Douglas Celtic Blond

Brewed by John Martin (Scottish & Newcastle)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Genval, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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it pours an impressively filtered, amber-blond colour; fine and stable foam, yeasty nose showing bread and notes of banana, very high carbonation, very sweet with a good malt backbone, an insignificant bitterness before a moderately dry finish which is only disturbed by lingering notes of malt and alcohol - simple and very forgettable

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Clear amber with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with notes of caramel and yeast. Sweet flavor with notes of malt, caramel and ripe fruits. Ends sweet. Alcohol well hidden.

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a dense lacing white head. Light spiced and mild oxidised aroma. Flavour is oxidised and mild yeasty. Light fruity note. Ends light oxidised and light spiced.

Botella. Bit pale amber colour. Sweet grainy, fruity and malty aroma. Ok mouthfeel. Sweet caramel and malty flavour with some fruitiness and a bit of yeast. Sweet malty finish. Rather too sweet a brew for me. The alc. is well hidden. Hvala Kim.

Bottle. [thank you, BelJohansen]
[at Yeprs tuesday tasting]
Pours deep, golden amber with a small, creamy, off-white head. Aroma is softly fruity - pineapple - and yeast. Fine mouthfeel. Flavour has biscuits, quite malty, hides its alcohol very well. A bit too sweet.

Bottle. [Courtesy of thewolf, thanks buddy] Average fizzy white head that mostly diminished. Fair display of lacework. Clear flat looking body with a golden colour. Aroma of yeast, grain, fruit, dusty feel. Over the palate came mild spice and toffee. Medium bodied with an average carbonation. Moderated sweet flavour. Sweet fruity finish.

Golden amber with a nice and lasting head. The flavour is sweet and a bit like candy sugar. The same goes for the flavour where the alcohol also is present. It has notes of fruit, mostly apple. The overall impression is a bit too sweet with too little complexity.

Bottle at home. Orange with a large white ehad, some lacings. Aroma heavy malty (citrus), light bitter. Flavor heavy sweet, light bitter, well balanced. Medium/full body, the alcohol is felt. It has it’s own taste.

yeast and citrus on the nose, amber coloured, head is big and lingers, sweet with lotsa malt , decent hop bitterness and dry finish, decent but not amazing

(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, deep golden with a creamy, white head leaving the prettiest laces. Lightly sweet malt aroma. Nice, full body with sweet, fruity notes and quite some alcohol showing in the finish. Very subdued bitterness that only just balances the sweetness. 271106