4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 Travlr (7997) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - NOV 18, 2009
Draught served at 48˚
Appearance is clear golden with a large head that settles slowly and leaves solid lacing.
Smell is sweat socks (in a good way), black pepper and paprika.
Taste is orange and malt with a background of coriander and a bitter finish, very well-balanced and complex.
An excellent example of an abbey style blonde ale.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 19/20 auderale (606) - Bitburg, GERMANY - JAN 24, 2006
UPDATED: MAR 8, 2006 Bottle, 33cl. Orange/Amber pour. Nice fluffy head with a touch of fruit aroma. Served in a cool ceramic bowl. I enjoyed this very much.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 DonMagi (5598) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - MAR 20, 2007
Best beer of the tasting by a long shot, and my best blond iv ever had, including woman. Aroma was super peachy, pineapple sweet malts and raisins, very very nice. Taste is similar fruityness, not so sweet as easy drinking, really peachy. An excellent beer in every way.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Jerre (2228) - Waregem, BELGIUM - SEP 30, 2007
Bottle, 33 cl.
Dark golden color, medium white head. Aroma yeast, hops, flowery. Medium body. Taste start sweetness, malts, fruity, hopsbitter, dry.
A regular but good abbay drinkable blond.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Bov (8204) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - DEC 13, 2000
UPDATED: DEC 8, 2003 cloudy orange colour, nice creamy head, honey and grapefruit aroma, very smooth, strong and nice acidity, astringent, dry finishing bitterness, the aftertaste is honeyish - refreshing and with a good character
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 ogivlado (4990) - Zagreb, CROATIA - MAR 12, 2009
Bottled(330ml). -Dark golden coloured, small white head, dusty mild spicy nose. The glass was full of floating yeasty particles. Quite simple belgian ale; sweet malty, fruity and decent spicy with touch of vanilla in rather dry finish. As I already said simple and pleasant.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 leaparsons (7080) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - JAN 16, 2005
Hazy orange and gold in appearance. Aromas are are sweet oranges and spices with yeast and floral hops - good. Flavours are sweetened oranges and spices with yeast and a nice peppery feel on the tongue. Fairly dry on the finish. This is delicate in many ways but still quite complex.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 diabel (1584) - Aarschot, BELGIUM - AUG 13, 2004
UPDATED: SEP 13, 2004 Bottled - at Kulminator, Antwerp, Belgium
Normally clear, yellow body. Huge particles - average density. Mostly diminishing, white head. Virtually no lace. Moderately sweet, moderately bitter initial flavour. Moderately sweet, lightly bitter finish - averagily long. Medium to fully bodied.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 JonMoore (1581) - Loughborough, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - JAN 24, 2005
Cloudy blonde with particulates, good sized beady white head. Aroma is honey, oranges and yeast. Taste is sweet oranges, honey and spices with a nice acidity and hoppy finish. Medium bodied, average carbonation and refreshing.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 hammenlind (737) - Sundbyberg, SWEDEN - NOV 28, 2005
Golden colour, thick white head with gfreat lacing. Fruity, bubblegum nose with some hints of banana. Thick mouthfeel. Fruity flavour as well with a little acidity. Yeasty finish.
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