Westvleteren Blond

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

In bottiglia al Gambrinus di Bruges; per me, la migliore birra al mondo. Secca, floreale, dissetante, un finale amaro fantastico. Da bere a litri. Restasse solo una birra al mondo, vorrei fosse questa.

Bottle 2007 ed, courtesy Travlr. Pour is murky blonde with a gigantic white head, good lacing and retention. Aroma is spicy/fruity yeast, hay, stone, light floral hops. Taste is great: fruity/frunky yeast, light sweetness, herbal notes. Very dry, oily texture, light bodied.

(330ml bottle best by 3-12 thanks to bu11zeye) opaque gold with soapy long-lasting film of head. Nose of corn, florals, and candi sugar. Taste of Belgian yeast, dry grain, creamy, oily body, candi sugar and a bit spicy. Drinkable!

Soft white head it would be a great patio beer and has great lacing. Saison IPA funk and some hops. Flavour is short and thin in the middle. DV rocks on this.

Bottle - 330ml. Hazy golden body with a thin white foamy/creamy head. Fresh hoppy aroma with floral, herbal, and honeyish hints. Its sharp hoppy taste carries herbal and coriander notes. Ends witha long bitter/herbal finish. Very well done.

Pours golden and a bit hazy with a one finger head. Lively carbonation visible in the glass. Aroma is really spicey with a mild barnyard note, hay. Taste is unlike any other blond ive had. Mouthfeel comes of kind of light and thin, folloved by nice spicey bitterness. Then there are really earthy notes in it. The beer is carbonated and not at all refreshing as a blond often is. Overall a different type of beer from what i would have guessed it to be.

UPDATED: OCT 30, 2011 It may pale compared to its siblings (literally), but I consider Blond to be a world-class brew on its own. The nose strikes with plenty of citrusy, spicy, and fruity notes hinting at generous use of yeast and fresh hops, all sustained by a firm, grainy malt backbone. The taste is bitter, sour, and to a lesser degree sweet, with a strong hop and yeast presence. The aftertaste is sweet and fruity, all in all extremely pleasant. Absolutely outstanding.