Super des Fagnes Blonde

Brewed by Brasserie des Fagnes
Style: Belgian Ale
Mariembourg, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Aroma is one of beer’s most complex features. Aroma is propelled by lively CO2 and dampened by pillowy heads - especially nitrogen foam. Click on a term below to add it to your tasting notes.

Head is initially huge, frothy, rocky, white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy medium yellow, dense tiny particles, bottle conditioned. Aroma is moderately hoppy (flowers, citrus - lemon), moderately malty (cookie, toasted light bread), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with notes of coriander, orange, clove, pineapple, honey, pepper. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Finish is moderately bitter, lightly acidic. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation, lightly astringent. Whoa, mama...this is a find! Wonderful fresh/bright/lively aroma complete with spices, fruits, and flowers, with a surprisingly assertive malt character...superb flavor balance...nearly undetectable alcohol (until you stand up)...sexy appearance and great mouthfeel. This has it all. A new entry among my favorite Belgian blonde ales. Stunning.

I had this beer at the village of Chimey, at Au Vieux Chimey. The aromas were of hops, floral and yeasty notes. The head was dense and the beer was the color of polished bronze. The flavor was dry with a medium bitterness and flavors of vanilla, bread and a slight nutty maltiness. Overall this is a satifying beer, full flavored with enough hop bitterness to be a thirst quencher.

Blond beer with a big white head. Drink this meany times by the neighbour G. Yeast flakes floating around. Yeast, fruit and spice aroma. Medium bitter spicy taste. Very nicely balanced. Yes is ’t good.

Bardzo smaczne drożdżowe piwo o mętnym zabarwieniu. Bardzo harakterystyczny smak dla tego typu piw belgijskich. Aromat kolendry unosi się nad pianą, która jest trwała. Przyjemny smak bez dominacji alkocholu

Tasty! Smooth yet snappy belgian ale. This brewery is not far from Chimay, and I need to stop by next time I’m in Belgium. Thick, creamy head and fine active carbonation keep the head alive. Aroma is faint, but taste is right up front with hay, hops and a little licorice. Alcohol is barely noticeable.

UPDATED: JUL 24, 2011
2011-01-29, corked bottle, bb 20 09 02, vintage 2001, 9 years old, 6-4-6-3-12=31
Beautiful golden color; creamy head. The aroma shows signs of age. The body structure is good, the flavor is quite sweet, smooth, with some stale signs of age. It doesn’t feel like 10 years old, but still it’s going downhill.

2002-08-01, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Gold colour, giant rocky head, a real Belgian lace. Strong hop aroma, old flowers, a little spicy. Good body, elegant waves of sweetness and dryness, malt and hop, coriander. Dry and bitter finish, with good dry hop.

very tasty saison-like blond. strong yeasty smells. very spicy and quite bitter, with a long dry prickly finish.

Mild and sweet. Very fruity and hoppy bitterness.

This beer is a blond with a fenomenal head, wich was about the first thing I mentioned when drinking this blonde. The aroma is interesting, and quite complex, luckily it made my high expectations come out when i drankit. It has a lovely fruity taste and some bitterness. A well balanced beer you should try when you can get your hands on it.