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Westvleteren Blond 3.87 647

Westvleteren Blond

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Belgian Ale

Westvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6473.88/5.03.87/5.05.8%99.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Westvleteren Blond is the basic beer for the monks’ own consumption, since 1999, when the former 6° dark ale (red cap) was finally discarded, after the 4° had already gone that path.
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 bethmatt0421 (321), Covington, Kentucky, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/514/20
Mar 8, 2008    Updated: Jul 12, 2008
A candy sweet, fruit nose, banana, peppery yeast, grass notes. Flavor is fruity, bready. Also a lot of organic hoppy bitterness than I was expecting. A nice surprise considering its a blonde. A dry finish lingers on the back of the tongue. A very good Belgian, and very refreshing. A hot summer day would make this.


 dankman38 (228), Somewhere in, Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 7, 2008    Updated: Mar 15, 2008
Pours a hazy straw color with a white head. Lots of yeast and grain on the nose. A little tart spice with a wee bit of bitterness that finishes dry and hoppy. Nice beer, comparable to a light Orval.


 dmac (1507), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 7, 2008  
Rating #600. Bottle from stoutlover72, thanks Garrett. Pours a slight hazy golden orange with a large creamy bright white head and tons of lacing. Complex aroma with a lot of earthiness, white pepper, grass, yeast, bread possibly some fruit. Medium bodied with lots of dryness on the finish. Flavor is loaded with spicyness, yeast, bread and earth. Good beer but it’s like going to a minor league game when you want to see the real team. I really neeed to try the 12.


 MadIndian (997), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Bottle from ebay purchase.Sampled with Paulie Walnuts. Pours a hazy blond color. Bready banana aroma with a lemon finish. Flavor was pretty much the same with a sweet hoppy finish. It was pretty good.


 gunhaver (1044), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 1, 2008    Updated: Jun 4, 2008
Bottle courtesy Tony at Oldsmar Tap House. Thanks! Pours a hazy blonde, with a thin watery head. Nice wet lacing sticks to the glass. Aromas of grassy wheat, Belgian yeast, slight clove, and some ripe cider. Spicy wheat flavors, clove, grain. Very light flavored. Bitter hop after-taste. Epitome of the style. Bitter finish, very drinkable. Won’t see too many of these, definitely enjoyed it.


 sirpsycho (356), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy gold, big white head. Aroma is grassy with a touch of fruit in the background. Flavor is malt, spice and grass. A little sharp on the finish.


 minch25 (370), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/520/20
Feb 25, 2008  
Very pale blond lively body, topped by a modest head of foam. Barnyard apple/hay aroma which I maybe wasn’t expecting. Spicy saaz-like hops, completely dry and slightly yeasty. In fact, much like a very high quality pilsner. Fantastically drinkable beer whose beauty lies in its simplicity and austere European hops. Totally dug this.


 Miksu (2241), Jyväskylä, Finland
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Feb 18, 2008  
0.33 l bottle. Golden color with good lasting head. Fruity, orangey, slightly peppery and clovey aroma with notes of herbal hops. Crisp, dry and refreshing flavor with tart fruit, grapefruit, herbal hops and pepper. Firm bitter finish. Very complex for its strength.



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