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Immediate gorgeous blooming of sweetly fresh & aromatic hops is the main feature. Lots of rounded piney and poeachy hop flavors, rounded citrus, Absolutely smooth on draft, with a fairly full feel and perfectly balanced fruit. and malt sweetness. Grassy and spicy esp on finish, wonderful from A to Z. My favorite aspects of IPA and Tripel on a finely integrated beer.

[bottle--thanks akatico!] Woody bitter aroma similar to Orval with some sweet malt and faint banana and flowers. Hazy (from my pour) copper with a lasting, rocky white top. Potent sweet malt flavour that has a touch of toffee, blended perfectly with full floral and spicy hops as well as a woody bitterness reminiscent of a young Orval. Medium body, medium carbonation, slightly dry bitter finish. Excellent.

Very nice Beligan! Flavor smooth, yet complicated. Deep, yet simple. Pours golden with white head. Hoppy and effervescent. Very dry on finish, yet slightly sweet on taste.

This Ale pours a yellow gold with some orange touches, appears to have a glow to it, gave a nice large foamy white fine bubbled head, aromas of yeast, light caramel sweetness, pale malt, hop grass and flowers, flavors of pale malt, malt bread sweetness, has a medium bitterness at the finish, there was hop bite bitterness and some bitterness from alcohol warmth(?), I am not sure if I tasted alcohol or not, this beer is hoppy for a blonde ale, may be some pepper on the tongue at the finish to, mouth feel is around medium with some creaminess, a nice drink, this beer has more of a hop presence than what I was expecting.

Bottle. Poured clear orange with a thick off-white head. There were a good number of particles floating in the beer. Aroma was sweet with a light hop profile while there are clear belgian yeast present. A bit of spiciness on the tongue with sweet malts and light hops.

Pours hazy orange with frothy off-white head. Aroma of floral and citrus hoppiness meld well with some slight cola and belgian yeast notes and great subtle spiciness. Flavor is unlike any blond ale that I’ve ever tried. Spicy notes emerge almost immediately alongside citrus hops and a really delicious rich malt-yeast-cola-fruit ester backbone, finishing with a pleasant hop bitterness. The best blond I’ve had thus far.

Enjoyed from an 11.2oz bottle in an elongated tulip glass. The beer pours a medium yellow to lightish golden color with a fluffy white head. The nose gives characters that seem to place the beer broadly within the style of a Belgian Blonde ale. This is confirmed by the abv. Given this, my benchmark for comparison was Leffe. This beer surpasses the aforementioned in every conceivable way. The nose is tremendously complex, showing first some European hop character, followed by a deep and rich malt note (pilsner + munich + aromatic + a touch of special "B"?), followed by yeast-derived esters that gives notes of banana, pear, and a bit of apple. The palate backs up the down payment afforded by the beer’s aromas. A tremendous erray of malt-derived flavors greets the drinker in the approach. The beer almost tastes like a great English ESB made with continental malts and yeast. Tremendous. Overall, this redefines the style for me. Worth seeking out and paying nearly any price for.

Pours a very murky dark burnt yellow with a tall, pillowy off white head that looks a bit like vanilla ice cream has amazing retention and leaves nice lacing.. Aroma is bright citrus, grass, strawberry blossom, light straw, tangerine and light bread dough. Flavor is buttered sourdough, citrus, nice caramel, strawberries, orange, cream, slightly salty pasta, and a little pepper to the finish. Palate is light to medium bodied, creamy on entry and slightly dry, but still fairly creamy on the finish. Really nice stuff.