De Ryck Arend Blond

Brewed by Brouwerij De Ryck
Style: Belgian Ale
Herzele, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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A Mes rate: 33cl bottle at Quinns.
Light murky brown with a decent white head and lace. Spicy Belgian blonde with some extra yeast. Flavour is similar but with a really pleasant sweetness and slight notes of cinnamon.

Draught @ 9th Belgian Beer Weekend, Brussels. Clear medium ornage color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, moderate to heavy malty, pepper. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (010907)

Clear golden orange color, short frothy head. Aroma of caramel malt, fruit, hint of strawberry, some hop, bit straw. Slight sweet taste, bit peppery, fruity as well. Qutie sparkling. Decent.

Dark gold beer with a off-white head. Sweetish caramel aroma. Mild spicy flavours. Some caramel as well. Mild hop bitterness. Medium carbonation.

Bottle@Home. Malty, coriander, hint of pepper aroma. Hazy, dark yellow, off-white head, good lace. Malty, sweet, lightly spiced, nicely hopped, soft bitterness. Quite full. Especially for the style I was pleasantly suprised.

Bottled. Clear golden with your occasional large belgian foam. Strong aroma of yeast, dried oranges and nutmeg. Fruity and fairly dry flavour of dried oranges, herbs, burnt sugar and toasted bread in the flavour. Long finish if apricots, cinnamon, geassy hops and maruenge. Quite interesting Blonde.

Bottle 0,33ltr: Fine Belgian Blond thats have clear golden colour with some citric, caramel taste.

UPDATED: AUG 2, 2009 (Bottled, 6.5% ABV, also sampled as "Blonde Bladelin") Hazy amber-golden color with a medium, creamy-foamy head. Lemon-fruity, slightly witbier-spicy aroma with some toffeeish maltiness and a hint of alcohol. Smooth peach and strawberries with yeast. Acidic-grainy-malty, fruity-lime-lemony flavor with yeast, quite low bitterness, and moderate acidity. Yeast definitely makes the flavor more balanced and enjoyable, bringing more smooth fruitiness into play. Most of the acidity still remains, though. Medium-bodied, somewhat high- and foamy-carbonated palate. Not among those I’d buy again.

Draught. Golden coloured. Unclear. Dense light brown head. Spice fruits and sweetness is in both aroma and flavour. Flavour is a bit yeasty as well. Is a bit bland this one. Medium body. Some dryness in the mouthfeel. Has a somewhat fruity end. .

Orange light brown color, hazy. Hints of flowery hops and biscuit in the aroma. Malty sweet, slightly yeasty flavor with orange, pineapple, flowery hops and hints of licorice and mint. Tasty and not without complexity.