La Blonde du Domaine des Grottes de Han

Brewed by Brasserie Du Bocq
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Purnode-Yvoir, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Golden beer, very carbonated with a small white head. Fruity, cheesy nose, not very assertive. Very estery-yeasty despite the yeast completely settled. Very creamy MF, dry ending. Seems a bit more alcoholic than the 6.5 would suggest. Despite the claimed bottle-conditioning, not very impressive.

Drank in Jan 2009: This 0.75 litre cork and caged bottle was obtained in the tourist area beside the caves at Hans-sur-Lesse in Namur, Belgium. It is brewed souly for tourist like you and me, the caves bye-the-way are fantastic, as is the train ride to them from the village centre. Anyway, back to the beer: Poured into Kasteel and Leffe chalice glasses it looked like a Duvel without a head of foam. Pale blonde with a white wisp of a covering on top. The aroma was of yeast and not much else. The taste was fairly bland and far too fizzy, a dry aftertaste didn’t help and because it had no body the alcohol took over with the dryness. Not a nasty, but just a tourist brew by a brewery that specialises in such beers. This was the first beer in a Belgian evening I organised and was choosen as the first beer because I knew it would be a thirst quencher and not a sipping beer. I was right.

Heavy malty and lemon aroma. Huge, frothy, white head. Good lacing. Cloudy, yellow body. Light bitter flavor. Medium palate.

Bottle. Frothy white good mostly æasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate bitter nice fruity aroma.. Moderate bitter flavor. Very present fruity esters. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Nice.

Bottle. Hazy golden colour with a medium white head and a fair lacing. Aroma and taste of fruits, spices and citrus. Nice beer. Yeast at bottom.

Bottle. Huge head with good duration. Color is hazy golden. Aroma and taste are yeast, hops, malt, fruits, and hops.

Bottle.Thanks to Dion for bring me this beer.Clear golden colour with large white head.Aroma of yeast and fruits sweet mouthfeels and fresh smooth finish.

750 ml bottle bought @ the caves of Han. Golden body with a big white head. Aroma is fruity, yeasty with a mild hint of ester. Flavor is sweet malty, fruity, spicy and have a little hint of cellar notes. It’s a quite light ale with some complexity, not bad at all. Really surprised to find such a decent beer as a tourist souvenir.

A gift thank you Roger with glass sent from Belgium. 25cl bottle. Great fragrance better then average taste and lingers on the palate. Fruit taste common for this style. Another great beer!

@ the caves of Han. Very soft and smooth blond beer, standard Belgian style. Reminded me of Deugniet, although this one seems sweeter to me.

Bottle@Poirotti (Thanks for all Frank!). Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is fruits, yeasty and quite cheesy. Flavour is very fruity, yeasty with some mild spicy notes. Also some alcohol is showing mildly. Very pleasant. And excellent with the Val-Dieu cheese and syrup we had.