like the hint of spices. Has a lot of sediment when poured fully. (1,85 eur, 33cl bottle)

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
SudsMcDuff (3365) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - MAR 10, 2011
first beer while at De Prael tasting room .. . pours a yellow gold, nice head .. . smooth stuff, elegant .. . lacing is uptown .. . very refreshing .. . could be trouble.. . 1 ticket for Des Moine - what the hell for??

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
OleR (3658) - Oslo, NORWAY - OCT 14, 2009
Bottle from de Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Huge rocky platina blond head. Body is hazy, yellow-golden. Fresh and sharp citrus-zesty aroma. Yeast and spice notes, and a pleasant perfumey scent. Crisp, restraind malt body. Bold fruity taste, lemon and grapefruit, with an acidic touch. More spices and a well prononced earthy and grassy bitterness. Quite filling and supercrisp in the mouth. A Very fresh and very quenching strong Blonde.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Svesse (4389) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - AUG 31, 2009
(Draught at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 2 Aug 2009) Cloudy orange colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity nose with notes of citrus, citrus peel and fresh grassy hops. Malty, fruity taste with grass, citrus, grapefruit and a generous, grassy bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, balanced sweetness. Very nice beer with a fresh, fruity, grassy character. Lovely balance, excellent beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
cgarvieuk (8643) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - SEP 27, 2010
Tap at De Prael ...very hazy yellow ... nice creamy head ... soft yeasty fruity hop nose ... creamy juicy .. light yeast ... light lemon ... little peach

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
armando629 (1995) - Budapest, HUNGARY - MAR 17, 2009
UPDATED: MAR 18, 2009 0,75 l bottle, bought at the newly established brewery at Oudezidjs Voorburgwal. Delicious beer with a hazy amber appearance, fine small lacing head. Firstly comes a pleasant floral-resiny hop perfume, after a while arrives a caramel feeling of some sweet malt with fine spices. The flavor is rich and spicey, good balanced toasty caramell and fruity hop tastes of fig and honey, some maltiness. I think the beer is underpointed at the moment...It was nice, interesting and absolutely pleasant.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Bov (7354) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - JUN 16, 2008
from crackedkettle.com - hazy orange in colour with a poor head; estery with notes of exotic fruits and oily hops; slightly oily with a respectable malt body, sweet with a chewy mouthfeel and a low bitterness; sweetish and fruity finish - pleasant and balanced

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
johndoughty (2946) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - JAN 10, 2010
Bottle. Cloudy yellow with a thick body. Starts off bitter then other flavours kick in but the bitterness still dominates. Drunk from a 75 cl bottle. pleasant.


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