Augustijn Blond
(has 7 batches)
Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.60
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One of Van Steenberge's core beers, brewed for the Augustijnenpaters (Augustinians) of Ghent since 1978 and since 1982 in its current bottle-conditioned form. The mother beer of countless aliases.
The brewery describes it commercially as follows:
Augustijn wordt al sinds 1295 gebrouwen door de paters Augustijnen in hun klooster in Gent. In de middeleeuwen brouwden en commercialiseerden veel paters en monniken hun eigen bier. Water was dikwijls verontreinigd en dus was het veiliger om bier te drinken omdat het water wordt gekookt tijdens het brouwproces.
Toen de paters Augustijnen in 1978 op zoek gingen naar een nieuwe partner voor het brouwen van hun bier, was Jozef Van Steenberge volop aan het experimenteren met hoge gistingsbieren. Jozef won de uitgeschreven wedstrijd van de paters Augustijnen. De brouwerij kreeg zo toegang tot de receptuur van dit historisch kloosterbier, maar ook tot de kennis van receptuurbeheerder Janus Jeremanus. Janus was meer dan 25 jaar lang adviseur van Brouwerij Van Steenberge en introduceerde de originele giststammen van de Augustijnen die we tot op vandaag nog steeds gebruiken.
The brewery describes it commercially as follows:
Augustijn wordt al sinds 1295 gebrouwen door de paters Augustijnen in hun klooster in Gent. In de middeleeuwen brouwden en commercialiseerden veel paters en monniken hun eigen bier. Water was dikwijls verontreinigd en dus was het veiliger om bier te drinken omdat het water wordt gekookt tijdens het brouwproces.
Toen de paters Augustijnen in 1978 op zoek gingen naar een nieuwe partner voor het brouwen van hun bier, was Jozef Van Steenberge volop aan het experimenteren met hoge gistingsbieren. Jozef won de uitgeschreven wedstrijd van de paters Augustijnen. De brouwerij kreeg zo toegang tot de receptuur van dit historisch kloosterbier, maar ook tot de kennis van receptuurbeheerder Janus Jeremanus. Janus was meer dan 25 jaar lang adviseur van Brouwerij Van Steenberge en introduceerde de originele giststammen van de Augustijnen die we tot op vandaag nog steeds gebruiken.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml botttle at Brauwerk Tasting shared by me. BB 01/2017. orange hazy color, small white head. smells sweet, spices, candy. full body, soft carbonation, slick carbonation. tastes sweet, spices, fruits, oranges, peach. finishes fruity and with light sweetness. nice decent beer some sweetness, overall not overly complex, but drinks quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2015
at 13:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear red brown colour. Aroma of caramel, yeast and fruit juice. Flavour is sweet with some candy, raisins and fruit syrup. Smooth and slightly oily texture.
Earlier Rating: 1/28/2014 Total Score: 3.4
Hazy blond appearance. Aroma is very sweet, fructose, strawberries, etc. Flavour is like a fruity jam but also yeasty. Very lively carbonation.
Earlier Rating: 5/28/2013 Total Score: 2.9
Dark blond colour. Flavour has some sweet malts. It’s too sweet in fact. Very gassy. Feels unrefined.
Earlier Rating: 4/4/2012 Total Score: 3.7
Nice looking blond with well retained head. Light fruity sweetness in aroma. Flavour is sweet at first with a light bitterness in the finish. Quite crisp and refreshing with a high carbonation.
Earlier Rating: 1/28/2014 Total Score: 3.4
Hazy blond appearance. Aroma is very sweet, fructose, strawberries, etc. Flavour is like a fruity jam but also yeasty. Very lively carbonation.
Earlier Rating: 5/28/2013 Total Score: 2.9
Dark blond colour. Flavour has some sweet malts. It’s too sweet in fact. Very gassy. Feels unrefined.
Earlier Rating: 4/4/2012 Total Score: 3.7
Nice looking blond with well retained head. Light fruity sweetness in aroma. Flavour is sweet at first with a light bitterness in the finish. Quite crisp and refreshing with a high carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2015
at 13:24
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at the Spade Oak, Bourne End. Hazy yellow-amber with a thick white head. Light banana, honey roast ham, a lot of bready yeast and a hint od metal. Generally on the sweet side although just a hint of bitterness from some long-dead hops. Stereotypical Belgian ale; bit of a Leffe clone albeit with a little less character. Matched our sticky pork sharing platter surprisingly well though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2015
at 18:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: nice white head. C: hazy orange gold. A: nice floral hoppy, grassy, malt and yeast. T: medium body, lively carbonation, 7% version, sweet malty, floral hops, citrusy, spicy, hint of vanilla, very good example of Belgian strong ale, great balanced beer
Tried
on 12 Jul 2015
at 14:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle @ Viking Amorella. Bbe 30/10/16. Clear golden, thin white head. Floral, fruity, citrusy aroma, light perfumy. Flavor has sweetness, citrus, sweet fruits, floral notes. Crisp, but quite sweet. High carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2015
at 13:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dorada no muy pálida (miel) con buena espuma que permanece aunque no sea especialmente abundante. Aroma predominantemente frutal. Sabor diferente, tostada, con buenas maltas, y regusto seco. Bastante bubujeante. Y en conjunto bastante bebible pese al alcohol.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2015
at 14:00