Ellezelloise Quintine Blonde

Brewed by Ellezelloise (Brasserie des Légendes)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ellezelles, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

send corrections   |   shelftag   |   edit barcodes   |   update pic

33 cl bottle @ Brussels.
Rated on 20100718.
Pours clear golden color with small head. Aroma of fruits, spices, yeast, malts and clove. Flavor of fruits, yeast and spices.

Poured into a lovely chalice glass: New Years Day, in a bar on the Grand Place in Mons, Belgium. The body was an orangey, golden yellow, a slight haze spoiled the moment; a thinning white head was evident as the glass was placed in front of me, by the time I’d lifted the glass to my lips it had receded to a collar and a wisp. Mixed bag of mini smells; yeast, citrusy hops, sweet flower aromas and biscuit malts, all faint but detectable. The taste is sharp, tangy and almost lager/pilsner like, however a malty flavour appears mid sip, before the dry, initial sharpness re-asserts it’s self. Half decent and certainly one of the crispier Belgian on-tap beers I’ve had in this style. The complexity of the flavours hid the alcohol content and it was impossible to guess it’s ABV, very surprised when I discovered it was 8%. Really enjoyed it, would have been better outside on a sunny, warm day rather than the damp cold evening I sat inside with my coat on. Hope to come across it again in the summer one day.

From back log

Head: white, creamy
Colour: hazy blond/orangy
Smell: hops, bit of malts, some grassy notes, bit fo yeast
Taste: quite powerfull hopy flavour for a belgian ale , some notes of malts, yeast bitterness, bit of grains , end is dry and grassy , nice !

This blonde pours florenscent brown and has residue at the base and smells sweet and wheaty. It is bitter on the tongue with an abrupt finish.

golden hazy beer with a floral bitter taste. Dry astringent aftertaste with a full alcohol mouth.

Transfering data from personal beer file. I drank this beer a long time ago. I’ll update this rating if I have the chance to drink it again.

Hazy pale yellow, white stable head. Nose is spicy, yeasty with hop notes. Taste is spicy hops with malt in the background, some weak sweetness. Acerbic bitter finish. Medium body, lively carbonation. Could hardly notice the 8% ABV. Nice beer.

Hazy goldblond coloured beer with huge diminishing rocky white head and medium carbonation. Hopped aroma. Full sparkling palate. Finish is ftuired soft ending soft bitter.

Belga Sörök Háza, Budapest. Opálos, világító aranysárga színe van, és jókora, kemény és krémes, kitartó fehér habot fejleszt. Illata citrusosan-barackosan komlós, korianderes és élesztős. Íze malátás, kicsit alkoholos, élesztős, gyümölcsös és egészen komlós, száraz és keserű. Testes, de könnyen iható és csak szolidan szénsavas. Nem egy műremek, de egészen jó belga ale ez, ami talán komlókeserűbb az átlagnál.

Opaque golden beer with a frothy bubbly head. Subtle citric peachy smell. Dry. The taste is hop bitterness. Dry with an acidic finish. Bit boring, easy to dirnk but nothing special.