Gaverhopke Zingende Blondine (Singing Blonde)

Brewed by ’t Gaverhopke
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Stasegem-Harelbeke, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Gushing to rather small, off-white head over slightly hazy orange-yellow beer with a faint mossy shine. Perfumed, vanilla, soapy, faint spicy & herbal,. Little, hidden point of vinegar. Sourish-sweet taste, with old honey, honingbollen , slightly oxydized grain, speciality grains. Jumble of flavours, not coherent. Sticky MF, as if there’s really honey in there, partially fermented. Alcohol remains pretty well hidden, restsugars abound; well-carbonated. I wonder about the honey. Problem is, if I can dig honey, I’ve always abhorred the taste of honingbollen (honeysweets). Even in beer, ’t would seem.

33cl bottle. Dorée foin laissant une fine opacité, col blanc léger. Arôme est fruité, agrumes, malt et levure. En bouche, alcool prend de suite une certaine place pour un palais réchauffant, le tout donne une impression de fruits fermenté allant vers abricot ou pêche. Note citronnée avec une levure présente et un profile de fin de bouche rappelant le bubble-gum. Garde un côté doux-sucré. Pour moi, l’alcool reste trop présente et dénature un peu le fini de cette bière.

Bona cervesa belga. Amb cos i ben equilibrada. Alcohol ben integrat. Molt bona realció qualitat-preu.

Miel, abricot et un peu de funk dans une marre beaucoup trop sucré. Manque de finesse.

Aroma of sour grape, perfume, wheat and slight funk. Pours light murky orange with beautiful head. Tastes sweet of bread, slight citrus funk, and wheat. A little abraisive but tasty.

Pours a hazy, dark golden yellow color with a half finger white foam head that quickly settles into a lastig ring. Sporadic spots of lace left behind. Sweet ester-y fruit aroma with some zesty spice, subtle hops and alcohol. Crisp fruit notes, notably apple, pear and grape countered by floral/piney hops and peppery spice. Medium bodies with a slight creamy texture and some sort carbonation up front followed by a prominent yeast presence that gives off hints of crisp, light fruit. There’s also some zesty spice with hints of pepper and clove followed by some earthy hops and alcohol sweetness that lingers into a slight dry finish.

Bottle @ home. Clear yellow / golden color, average sized white head. Smell malts, gains, yeast, slightly sweet-sourish. Taste malts and somewhat sourish. Carbo & body medium.

Yellow golden coloured beer, lots of fruits, sour and sweetness combined. Bottle was overtime. Need to retaste. Reminds me of some other kind of beer.

Pours hazy, large head with large bubbles. Aroma of malt and hops is light but present, clean and fresh. But a sour ale aroma predominates, lambic-like, with aromas of wood and a bit of hay. Sour flavor makes this beer crisp-tasting, while strong carbonation minimizes the usual harsh mouthfeel associated with sour beers. This bottle was probably fairly old, as most reviews don’t find it to be as sour as I did; it was, however, quite nice at this age, like a tripel crossed with a lambic.

Pours a hazy medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty, hoppy, yeasty. Flavor is moderately sweet, highly alcoholic, with a nice hop bite to it. I expected more hop action.

Yellow with slight haze and no lace. Lactic fruity winy sour. Mustard, licorice/anise. Thick and sticky body with warming alcohol.