Texas BIG BEER Texas Blonde

Brewed by Texas BIG BEER Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Buna, Texas USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bomber courtesy of Bu11zeye (thanks Markus) poured a hazy gold with a small lingering white head. Aroma ofbread, earthiness, spice, yeast and a hint of citrus. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of bread, yeast, light earthiness and light spice with a crisp dry lingering yeasty finish.

bottled, thanks to mora2ooo, clear yellow pour with aroma malty sweet fruits, flavor of almond, sweet sugar, honey, malty sweet finish

(22oz bomber thanks to bu11zeye) clear gold, wispy fine white bubbles. Nose of sweet belgian candi sugar, corn, light alcohol, wheat, not very good. Taste is very sweet, corny, alcohol, not complex at all, not much to it. Alcohol linger, medium carbonation.

Bottle:   Dirty orangish straw, fine sediment about, thin frothy off-white head, little lacing.   Semi-sweet doughy and bready aroma.   Faint floral and fruity notes.   Seems more citrusy, doughy, with some dank barnish notes on the tongue.   Not heavy in the bready sense, which so many American brewers do.   This was a bit of a surprise to me.   Backside is a bit musty, faint floral and citrusy, doughy.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Th 10.5% ABV is very well hidden.   Better than expected.   Thanks Bill!

the newest texas brewery, lets see .. Pours a deep caramel orange .. low foam, even on the pour- light spots of lacing .. . soft mouth, and amazingly smooth, quite remarkable in that sense .. . lots of dough, light grain, touch of golden raisin bread, natural honey, and a touch of buttery caramel booziness .. . easy finish, quite slippery in the mouth .. . i think it needs to be firmer and more defined, and maybe cleaned up a bit but quite good for the first release from this very young brewery, and also very ambitious to do such a high gravity brew, so props for that! but lower the price a bit, almost 12 bucks is way to much for a bomber, i know i will never go near this again at that price, you’re local- don;t forget that.. . .
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Gold pour with a white head. Nose is sweet, fruity, caramel, and dough. Easy palate, super sweet, candied sugar, dried fruits, and light alcohol.

The beer pours a golden-orange color with a small white head. The aroma is not good. I get a lot of alcohol, but I also get some circus peanut quality as well as something that resembles apple cider vinegar. The flavor is not any better. The apple cider vinegar notes are back with a vengeance, as is some sugar, biscuit, toffee and grass. The alcohol is also present. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Not good.

Bottle. Pours a hazy gold with sticky white head. Aroma is yeasty, biscuit, fruity esters. Flavor is very much the same, malty sweet with a very balanced, neutral finish. Medium mouthfeel with medium-high carbonation. Overall, I kinda dig it....use a Belgium ale recipe but no Belgian yeast strain and this is what you get! Very easy to drink for an advertised 10% abv. Not bad at all!

Pours apricot color with a cool, thin body and no head which for me, was surprising for a Belgian style. Continuing on the aroma is sweet candied malt. The flavor is like a medium, light sugary syrup. The alcohol is noticeble on the finish and burns a little. Its watery on the palate. The label and description are unconvincing. It even smells a little metallic as it warms.

Bottle. Nose is funky and very slightly metallic, but with a earthy, bready note underneath, Pour a hazy gold/orange with a fast dissipating head. Very sweet and sharp -- boozy and citrusy with a bitter aftertaste. Finish hangs around as long as an indigent in-law, and is about as pleasant. I’m afraid I can’t get behind this one.