La Trappe Blond

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Belgian Ale
Tilburg, Netherlands

Pours orange with a creamy white head. Bubbles cling to the side of the chalice. Aroma is of yeast, honeyed malts and herbal hops. Fizz is not excessive and the alcohol is completely hidden. Some saltiness there, reminiscent of a Manzanilla sherry. There’s fairly plain fruit sweetness and a spicy, just bitter finish. It’s not terribly complex, but it works fine.

Bottiglia da 75cl comprata da Bonanni, erano secoli che volevo provare anche questa versione ’standard’ delle famigerate trappiste olandesi, dopo aver assaggiato tripel e quadrupel (nessuna delle due particolarmente soddisfacenti, anzi la tripel manco tanto buona). La verso in un bicchiere slowfood piccolino, fa un pò di schiuma molto evanescente, il colore della birra è piuttosto malaticcio. Annuso, vabeh, tollerabile, penso: magari si potrà bere. In realtà è poco più di una Affligem, se vi piace il genere "ale belga anonima" ve la consiglio, io non le bevo volentieri cose così, però purtroppo mi capita. Avrei dovuto immaginarlo, ma senza assaggiare come potevo? Bah, La Trappe non riesce mai a convincermi. Mi manca però la dubbel, vedremo

33cl bottle poured into a La Trappe Trappist glass. Golden copper with minimal white head. Aroma is candy sugar and spice. Subtle flavors of fruit, spice. High carbonation. Finish is mildly bitter with a lingering spicy effervescence. An understated blond. Not bad.

A clear golden colored beer, with a nice foamy white head. The aroma of grains, malts and some fruits, like citrus. The taste is fresh fruity, citrus. There are sweets with a little bitter. The aftertaste is sweet with some bitter.

30cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, not complex brew, yet easy to drink, balanced, hazy, good head, nice Trappist

It poured a hazy golden liquid with a small white foam that left some lacing. It had a spicey smell with some yeast. It had a smooth mouthfeel and had a taste of yeast and spices. Quite alright beer.

330ml bottle, Morrisons, Carlisle. Very pleasant aromatic golden ale, with, as expected, cloves and herbs in the nose, along with sherbert and various childhood sweets. Pleasantly yeasty, lively pour and plenty of carbonation. I enjoyed this more and more as it went down!

330ml bottle. Very lively with a deep golden colkourand thin to medium white head that quickly vaishes. Fruity aromas mixed with spices and dried fruit. Crisp and dry in the mouth with a sherry like flavour and nice complexity.