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

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 962   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.88   EST. CALORIES: 174   ABV: 5.8%
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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.


gunnfryd's rating

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
gunnfryd (8578) - Kristiansand, - FEB 4, 2007
Bottle. Dark golden colour with a beige head. Aroma is yeast, sweet, fruit, hop. Flavour is hop, yeast, sweet, fruit, yellow apple, spices.


most recent ratings

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Mora2000 (4059) - McKinney, Texas, USA - MAY 25, 2013
Thanks to bytemesis for sending this bottle my way. Hazy golden color with a white head. Aroma is light barnyard funk with some lemons and other citrus notes. Also get some yeast character in the aroma. Flavor is similar. I get some biscuit and light toffee notes, as well as some yeast and light barnyard. Also get some lemon and a little bit of white pepper. Thin mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
UDBeernut (878) - Near Buffalo, New York, USA - MAY 19, 2013
Pours hazy golden yellow with a thin white head. Nose of grass and straw. Taste adds slight clove. Body is solid. Perhaps I need to seek a seat with the monks... Instead of working for my shat for brains boss.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
PriorL (265) - BELGIUM - MAY 19, 2013
33cl bottle at home. Tasted blind. Appearance: light clouded blonde beer, small stable white head. Nose: bitter, quite hoppy, little fruity. Taste: very bitter, rather fruity. So in total, this reminded me of an IPA, but a little more balanced. Very good beer!

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
SVD (96) - NETHERLANDS - MAY 19, 2013
15 CL glass at ’’Trappist- en Kaasproeverij Hamont-Achel’’ at 18-05-2013, Blond beer with a hoppy aroma(citrus), taste was good but nothing special. Don’t call be a Blasphemer but there are better beers out there.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
KombatAle (22) - New Brunswick, CANADA - MAY 19, 2013
From bottle - served in a glass - at the in De Vrede restaurant in Westvlederen. Poured hazy golden yellow with a large white head. Aromas of citrus, clove, yeast and hops. So balanced and smooth. Good hoppy finish.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Sureshpa (49) - Maastricht, NETHERLANDS - MAY 10, 2013
(Bottled 2011) Aroma: Citrus, yeast, white nut Appearance: Golden hazy, quite big carbonation, but no fizz in the beer Taste: Blossom, citrus, grass, dry bitterry finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Gription79 (1624) - Bountiful, Utah, USA - MAY 10, 2013
Poured from a 11.2 ounce bottle, thanks to my wife. This is a four year old bottle. The aroma is filled with honey and slight floral. The tastes is honey and slightly floral, very similar to the aroma. Showing signs of oxidation, but it has held up well. Carbonation is on the high side.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
tgncc (2296) - Bellmore, New York, USA - MAY 9, 2013
The aroma is barnyard, lemon, pepper. The appearance is a hazy yellow, slight orange tinge, fluffy white head. Sentiment in bottle. The flavor is lemon, fruit, pepper, barnyard. The finish is pepper, other spices. Medium in body, lots of carbonation. Best of the Westy beers, imho.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
gEUS (587) - Linden, BELGIUM - MAY 8, 2013
330 ml bottle, savoured at numerous occasions. Pours gazt tellow with a small creamy head.Aroma of sweet malt, summer flower field, citrus peel. Light body with malt anf honey aroms. Okay, but not more than that.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
snzcujo (274) - RUSSIA - MAY 1, 2013
Tasted from the bottle, bottled on 19/20/2011, in Copengagen. Pours ultra hazy pale orange color with s fluffy head. Aroma is amazing, peppery, spicy, honey and flowery - very complex. Taste is even more interesting, a bit too honey sweet, but still has a lots of spices and tart fruits. Quite unusual aroma, lovely taste, definitely - Recommended. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


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