Westvleteren Blond

Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Belgian Ale
Westvleteren, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Poured into original Westvleteren goblet. Clear golden colour when poured without the yeast sediment, gets cloudy when sediment gets poured in. Beautifull creamy white head that builds above the rim of the glass. Aroma of grains, lemon, orange and coriander. Bit like a Belgian Witbier. Incredibly flavourfull, a bit bitter but most of all spicey and balanced. The lemon is really present on the surface and you can find the spiceyness on the background. Really good beer, will definitely pick this up again.

Si presenta nel bicchiere con un colore chiaro e opalescente.Profumo agrumato e di spezie.schiuma bianca fine e poco persistente.Al palato sinceramente oltre al contrasto tra la vena fruttata citrica e il leggero amaro di luppolo non mi colpisce molto altro. Un pó deluso,forse troppe aspettative.Mi riservo un secondo assaggio altrimenti direi che come blonde trappista c’è di meglio ...

Bottle, brought home from Belgium where it was gifted by my new friend Mathieu. Poured into my .3L tulip. Appearance: Gold and partially cloudy. Lots of bubbles cascading through the body and up to the half inch thick head. Smell: Not the most overwhelming array of aromas, but the yeast is definitely there. Citrus and wild fields. Taste: Excellent. Peppery and wild and funky and refreshing. Another review mentioned a hint of Orval, and I’d say that’s pretty spot on. The floral components from the hops have a nice balance. I get a little bit of the pine and dryness, but only as a compliment to the base of the beer (which is the yeasty profile.) The back end suitably lingers for a bit, begging me to take another sip. Mouthfeel: Effervescent and crisp. Overall: I could drink a lot of this. Well worth seeking out. Especially if you’re going to go through the trouble of tracking down its older brothers.

Bottle dated 17-12-10. Pours a slightly cloudy gold with a nice fluffy white head. Excellent lacing. Aroma of florals, yeast, citrus, and spices. Taste is a nice balance of florals, spices, citrus, yeast, and a bit of hops. A truly superior blond. Rating # 800

Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a nice-sized white head. Nose is belgian yeast and citrus. Tastes of belgian yeast, lemon peel, and a bit of spice. Really good for a belgian blond, but this is a style with which one can only do so much. The monks have done all they can.

[Rated 05/31/2010] Westvleteren 1/3: Bottle. Pours muddy apple-colored with thick white head. Aroma is of wheat, honey and fruit (did I get apples?). Flavor is of honey and wheat and is very light for the amount of alcohol that it packs. Maybe a little sour too. Very nice. I am eager to try the bottles of its 2 bigger brothers.

#1233 Gelber Trappist mit feinporiger Schaumkrone; hopfiges Aroma mit Zitronengras; im Antrunk wiederum zitronig, ohne süß zu sein, der Hopfen übernimmt schnell das Kommando und geht in einen mittellangen Abgang über. Ungewöhnlich, aber eine absolut leckere Hopfennote!

My dad brought this back from Belgium on a recent trip. Pours golden with a faint but frothy head. Flavors are a hint of sweet banana, apricot, and bread.