Duysters Loterbol 8 Blond

Brewed by Brouwerij Loterbol (was Duysters)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Diest, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Muddy brown pour. Initial sweetness falls flat and heavy on the taste buds. Very dirty beer. Lots of sediment and earthiness. Rated 4/13/10

The Duysters Loterbol has kind of changed during the years i guess, as with google i find the Loterbol of 5.2 %. On ratebeer i see the Loterbol of 6.8 %. Although this beer is very much alike with the Duysters Loterbol, i guess Duysters have come up with 2 distinct forms of the new Loterbol brewing season: the Loterbol Blond and the Loterbol Bruin. Cloudy orange color, huge medium lasting head. Dense particles floating around. Initially cheesy and citrussy aroma, when pouring out the more yeasty part of the bottle, the aroma becomes more spicy and yeasty, note of ginger even. Flavor is spicy carbonating on the tongue, with a pretty bitter palate.

Bottle from Bottle Trek. Hazy apricot color with a decent white head. Aromas of pale stone fruit, yeast, candi and perhaps malt. Medium body with slightly fizzy carbonation. Flavor is spice, wood, pale fruit, malt, trace of funk. Finish is quite dry with herbs/wood/funk for a little extra bitter. Worth taking time to appreciate.

Bottle, at Haket, Göteborg. Cloudy pale golden colour, low head. Strange fruity aroma with notes of anthill, leather and flowers. Sweetish flavour with strong notes of leather and oak.

Pours with a gigantic and thick foamy head. A light cloudy gold color to the body. Aroma is funky lemon peels and some barnyard. A little hint of leathery goodness. The taste has sweet caramel and peanut butter. Some hints of oranges and vanilla in the aftertaste. This is very nice and light. A little too carbonated.

Bottle. Hazy golden blonde with a tall white head. Aroma is slightly tart fruit, lemon creme, yeast flowers, soft candy notes and light spice. Taste is tart fruits, spices, big, dusty yeast notes, sweet malt, floral hops, herbs and light candy notes. Body is light and whispy but very bubbly with a strong, dense carbonation. Ends with more tart fruit notes, Belgian yeast, cobwebs, flowers, light spice, floral hops, herbs, lemon drops and hard candy flavors.

Good Belgian ale. Spicy(peppery), grassy, and fruity flavor. Finish is hoppy and bitter.

This bottled brew marked BBF 12/06 all but exploded out of the bottle as it was uncapped. It foamed up and out of the bottle. As I tried with much difficulty to stop the foam up, it eventually settled down to pour a very large sized head of foamy finely sized long lasting white colored bubbles and a spiderweb lacing. The body was hazy and light yellow brown in color with yeast floaties and brown yeast swirls. Its aroma contained notes of mild yeasty floral malts. Its mouth feel is initially tingly and vinous with a mellowing palate and a yeasty aftertaste. Its flavor was yeasty malty and thin but strengthened in the aftertaste.

Pale gold appearance that grows darker as more sediment hits the glass. A supersized white head and good lacing follow. Curious aroma; very yeasty and sweet, with a hint of spice and undefined fruit. Taste is a mix of spicy, floral hops, soft fruit, yeast, caramel and butterscotch. Medium bodied with a lingering finish.

Appearance: hazy, tarnished gold-to- straw yellow in color, with an enormous helping of foam, taking up most of the glass, taking it’s time to whittle down, bone-white and puffy, leaving lace. Aroma: spicy, right off, and citric, lemon and orange, yeast in abundance, as well. Alcohol peeks through, too, when you really breathe it in. Taste: acidity is high here, to match the carbonation, maybe. Sourness is the primary taste, and it dries soon off of the palate. Very odd, quite unlike another I’ve encountered in a Belgian blonde, not as smooth or seamless as I’d expect. Spicy, clovey, citric, and uncompromisingly so. Grabs hold of the tongue and doesn’t let up right away, just gradually fades. Hops are wildly at play, as well, and a bitter undertone. Body is nearly medium, finish is tangy and brief, ...but I can’t shake whether this is intentional, or perhaps gone bad? Bottle, bought 2 months ago, is good until May of ’05, so that can’t be it, can it? No, this is how the brew is supposed to be, and I’m just a bit too taken aback by it, that’s all. Actually, halfway through, it’s much less harsh and the drinkability markedly improves. Maybe decanting the bottle some before consumption would have distanced my tastebuds from that harsh acidity? Who knows, it’s over now, and I a fruitiness opens up, and I’m having no trouble draining the glass. Quite a remarkable beer drinking experience, chalk it up to Belgium once again!