Van Den Bossche Livinus

Brewed by Van Den Bossche
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
St. Lievens-Esse/Herzele, Belgium

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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On tap at the bonte koe , leaden. Thick creamy white head. Clear golden blond pour. An ok blond.

Poured a clear blonde with a frothy white head. Aroma of sweet caramel malt. Medium body, quite lively, flavour of the caramel with some citrus hops and a slight dry aftertaste.

Bottle @ home. Clear yellow color, small white head. Smell and taste malts, some kind of bitterness, slightly herbs and spices. Low to medium body, low to medium carbonation.

Bottle, 25cl, Geers. Paly yellow ale, better than most lagers. Part yeasty / part tangy. Decent, sessionable.

Bottle at Craigs. Pale golden and clear. Slightly lagery Belgian yeast aroma. Flavour is slight citrus and soapy. Sweet and a bit tangy on the finish. Not great.

Bottle. Pale yellow thin white head. Grassy slightly citrus aroma, smells a bit like washing up liquid. Taste is a bit musty, lagery, slightly unpleasant. Unclean finish.

bottle at home ... golden yellow ... thin white head ... soft grasssy nose ... soft fruits ... ligth grainy herbal tone ... bah ... bah ...bah

At least 2009 Vintage // 2011 (BBF date) // 33 cl. bottle @ Bier Central // clear light yellow, small white head // smells vintage blond ale, sweet white grapes & sweet yeast in an odd, indicatory way // taste cornflakes, yeast, sweet oxidation, white sugar, artificial, white grapes, hay, citrus, malts // m/m // think the label design is reminiscent of Evil Twin // neat // beer itself, past standard condition // dime in a dozen

21/11/2011 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 16/3/12 (2011-659)

Clear blond beer, white creamy head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: hay, bit of cardboard, spices (coriander), soapy, citrus, dusty, some grapefruit. MF: ok carbon, light body. Taste: bitter start, little bit of grapefruit, lemony tartness, all in all pretty watery. Aftertaste: little bitter and lemony, green banana. Meh.

250 ml bottle. Finland.
Clear pale golden colour with small white head. Sweet malt and sweet hops in soda like aroma. Sweet fruity floral hops and mild sweet bitterness in flavour. Mild sourness.