Val-Dieu Blonde

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Belgian Ale
Aubel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Pours a slightly hazy pale straw color, with a one finger head that settles quickly to a thin cap and ring and leaves behind some thin lacing. Smell; yeasty with strong floral notes, and some traces of pepper. There’s some sweet fruits that I can’t quite place along with a wheat prsence. Taste; very fruity up front, with oranges and pears, and floral. There’s a solid malty biscuity flavor, and candied sugar as well as a strong wheat presence, and finishes with a pleasant peppery spiciness. While this isn’t a big in your face knid of beer, I found myself really enjoying this understated/sublte brew. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, and very refreshing.

good beer, but... there are just so many better belgian ales out there. nice smell of yeast and honey. taste of bread honey and fruit. cloudy blonde color with small foam white head. good not great.

Bottle, 33 cl. Tasted this first at Zwevegem in august. Since than ill tasted this many times. Golden yellow color with a cloud in the middle from the yeasties. Aroma was a mix some spices and floral notes. F lavor was solid, some spices, some sweet fruity, honey ?, and a nice dry and hopped finish. Good.

Hazy golden color. Yeasty aroma, smells like doughnuts! Tastes of lemon and straw. Kinda plain. Very dry and very well balanced. Not a lot of sweetness of bitterness. Just very dry.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy foamy head that stays. Very blond look. Taste is decent. Missing some flavor but well balanced.

Bottle. Hazy yellow coloured with a white head. Aroma of fruits and spices. Flavour of fruits and spices.

Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma is yeast and gruit. Taste is yeast, fruit and malt. Good finish.

Bottle at home. Golden with a large white head, ok lacings, unclear. Aroma moderate/heavy malty (fruity). Flavor moderate sweet and acidic; like a Belgian wit. Light and watery body, lively carbonated.