La Gauloise Blonde

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Nice yellow golden color, clear, not so foamy head it disappears quickly. Smell of hopps and sweet malts. First taste impression is sweetish at first but than the bitters fill in the aftertaste. Nice and pleasant alternative to Leffe Blond.

Sessionable Belgian blonde, highly drinkable but not especially memorable. Poured a syrupy gold with a tall, aerated and noisy head that frothed and bubbled as it settled. Strong, fairly alcoholic aroma of dusty hops. Hint of bubblegum and citrus, but overall a little short on distinction. Quite grabby carbonation at first sip - fairly fizzles at the front of the mouth. Medium-bodied. Subtle flavour profile - lemon tartness with melon fruitiness. Short alcoholic bite and some spice in the finish. An easy quaffer for its 6.3% abv. (33cl bottle, IBS, Perth, bb 24/10/06)

Decent, easy drinking quaffer and the smaller, friendlier brother of the Brune. Tasted from the bottle into a chalice, quite cool. Hazy, yellow-gold body with fine particles of yeast caught in suspension. Well conditioned, fine carbonation rose to a short, tight white crown of foam that was mainly lasting and left some legs. Enticing, but typical, sweet, juicy melonous, cantaloupe and honeydew, nose with some lemon citrus zing and a lot of candi. Quite light in the mouth, spritzy carbonation cold seems to smooth out as it warms. Hints of vanilla and candi upfront for sweetness before becoming oh so lightly tart mid-palate with hints of peaches and apricots with some cantaloupe mixed in. Short in the finish with some herbal notes just before the swallow. Quite fruity, but delicate and sessionable. Cold, you could down it in quick succession like a pale lager; cool, you could afford to sit on it for a quiet moment. Not bad!!! (33cL, Morley Liquor Merchants, 07/12/06)

This one is nothing more then an more then avarage pilsener, a bit on the light side. Maybe a hinch of a white.

Not as good as the brune but still a pretty decent triple. Pretty bitter taste. Had this one on a train and had to drink out of a plastic cup, should try it again.

Bottled: Yellow coloured. Hazy. Fluffy white head. Spiced and citric aroma. Flavour of fruit, coriander and yeast. Is citric and has a light sour undertone. Ends on a dry and grapish note.

Off-white head on a golden body. Taste is bitter yet fruity. A little thin; but very drinkable

Golden coloured with a slight haze. Fluffy head. Sweet-ish wheat-y aroma. Light-bodied with an yeast-dry fruity flavour. Drinkable but it need more body.

Bottle. one of the better blondes ive sampled. Nice light head golden body. Aroma is slightly fruity with hints of spice. Decent enough to enjoy without distractions.

(Bottle 33 cl) 6,8% ABV in my version. Hazy, golden beer with a fine fluffy head. Fruity nose, fruity flavours - coriander? - very soft mouthfeel. Almost no bitterness. A pleasant beer that wouldn’t offend anyone. Easy to finish, easy to forget. 200398