Dunstans Exile
Yonder Brewing and Blending in Radstock, Somerset, England 🏴
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.65
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Our house Belgian style pale ale is an ode to St. Dunstan, a Somerset cleric, famed for defeating the Devil with a pair of tongs. He was exiled to Belgium for provoking his King, only to return two years later when the Monarch was driven out by revolution. This beer is our demonstration of the flavours produced by combining light struck, English & European, hops, with farmed and foraged botanicals. The woody, herbal & skunked flavours of these hops, are heightened by the floral notes and spiciness of our botanical blend containing, Somerset Lavender & Scottish Juniper Berries. The base of barley & wheat are fermented with a combination of ale and wine yeasts, for a dry, yet fruity undercurrent. Dunstans Exile is inspired by the complex, yet quaffable beers of Belgian Tradition.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - A 375ml bottle from Frome farmers market on my visit last year. Pours a orange colour with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of flora, lavender, herbs, citrus & hints of spice. Medium body. Clean flora finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2025
at 16:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
19th January 2022
BBE Nov 2019. Oops! Pretty much a clear gold beer with a short bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and fairly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thinnish malts but sweet enough. A light funk that has a mildly bitter sting in the tail. Bright lemony citrus, juicy. It's a mellow lemon, no acid. Trace of white wine spritz on the light dry finish. Not bad at all
BBE Nov 2019. Oops! Pretty much a clear gold beer with a short bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and fairly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thinnish malts but sweet enough. A light funk that has a mildly bitter sting in the tail. Bright lemony citrus, juicy. It's a mellow lemon, no acid. Trace of white wine spritz on the light dry finish. Not bad at all
Tried
on 19 Jan 2022
at 20:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle from Bottles & Books, Bristol. Pours light hazed golden with a white head. Aroma: Belgian yeast, earthy, spicy, floral, juniper. Taste: light sweet & bitter, fresh, herbal, Belgian yeast, lemon, citrus rind, funky hints. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2021
at 17:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
375ml bottle pours a hazy gold with some white head. Nose has lavender, herbs, flowers, malt. Flaovr has floral tea, lavender, ginger now. Full bodied, spritzy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2019
at 19:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16-07-19 // tap at Dynamo - Bar de Soif Clear golden. Herbal nose. Saisony Pale Ale Ale with belgian spice and herbal notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2019
at 21:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught @ BrewDog Southampton, 🇬🇧 18A Upper Bannister Street, SO15 2EF Southampton, Hampshire, England.
[ As Yonder Dunstans Exile ].
ABV: 5.5%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate yeasty, fruity yeast, bay leaf, spicy, yeast, herbs. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, herbs, spicy, bay leaf. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190619]
6-3-5-3-11
Tried
on 19 Jun 2019
at 21:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at partizan thanks to Wingman Dave for this one. A translucent yellow straw coloured pour with a a fine white head. Aroma is lime, granny apple, saison yeast, lemon, lavender,. Floral. Flavour is composed of semi sweet. Palate is crisp, chalky, lime zesty lime. Ok. Higsiih carbonation.,
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2019
at 13:58
6/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2019
at 20:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample draught @ SWAFFF! 2019 Brussels Craft Beer Festival (1st day) shared with BE RB crew and other gentle people there. F: medium, white, average retention. C: pale gold, hazy. A: malty, bit band aid, mellow fruity, peach, floral. T: malty, fruity, spicy, bit phenolic touch, medium body and bit higher carbonation, without phenolic touch would be nice.
Tried
on 22 May 2019
at 10:30