Blond
Beerdevelopment Viven in Sijsele, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: De ProefbrouwerijBelgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular
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Score
6.64
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Blond ale, top-fermenting, brewed following tradional method.
Viven Blond is a continuation of the original, unique recipe that started it all in 1999. The blonde Viven is a nice companion to many dishes and salads. It is a real thirst quencher. Viven Blond is a little bit of summer in your glass!
Viven Blond is a continuation of the original, unique recipe that started it all in 1999. The blonde Viven is a nice companion to many dishes and salads. It is a real thirst quencher. Viven Blond is a little bit of summer in your glass!
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4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle 330ml (from BBF, BB 01/2016, ABV 6.1%)
Golden color, good white head, lace. Harsh malty, grassy aroma. Medium-bodied. Harsh but a bit fruity with overriped banana flavors. Passed its prime? No very enjoyable.
Golden color, good white head, lace. Harsh malty, grassy aroma. Medium-bodied. Harsh but a bit fruity with overriped banana flavors. Passed its prime? No very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2015
at 15:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 5/26/2016. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of lemon, pear, apple, white grape, pepper, coriander, cracker, bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and pale malt notes; with decent strength. Taste of big lemon, pear, apple, white grape, pepper, coriander, cracker, bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of herbal bitterness/yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, white grape, pepper, coriander, cracker, bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hop, and pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Belgian pale ale. All around good complexity, balance, and robustness of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2015
at 20:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
11.2 oz. bottle purchased at Bottles, Providence, RI. Hazy gold color with slow fading head that didn’t show any lace in a chalice. Aroma shows fruity Belgian yeast that reminds me of light dusty peaches with bready malt.
Flavor is a balance of malt and fruit with a slightly thin/ light mouthfeel. With that said, the flavor is very simple and subtle. Could use some ingredient to give it some pop. But still easy to drink.
Flavor is a balance of malt and fruit with a slightly thin/ light mouthfeel. With that said, the flavor is very simple and subtle. Could use some ingredient to give it some pop. But still easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2015
at 21:20
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 4
Bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma of yeast, burnt plastic and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation. Pretty nasty but maybe a bad bottle. Didn’t seem infected but I expect better than this from Viven.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2015
at 07:39