t Smisje Blond

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Belgian Ale
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

From a 11.2 oz. Belgian stubby bottle with no freshness date, sampled at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. Poured a cloudy orangey bright golden with a nice rocky, foamy white head, good retention, some laced sticking. Aromas of musty funk, like foot odor, lime with a touch of rind, pears and bananas, a light spiciness and sweet maltiness. Good carbonation and a crisp, dry, carbonated smooth medium-light bodied mouthfeel. Not very tasty, moldy leather, orange zest and lime rind, a soft spiciness, a light fruitiness towards the end, the alcohol has a fusel flavor, warming in the back of the throat, and a dry bitter, leathery, fruity, malty finish. I have like the other ales I’ve tried from this brewer, but this was a disappointment, not very tasty or balanced.

Draught. Light yelllow coloured. Unclear. Dense off white head. Sweetness, fruits, yeast in the aroma. Quite bland. Flavour is watery. Sweet and yeasty with light fruitsnotes. Is thin bodied. Ends on a bland fruity note. Dosn’t have much to offer on the palate. Below average IMO.

Bouteille de 330 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes et de coriandre. Apparence: La couleur ets blonde orangée voilée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un énorme col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes et d’houblons herbacés. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement astringent. (Rating #885)

Beastiefan2k’s love of this beer notwithstanding, here goes... Very pale golden colour, thin fast-fading white head. Very odd aroma, light spicy yeast, some faint citrus and a soapy chemically character as well. Rank flavour, with light dusty yeast mixed with soap, rotten fruit and dank greasy malts. I normally enjoy Regenboog beers, but half of this went down the drain.

Pours a cloudy golden color with a huge slight off-white head. Aroma of hop, grain, some apple blossom typical for belgian blondes, some yeast. Nice bitter taste, bit yeasty as well. I like t Smisje brews, and this one is just a fine blonde.

Bottle: Poured a cloudy dark yellow color ale with a huge foamy head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of Belgian yeast and sweet malt with some candies sugar. Taste is also dominated by the Belgian yeast and the sweet malt with a slightly funky finish. Body is not filtrated and quite full with adequate carbonation. Not the best blond Belgian ale I’ve had but pretty good nonetheless.

Very cloudy dirty blonde body with an initially large white head. Coriander and yeast on the nose. Body is very yeasty with a floury texture and taste. Combined with a very active carbonation you get a an aggressive attack. Then some fruity notes (mainly orange). Than nothing. Nothing new here, quite ordinary and forgettable beer. To feel even more common they’d have to call it Smith Blond.

Aroma:light citrus aroma... Appearance:light hazy gold,huge foaming white head.. Flavor:watery,soap and light citrus...