Steenbrugge Blond

Brewed by Brouwerij Palm
Style: Belgian Ale
Steenhuffel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

The commercial description is accurate for this beer. The bottle has the monastic symbol, so even though it is palm, it appears to at least be associated with a monastery. Malt and Belgian yeast, making this lightly sweet, with the gruut adding a mild herbal quality. It is easy to hate these beers when a big brewery is associated, but regardless of who makes it, this is a good product.

Light Copper colored pour with a large 3 fingered white head. Sweet honeyed aroma, with pear and grassy hops. Flavor is tough to get a handle on due to the aggressive carbonation. Light sweetness, with floral notes.

this beer is very bready in taste and style. after the first sip there is a strong alcohol taste that warms you up. nice balance of malts and little hops but still has all the right qualities.

The aroma is malty with hints of corn and caramel and yeast. There is definitely grassy hops but they are secondary. The appearance is orange with a small head. The taste is like the aroma. The palate is thin but smooth from carbonation. Overall an enjoyable beer but lacking anything that would make it great.

330mL bottle poured a slightly hazy blond color with a fast fading white head and little lacing. Aromas of yeast and citrus. Taste is lightly sweet at first with some yeast and mild hops in the finish. Pretty decent mouthfeel provided by the moderate carbonation and medium body.

pours golden amber, Thoughts: light viscosity (watery mouthfeel), pungent notes of honey, osmanthus/chrysanthemum, followed by a sharp carbonated and sharp bitter finish. Low-medium depth, medium complexity, low-medium length. Almost salty finish. It leave the back of the throat somewhat in need of a rinse of something else.

Pretty nice blond beer. Nothing more special then some other blond beers but it’s a decent one that’s worth a try. Nothing really stands out but it’s pretty well balanced.

33cl. bottle (Brabante Oro) at a bar (Bazur) in Madrid. It pours a slightly cloudy golden liquid with a medium-high white head that lasts throughout the beer and leaves some lacing. The aroma is light, with floral hops and hints of citron, peach and a mild maltiness. It smells a little grainy too. It tastes intenser, with mild malts, some light caramel and a little orange. It feels medium sweet and mildly carbonatated, ending semi-dry with a light bitterness. The aftertaste is fruity and has a slight vanilla touch. Nice presentation (though a bit paradoxical) for an interesting light beer.