Grain d’Orge Tradition

Brewed by Brasserie Grain d’Orge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ronchin, France

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle at the Kastelhof, Cassel, 22/03/13 - split with Leighton and Bruce, labelled as ’Blonde Cuivree’. Lightly hazed blonde/amber with a thin white head that dissipates edgeward. Nose is pale malt, dark fruit notes, grass, citrus, orange peel, touch of spice, light booze whiff. Taste comprises light toffe tang, spice, dark fruits, over ripe orange, sugars. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, sweet notes in a dry finish, Ok I guess - Les ’Whelme’ !!!

Good, but not great. Everything is about average on this, no one single feature is outstanding. Sourish aroma of grapes, sourdough. Taste is also mildly sour, dried fruit, butterscotch. Cellaring might be the trick for this beer.

Very clear brown body with light tan lace. Cellar aromas and rustic malts to go with a nice enough bready yet unfortunately hopless as well. Odd taste, starting fairly rustic, with simple malt base yet a very weird yeast. Especially the aftertaste is strongly negatively influenced by it. Not much bitterness here. I generally like this kind of beers but this one has a strange old, dusty yeast to it that kills the experience, like banana gone bad. No thanks. (33cl bottle from Auchan in Tours)

Bouteille 33 cl de Casino - Cannes (F). Ambrée dorée à mousse moyenne et pétillement grossier. Arômes légers de malt d’orge et caramel, végétal. La bouche est douce, caramel-sucre d’orge. Notes de céréales évidentes, pointe de fumé et amertume houblonnée. Bel équilibre sucré-acidulé. Finale céréales-houblon herbacé, mais on reste un peu sur sa faim. Dommage pour les antioxydants.

Bottle, branded Blonde Cuivree, from Carrefour. Golden colour with nice white head. I’d say it was quite a malty version of Belgian ale, sweet with mild spice character, but could have done with a bit more hop bitterness to balance it out. Some alcohol present. Didn’t get any smokiness from the yeast. Ok, but there’s so many better beers of this style.

Sweet candy sugar and toffee aromas. Sugar, raisin and toffee flavors. Overall a decent Belgian strong ale.

21st December 2009
As Blond Cuivree. Clear amber beer, frothy white head. Dry palate, turns a little frothy. Lightly spiced malt with an undertone of marmalade orange. Finishes frothy and dry. Decent enough but lacking and ’wow’ factor. Faint banana on the finish.

Shared with my wife at a hotel room in Nice, bought at the local Spar
Light copper, beige head. Smells of belgian yeast, mats some hops and fruity esters. Malty taste, medium sweetness.quite fruity. Medium body, medium carbonation. Grassy hops, light bitter finish.

light fruit aroma,golden, clear, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, oily feel, soft carbonation, light dry soft finish.

Medium yellow coloured and hazy. Has a white head, medium duration. Moderate malty aroma, has nice notes of hops, herbal. Moderate sweet flavor, finish moderate bitter. Creamy texture and flat carbonation.