Blanche des Honnelles Dubbel Wit-Blanche Double
Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs in Montignies-sur-Roc, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Witbier Regular|
Score
6.74
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Amber in colour, which after all is the traditional appearance of historical white beers, it has a higher volume of alcohol (6%) than the white beers we are familiar with. Having been created locally (1991), this white beer has long since burst out beyond the banks of the Grande and Petite Honnelle rivers whose name it proudly bears. Yet, Blanche des Honnelles steers clear of the well-trodden paths taken by some beers. Its taste is surprising and in no way comparable to the other beverages of the same type that are currently on the market. While relatively discreet on the nose, its initial flavour yields to an intensely dry bitterness on a peppery background. There is no acidity in this three-cereal white beer (barley, wheat, oats). Its taste is invigorating.
In 2019 the new 1979 label was introduced to commemorate the 40th jubilee of the brewery.
In 2019 the new 1979 label was introduced to commemorate the 40th jubilee of the brewery.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A bleary, brown-yellow beer with a medium and blond head. Aroma of wheat, lemon, spices, coriander, the fresh aroma. Taste of wheat, lemon, spices, coriander, typical brewer’s yeast, taste is excatly similar than aroma. Medium bodied, fresh and nice to drink. Quite nice wit, richer than normal but still fresh as it should be.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2012
at 09:57
6/10
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 10:28
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle. Pours an amber orange with large retentive head. Aromas of bananas, cereal, and cloves. Flavors of pepper, orange, light malt and banana with a hint of additional spice. Not overpowering as some Belgian Whites. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2012
at 12:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
En dubbel wit, vilket i detta fall innebär en starkare och sötare men annars stiltypisk wit. Tänk Aventinus med wit-karaktär och karaktär finns. Först närmast smågodissöt med koriander, pomerans och mandariner. Alkoholburna smaker trots att det inte är mer än 6%, estrar och fina honungstoner. Eftersmaken är lite stramare med jäst och liten beska. Bra balans trots allt och riktigt gott.
Tried
on 26 May 2012
at 05:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Abbaye des Rocs Blanche des Honnelles (Blanche Double) (by Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5
7/V/2012 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: 20/V/13 (2012-472)
Clear orange beer, big aery white head, unstable, big bubbles forming, non adhesive. A clear wheat beer? Aroma: grains, little sweet, sour bread yeast or yeasty dough, some honey. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sour, pretty malty, unsubtle orange peel, little bitter, some fruity notes. Aftertaste: ripe fruits, sweet malts, bitter touch, more orange peel, some honey. Not what I would classify as a wheat beer, but it's not too bad.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5
7/V/2012 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: 20/V/13 (2012-472)
Clear orange beer, big aery white head, unstable, big bubbles forming, non adhesive. A clear wheat beer? Aroma: grains, little sweet, sour bread yeast or yeasty dough, some honey. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sour, pretty malty, unsubtle orange peel, little bitter, some fruity notes. Aftertaste: ripe fruits, sweet malts, bitter touch, more orange peel, some honey. Not what I would classify as a wheat beer, but it's not too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2012
at 09:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33 cl bottle @ hotel room, Brussels. Rated on 19.07.2010
Fresh aroma with citrus, floral notes and wheat. Flavour is refreshing with citrus, wheat, some coriander and hints of floral notes. Good wit, would work perfectly on summer.
Fresh aroma with citrus, floral notes and wheat. Flavour is refreshing with citrus, wheat, some coriander and hints of floral notes. Good wit, would work perfectly on summer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2012
at 22:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
750 ml bottle courtesy of Stefan. Pours hazy golden with a big frothy white head that slowly dissipates while leaving some lacing on the glass. Smell is sweet and spicy with wheat, flower nectar, lemon peal, hay, cloves and cilantro. taste is sweet, tiny sour and tiny bitter with lemon zest, cloves, hay, sugar, yeasty esters, cilantro, white pepper and hints of wheat bread. Mouthfeel is tiny tart, slightly watery and medium bodied. Finish is sweet and tiny tart with lemon zest, cloves and wheat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2012
at 14:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cl bottle via brekeriet (thanks to Nisse666!), sampled on March 10, 2012Hazy golden color, white head. Sweet, alcohol, spicy scent. Spicy, yeast, fresh taste. Citrus aftertaste. Moussy mouthfeel, very low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2012
at 08:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
33 cl. bottle @ Bier Circus: slightly hazy orange with a lovely serious foamy white head, smell is a touch sweeter & slightly fruitier than the general wit, touch sweet spices, coriander, orange peel, yeast, taste is bitter upfront, plenty of grains/bready malts mixed with yeast, touch phenol, leading into a serious coriander & spices finish, after a while, the aftertaste in your mouth turns to quite fruity for its kind, orange peel, slightly grainy, well carbonated & dry, original, not bad
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2012
at 23:49
9.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
hay, grass, dough, clove, pale, clear, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium sourness, thin feel, light body, bitter, vanilla, banana,
Tried
on 21 Jan 2012
at 11:11