Brasserie Blondel Reviews

Alengrin	3 La Lubie Blonde The blonde one in this series, brewed in the heart of France – again thanks to Anouschka and Goedele. Egg-white, moussy, medium sized, plaster-like lacing head, clear pale yellow golden robe, misty with sediment. Aroma of banana peel, ripe pear, meringue, candyfloss, honey, red apple, soggy white bread, whiff of iron. Sweet with dominant isoamylacetate (banana), some ripe pear and canned pineapple, minerally notes from sharpish carbonation (but not too much for style); smooth cereally and bit doughy pale malt sweetness with honeyish residual sugars on top, light iron aspect beyond that, after which a vague floral hop note ensues, offering way too little bitterness to counter the overall sweetness of this brew. Bubblegummy banana ester dominates from onset to finish. Very one-sided, overly sweet, thinly structured Belgian style blonde – but in any case better than the wit and the IPA I had from the same brand… Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Alengrin	2.7 La Lubie Blanche Witbier or indeed, in French, ‘blanche’ from this brewery in central France, thanks to Anoushka and Goedele for sharing. Moussy, off-white, loosely knit and quickly dissolving ‘head’ leaving nothing but some bubbles at the edges after a brief while; initially clear yellow blonde robe with greenish tinge, hazy with sediment. Aroma of banana peel, green raw cereals, oxidized apple slices, apricot jam, pear, honey, sourdough, wet straw, sweaty hint. Sweet onset, lots of banana ester, pear, pineapple and a pronounced flavour of (oxidized) apple, next to a sourish gooseberry-like aspect and even a hint of green kiwi; softish carb, thin and slick body, some wheat smoothness and sourness for sure but otherwise very simply and thinly grainy, with that dull sourishness continuing (infection?). Nots of old potato and straw ensue, but eventually an annoying residual sugary sweetness gets the upper hand, with banana and lemon peel fruitiness lingering on. My second beer from this brewery and although many of the French regions come up increasingly with skilled breweries, this clearly is not one of them: this beer does not even taste like a proper witbier (it lacks the spicing, for one), and worse, is insufficiently fermented and sweet, very feebly structured a thin mouthfeel even at this strength, and highly unbalanced. We have one of these La Lubies left to taste but after that earthy IPA and this sweet and thin wit, I cannot say I am looking forward to it very much. Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Alengrin	3.2 La Lubie India Pale Ale One of a series of beers made by Brasserie Blondel right in the heart of France; from a 75 cl bottle, thanks to Anoushka (and my girlfriend for sharing). Gusher, but manageable if opened very slowly and cautiously. Eggshell-white, moussy, plaster-like lacing, irregular and opening ‘gusher head’, misty deep yellow-golden robe, bit ochre-tinged. Aroma of old bread crust, dried dandelion, grass, young mugwort leaf, dried out grapefruit zest, iron, banana peel, raw button mushroom, moist white pepper, strawbales, juniper berry. Dryish onset, some restrained yeasty fruitiness (banana peel, green pear, unripe apricot), medium carbonated with soft, bit ‘fluffy’ but also somewhat thin mouthfeel; grainy and white-bready pale maltiness, simple, with growing yeasty breadiness and clove-like spicy phenols, along with leafy, grassy and somewhat rooty, long-lasting hop bitterness, all combined in a long earthy bitter finish. Very basic for an IPA, with enough yeastiness to qualify as a very mediocre Belgian style one; needs cleaning up, a more elaborate malt profile and, more than anything, a much more bright and aromatic New World hoppiness. More an earthy, yeasty, hoppy Belgian blonde of sorts… Wednesday, April 12, 2023
lugo4	5 La Lubie Ambrée Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Loopingcooper	3 La Lubie Blanche Sunday, July 22, 2018
Loopingcooper	2 La Lubie India Pale Ale Sunday, July 22, 2018
Jerre	3.6 La Lubie Ambrée Geproefd op 05 juni 2015 (met Pierre en William) van 33 cl fles. Wazig bruin met kleine beina beige kraag. Aroma: zoet, karamel, moutig. Medium body. Smaak: zoet, (rood fruit), karamel, granig-moutig, koolzuurprikkel, kleine bittere toets. Herproefd ter plaatse op 20 juli 2020 (restaurant Isle). Saturday, July 21, 2018
Camillezmr	4 La Lubie Blonde Saturday, December 23, 2017
darsh97	3 La Lubie Ambrée Friday, December 22, 2017
mickaellataze	3 La Lubie Ambrée Acheté dans un magasin de produits locaux prés de Montluçon. Ambrée sympathique avec un gout de fruits trop murs, caramel, épices. Pas assez marqué au niveau gustative pour une ambrée mais se laisse boire Sunday, October 8, 2017
darsh97	4 La Lubie Triple Saturday, September 16, 2017
DwarfeD	3.4 La Lubie India Pale Ale 75cl bottle shared at our holiday home in France. Hazy yellow with a medium white soapy head. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation. Subtle bitter and sweet tones. Citrus, grain, malts and caramel. A refreshing French brew, not too IPA-ish though. Friday, August 7, 2015
s_r	3.3 La Lubie Triple Une robe ambrée, avec un mousse légère et agréable. Cette triple présente peu d’arôme en bouche, mais on sent sa consistance et sa légère amertume. Bière avec de belles bulles. Sunday, February 8, 2015
simbienheureux	3 La Lubie Blonde Monday, January 19, 2015
MisoW	3 La Lubie Ambrée Bottle. Pours hazy amber color, white head. Aroma is spicy, berries, fruity. Taste is sweet, yeasty, berries, spicy, herbal. Friday, December 19, 2014
Cuso	3.1 La Lubie Ambrée Bottle kindly shared by Lubo, many thanks. Hazy brown color with small off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with fruity notes. Sweet malty taste with apples, red fruits, wheat. Friday, December 19, 2014
Gurthnar	2.8 La Lubie Ambrée Bottle. Aroma gingerbread, spicy, caramel. Taste is weird. Yeasty, bubblegum, sweet, overripe fruits. Does not hit the right notes with me. Clear amber to brown colour. Friday, December 19, 2014
Deu	3 La Lubie Blonde Bottle 750ml at chez clem. Hazy golden amber color with a foamy head. Medium body and medium carbonation. Cereal taste. Overall ok Wednesday, July 9, 2014