Grimbergen Blonde

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Draft at Del Arte Restaurant at the Quartier Latin Paris France for 4.90 Eur Very good.

Bottle. Pours golden blonde with a very tall off white head. Smell of fruit and hops, a little malt. Has a bitter bite to it followed by some fruit, malt and alcohol, lots of carbonation. Has something else I can’t quite point out, grass maybe. Hoppy fruity finish. Overall, this one has some bite and a long lasting aftertaste. Not bad, I’ll drink it again.

pours sunshine yellow with an effervescent head that dissipates fairly quickly. aroma is of alcohol primarily; a bit of grain. flavor is fairly hoppy with some grassy undertones and some butter and sour citrus. coats the tounge with a bit of a malt and a kick of alcohol burn. not really very interesting, but better than some blond ales ive had.

Odd sourness and oily mouthfeel. Just OK. Might not have been a good bottle.

Pours a golden color with small white head. Citrusy aroma, sweet and malty, little spicy. Flavor follow suit, malts, banana, some honey and hops. Maybe a bit on vanilla. Medium bodied and smooth.

Pours a bright golden color with a pillow like head. Nose of honey, malts and sweetness. Flavor is sweet, sticky malts with honey, corn and a bit of a metal flavor. Medium bodied. A bit sweeter than I like, but still enjoyable.

Wow. Really good brew right here. Pours a bright straw yellow into the glass. I hate to compare the look of it to this but it looks like a miller or coors. But thats where the similarity stops right there. Great flavor, nice hops presence with a solid malt backbone. Great beer and definitely worth a try

Bottle. Pale golden with small white head. Smells of honey, cherry? bit of citrus. Taste has a lot of bread, mildly bitter finish, not a whole lot going on. Drinkable but I’m not crazy about it, smells better than it tastes.