Sundbytunet Blond

Brewed by Sundbytunet
Style: Belgian Ale
Jessheim, Norway

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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On tap at the brewpub. A more or less clear one, golden in color and with a dense, white head on top. Lightly sugary nose with a solid dose of fruityness. Some spiced notes. Sweet flavor, still dry on the palate. Medium body. Nice bitterness both initially and in the end. Fruityness and a spiced touch as well. Certainly a beer I could drink a few of. 120505

On tap at Håndverkerstuene. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is wheat, malt, citrus, fruit. Flavour is wheat, orange, malt, hop, citrus, alcohol, apple, spices. OK easy drinkable beer.

On tap, 100ml, 6.0% abv., from a sample tray at the restaurant called Smaken av Sundbytunet. Next to clear, yellow-gold body, thin, white lacing-head. Spiced fruity aroma. A flavour profile that brings orange fruits, spices and faint yeasty fruitiness beneath. Dry, semi-sweet fruity ending. Oily palate. Medium bodied. Satisfying (Jessheim, 08.05.2012).

In short: A fruity and medium-hoppy blond ale, very satisfying beer
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Partly cloudy blond body topped by medium white head with medium retention
In long: The nose is surprisingly intense with plenty of tropical fruits and tangerines over dry grassy hops and a bed of fresh cereals. Taste is clean, a bit tangy, plenty of fruits (fresh juicy apples, pineapples, oranges, passion fruits, grapefruits, more), plenty of fresh cereals and I suspect some Saaz here because of a dry grassy finish with a spicy twist. Bitterness of medium intensity with a moderately dry finish, this is a well balanced beer. Very nice mouthfeel, clean, full, lively. To me it tasted halfway between a superior hoppy Golden/Blond Ale and a fruity light Belgian Blond ale. Don’t let the name fools you, usually when a pub names a beer simply ‘blond’ it usually means a boring entry-level blond ale, this is not the case here. This is very drinkable and very satisfying ale. Enjoyed this beer during a quiet afternoon at this brewpub when there was only the waiter, the brewer and one weirdo drinking alone at a table, and I should stop calling myself names.

Medium white head. Hazy opaque deep yellow body. Earthy funky fruity aroma with mealy perfumy orangey notes. Dryish herbal orangey taste with mealy coriander notes. Mid-bodied. Sharpish mealy mouthfeel. Dryish orangey herbal coriander aftertaste with papery grassy perfumy notes. Really nice. (0.5l draft at brewpub.)

Tap at Grünerløkka Mat- og Mikrobrygg Festival 2012. HAzy gold. Well balanced belnd of soft and ripe fruit - peaches, apricots and a sour Beligain edge. I could drink this for a long session!

On tap@ Sundbytunet. Pours yellow with a white head. Aroma of herbal hops, some spices,yeast and fruitiness. Flavor is sweet and fruity with a nice herbal and floral note. Medium body, soft carbonation.

On tap @Grünerløkka Mat- og Mikrobrygg Festival 2012. Cloudy gold colored body, topped by a thin foamy blond head. Initial aroma of dough, white bread and yeast, offset by spicy, grassy and light citrus-fruity hop tones. Soft, almost mellow malt flavor. Fruity, floral and bubbelgummy yeast tones. Noticable bitterness underneath. Spicy endnotes. A pretty good Blond. [24.08.12]

On tap @ the brewpub. Almost clear golden body with a nice white head. Aroma is fruity with some yeast and spices. Flavor is sweet, light malty, quite fruity and a nice spicy edge. Moderate but balanced bitterness. Medium body and a fine fruity aftertaste. Refreshing and very quaffable.

Light hazy golden colour with a white head. Yeasty and light fruity aroma. A fine fresh moderate sweetness with some fruity notes. One more please mmm
[On tap at The Brewpub]