Westvleteren Blond

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

Bottle from Secret Santa 09/10. Bigtime thanks! Nose has that great trappist yeast character with very subtle grains. Color is a nice gold yellow. Flavor was either too subtle for me or maybe the yeast died: shallow, rindy grain, no yeast character to taste, almost a soapiness. Surprisingly bland and papery. Glad I had it - suspect this was a bad bottle.

Hazy pale yellow, frothy white head. Aroma of lemon, grass, honey, yeast. Taste is smooth sweet bready grain and farmhouse notes with some citrus hops. Carbonation is smooth, medium but rich body.

Blond with a white head and lasting foam. Lots of yeast character with generous spice and herbal hops in the aroma. se sweetness and green hop matter. Pils malt, a little sweet some herbal hops and light-med bitterness. Quite bready. Nice blond ale with nice malt expression and hops.

Aroma of wheat, yeast, sugar and subtle alocohol. Big fluffy 2 finger head, tight compact bubbles. Cloudy, orange-yellow color, speckled with sediment, which I chose to pour. Taste matches aroma, with additional notes of banana and vanilla. Smooth mouth feel. Overall, an excellent blond.

Unfiltered blond beer. Taste is very refreshing with a bitter aftertaste. Aroma is of citrus.

330 ml bottle. Whiteish yellow golden colour. Slight haze. Lots of carbonation. Very tall white fine-laced head that clings to the glass. Sort of citrusy aroma with a crisp yeasty nose. Very delicate. Crisp carbonated pilsener malt flavours. Slightly grainy. Light-bodied. Hops are quite dry and leaves a papery slightly bitter sensation.

(New Year’s Eve tasting Flight (1 of 3 7:30p)) Westvleteren Blond - Poured huge white snowy head that looks like a fine egg meringue. Slightly off-yellow body. Lots of bubbles coming up from the middle of the glass. Aroma of banana and yeast. Light body. Slight bitterness of hops. Yeast flavor characteristic somewhat grassy. I can see how this could easily be a session beer for the monks in the monastery. Hops linger on palate for a short amount of time. Wish this was regularly available at a less than extorsion price here on the Left Coast. :-)

Pours clear light golden with a white frothy/creamy head. Aroma of clove and fresh white bread. Mellow sweet and bitter flavor followed by a moderately bitter and lightly alcoholic finish. Light to medium bodied. Well balanced. (Bottle, courtesy of tarjei 12.12.2009)