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

bottled
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RATINGS: 830   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.88   EST. CALORIES: 174   ABV: 5.8%
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.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
blafa (447) - Helsingborg, SWEDEN - SEP 6, 2011
Sampled at Gothenburg Beer Festival 2011. September 2, 2011
An older bottle for sure. This wasn’t fresh at all so don’t consider this rating just. Aroma of sweet oatmeal, hay. Light fruit notes most mostly just old and dusty. The taste is still balanced and quite all right, slightly sweet with some apple and hay notes.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
POLK (1293) - Hørning, DENMARK - AUG 28, 2011
Hazy yellow color with good medium white head. Super fruity aroma. Very good blond flavor i.

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
hivemind (352) - New York, New York, USA - AUG 23, 2011
Bottle courtesy of James shared w Andy James and Streets. Golden pour with medium fluffy head. Grassy, wheaty arome and similar taste, but with minimal bitterness and some sweetness. Luscious and full. Not much aftertaste. Very drinkable. Awesome blond.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Pwn3d (1847) - Manhattan, New York, USA - AUG 23, 2011
Courtesy of James. Hay and florals... Very soft and delicate not tinny or annoying like other blondes can be.. great blond lots of appreciation for this.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
northropfrye (653) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - AUG 17, 2011
Bottle. Hazy yellow appearance. A nice belgian ale, but not spectacular. A little sweet, a little bitter. Not a strong flavour or aroma, but refreshing and nice.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
GothGargoyle (188) - Vancouver, CANADA - AUG 7, 2011
Bottle at In de Vrede. Hazy golden yellow in colour with minimal head. Aroma is of citrus and hay. Taste is of citrus and grains with a degree of bitterness that lingers in the aftertaste. Not as much character as the Abbey’s other beers.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Rasmus40 (3018) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - AUG 7, 2011
Hazy dark yellow with a lasting white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and yeasty. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 010610

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
goozen (1783) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - JUL 31, 2011
Bottle at "in de Vrede, Westvleteren": Hazy yellow coloured brew with an full well balanced sweetbitter taste.


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