2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Small bottle. Hazy golden/amber body. Medium head. Sweet yeasty aroma. A bit harsh palate. Taste is medium bitter but it feels more like metallic bitterness and less like hop bitterness. Some spiciness in the finish. It doesn’t seem to come together too well, it kind of feels industrial and lifeless. I also fail to understand the success of Duvel which, in my opinion, is similarly unsophisticated and harsh.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
En glad överaskning. Jag mindes den som en ganska blek blond och den sticker väl inte direkt ut, men det är också dess styrka. Välbalanserad, torr, frisk, bra kryddning gör den till en väldigt bra matöl utan att för den skull vara dålig på egen hand. Syrliga äpplen, koriander, pomerans, liten jästtouch, lätt oljig, tvålig och fenolisk men samtidigt torr, frisk och stram. Inte långt ifrån en klassisk saison som dupont. Gott så!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nice smooth ale, weak initial taste comes on stronger further into the drink. Slight hint of bitterness, not as flavourfull as other Trappist ales.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
light body, thin, lively, astringently bitter, cloudy pale, a little forthy
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
33 cl bottle from Systembolaget. Hazy, yellow, hay colored liquid with medium white head. Aroma of yeast, banana, cereal, malt, spices. Taste is light sweet and light to medium bitter. A bit tart. Medium bodied with high carbonation. Overall, quite nice and thirst quenching when cold.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear light orange with a big and lasting white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light spicy. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 190911
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Cafe Buitenlust, Oirschot. Decent Belgian blond ale. Pretty average on all criteria. Decent blond color, decent smell and taste. Nothing stands out, certainly not in a negative way which makes it a nice useful beer, but nothing special.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
The honeyed and sweet aroma and golden glow are incongruous with the flavour, which is a bit thin. The flavour creeps toward the back of the tongue rather than covering it in cloying malt. Pleasant CO2 though.
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