Blond 8
(has 7 batches)
De Achelse Kluis in Hamont-Achel, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.41
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De neus van deze hergiste tripel getuigt van een zeer fijne hoppigheid, gecombineerd met zoet-moutige en florale toetsen. In de mond maakt de smaak alle beloften van de geur waar: na een zoete aanzet komen de bloemetjes en de hop; na de volle smaak volgt een lange afdronk, waarin de bitterheid door fluweelzachte mouttoetsen wordt getemperd.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A first time try on this Belgian ale, a proud purchase at De Bierkoning in Amsterdam. I pour most of the 33 cl bottle into another new acquisition, a Trappistes Rochefort chalice and see an orangey yellow body with a thin white head that is steadily replenished. The nose is a pleasant floral and orange-rind. I get with a sip a light plum taste, bread, small hints of sweetness and spice. Nice but not inspirational.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2017
at 18:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a bottle, three months past the expiration date. Pours amber with a large foamy head that soon fades. Mild fruity aroma with evident pear, apple brandy. Taste is lightly bitter with a tart, fruity undertone, and just a touch of bubblegum sweetness. Finishes dry, mildly bitter, and with a light warmth. Body is medium with a prickly carbonation. A very agreeable brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2017
at 11:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle. Cloudy light gold color. Large frothy whitish head is disturbing! sweet candy corn malt aroma. Ascerbic, tart fruity malt flavor. Pickles are an alien lifeforme. Seriously, this is a yeasty, fruity, bready malt example of Begian pulchitrude. Sandy, crusty, grassy notes. A tragic classic!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2017
at 23:51
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
I’ve tried this beer a lot of times, I’ve even been to the Achel abbey, and still -I hadn’t rated it yet! Let’s make this up right now. 33 cl bottle served in La Trappe chalice. Pours hazy orang-ish golden. Thick, foamy, nice lacing, off-white head. Aroma is average intense, neither high nor low: scents of sweet orange, white flowers, banana, clove, candied sugar. Mouthfeel is fizzy, slick, round. Crisp, quite bitter, just a hint of sugary sweetness at the end. Finish brings some spearmint and citrus aromas. Medium to long-lasting. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2017
at 15:06