Westvleteren Blond

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle 330 ml. Pours crystal clear pale blond. Aroma: malt, citrus, hops. Taste is surprisingly pilsener like. Some bitterness. Very thin and dry. Little carbonation, hoppy though not overwhelming hoppy aftertaste. Not a bad beer, but disapointing. Bouteille 330 ml. Robe blond pâle totalement translucide. Arome de malt, d’agrumes et de houblon. Le goût rappelle étrangement celui d’une Pilsener. Mince en bouche et sèche. Légère carbonatation. Léger arrière-goût de houblon. Pas une mauvaise bière, mais plutôt décevante au vu de sa réputation.

Bottle 330 ml. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Aroma of pils malt, belgian yeast and slight citrus. Also slight notes of fruits. Taste pils malt and some bitterness. Thin body. Long but light bitter aftertaste. Good carbonation. Not a bad beer, but I don’t understand the hype around this one.

blonde veiled. beautiful compact foam. good body. soft. intense. complex with aromas of white fruit and sugar belgium style. good but not worth the price if not to help the monks

Poured into a snifter. 5.0 A: Super pale and super clear until you get to the yeast. Two and a half fingers of creamy/frothy white head. Retention is very good and tons of lacing is left. Can’t ask for much more. 5.0 S: Wow. This smells better than both of its big brothers. Great mix of fruit, spice, and a touch of funk. Big hit of green apple followed by hay and peppery spiciness. Sugary citrus orange, lots of esters, and clove underneath. Powerful and well integrated. 3.5 T: Tasty, but missing the power and integration of the nose. Surprisingly bitter as well. Hay, wet grassy, earthy and grassy hops. Light peppery spiciness. Apple fruitiness with a touch of citrus. Woodsy funk and herbal lemongrass. 4.5 M: Lighter body. Active, spritzy carbonation. Plenty of creaminess for how light it is. 4.0 D: This would have a shot at a perfect beer if it tasted more like it smelled. In any case, glad I got to try it. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 04-06-2012 01:57:05

Golden with nice soft head. Aroma hay, yeast, hops - like in a hay barn with some horse. Taste some sweet malt, more bitter hops, yeast and hay. Light/Medium body with good carb. Finish with long bitterness. Didn’t appreciate the country barn taste/aroma.

Usual brown 33cl bottle, cap date 19.10.11, so drink before 19th Oct 2011. This bottle was reviewed 14th Jan 2011: poured into a Westvleteren chalice, which sat on a Westvleteren beermat, so it felt at home! Cloudy/hazy/murky body of dirty orange/lemon colour, a white collar and wispy head on top. Belgian yeast esters, with green hops hit the nose, some citrusy notes as well. The taste was sharp and refreshing, almost tart in its citrus (lemon and grapefruit) bite. I thought it a bit ’young’ in the taste, meaning it needed longer to mature in the bottle. I have two older ones in my stash, but wanted to review the beer when in date, I’ll have the other ones soonest though, as this Westy doesn’t age too well, or so I’m told. Pleased I’ve used the glass at last and the lesser of the Brothers beers gets a thumbs up from me, not huge scores, but I’m a low marker compared to most.

bottled@westvleteren. Hazy yellow with sediment and a fluffy white head. Aroma of yeast, lemon and orange. Taste is lemon and yeast with a slight bitterness. Mouthfeel is dry yeasty! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone 4S

Bottle. Hazy, yellow/hay liquid with medium to big white head. Aroma is spicy with notes of banana, red berries, noble hops, wheat and cereal malt. Taste is very light, quite dry and light bitter with very light tartness. Notes of belgian yeast esters and wild strawberries. Light bodied with nice carbonation. Quite balanced and not too sweet, though quite dull.

Cloudy yellow with a thick white head. Fruity and flowery tones. Malt, fruit and hops. Medium body with a nice bitter sweet after taste.

Bottle. Light golden, hazy, average to large and mostly lasting head. Moderate, malty - lightly wheaty and sweetish aroma, fruitiness - light honey, faint spiciness (coriander, light pepper), light herbal hoppyness, some yeast. Body is medium, malty - lightly wheaty and sweetish flavor, some fruitiness - light honey, light herbal hoppyness, some yeast. Finish is average, malty - lightly malty and lightly sweetish, light fruitiness - faint spiciness, some herbal hoppyness. OK Belgian ale, but "Don’t believe the hype".