t Smisje Blond

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

gold blond coloured sparkling body with a white head a fruity hoppy aroma a fruity hoppy herby taste with a herby bitter finish

Clear blond coloured beer with small white head and lots of carbonation. Spicy, granny aroma. Full creamy palate. Finish is spicy ending bitter and a dry.

A honey gold colored brew with a noisy white head that ends in a blotchy layer. Honey is also prominent in the aroma along with a hint of sweet funkiness. Flavor is a bitter pepper and unripe fruit. Hops are floral. Flavor becomes more malt intensive as it warms. Lots of effervescence. That odd pepper effect detracts from the enjoyment.

Sampled on 3/24/2009. This Belgian Ale pours a cloudy orange gold color from a 33cl bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head, with decent retention and nice long lasting lacing. Aroma is grassy, orange and fruity somewhat sweet. A medium bodied Belgian Ale. The malts are grassy and fruity, somewhat sweet. Touch of leather and must. The hops are floral and earthy but rather mild. Nice balance. Good carbonation. A fairly average beer, very drinkable but nothing really special. Probably would make a decent session ale. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

bottle, pours light orange, thin off white head. Spicey citrus aroma with a thin butter note. Sweet malt turning bitter with pepper spice and some orange peel. Interesting, but the finish is too bizaar and does not taste good.

Pours a hazy amber with a white head. Smells of sugar, some citrus, spicey. Tastes grassy and bland.

(33cl bottle) Hazy, orange-golden colour with a huge foamy white head. Sweet and yeasty, initially flowery nose that turns quite soapy after a short while, accompanied by a touch of citrus and spicy notes. Moderately sweet flavour, medium to light bodied with a soft carbonation. Yeasty malty taste with a restrained fruit-character, mixed up with some medicinal notes of band aid, “lingering” into the moderately soapy finish. Leave me alone (24.II.09).

Bottle, 6%. OK farty and spicy aroma. Clear golden colour, stable white head. Mild plastic aroma. Slightly rough bitterness in the finish. Not too distinct plastic, but not good.