Grimbergen Blonde

Alken-Maes (Heineken)
Brewed at Kronenbourg (Carlsberg)
Style: Belgian Ale
Jumet, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Pour is golden and clear with a quick settling golden head. True to style. Nose is yeast and toast; little fruit; and some pepper. Taste is slightly sweet. Grain comes though. Some mild hops and mild alcohol flavor. Mouth feel is moderate with moderate carbonation. A fine though not outstanding beer.

Bottle. Pours gold with a thin head. Nice fruity sweet aroma, spice, and just a touch of citrus. The flavor is sweet and fruity with a solid yeasty presence.

I dont like ales but this is a great beer. Very Belgian like sweetness with a very smooth mouth feel. A good choice for an ale.

THis clear blonde beer poured with a decent white head and a yeasty aroma. It tastes like a tripel but has the heft of a single. It’s slightly sour and fruity with losts of yeast and spice.

Bottle. Pours clear medium gold with a thick 2 finger stark white head that leaves nice lacing. The nose is fruit, grain and citrus zest. The taste is sweet grain, caramel and lemon zest. Medium bodied. Not too bad.

coriander flavored and moderate of body with an apple sweetness and touch of banana. earthy and spicy with a good alcohol profile it is a bit bready and frothy. nice and golden with good earthy malt presence. well balanced.

330ml Bottle: Aroma of Belgian yeast and a hint of fruit. Poured yellow/amber/gold in color with a large, creamy, rocky, off-white head that lasted throughout. Clear. Very sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of Belgian yeast and pale malts. Medium body. Lightly dry texture. Average to lively carbonation. Belgian yeast finish is lightly dry. Not much to it.

Clear deep golden body with a short thick head, delightful grassy aroma, with a nice balance between hops, citrus and malt, very crisp flavor, refreshing,a fine ale. Taste much lighter than its alcohol content.