Crisp

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

The 'ordinary' Belgian blonde in the Driope series, brewed in Oudenaarde with - apart from pale barley malt - wheat and spelt. Thickly, 'relief'-forming cobweb-like lacing, very mousy, egg-white, stable but slowly opening head, initially cristal clear pure 'old gold' robe, shifting to a misty apricot-hued gold with sediment. Aroma of white bread slices, soggy chicken food, pear, halfripe banana, minerals, strawbales, drying grass, old apple peel, sharpish carbon dioxide, dust, dried out lemon rind that has lost much of its fragrance, green garden weed touch, dried lemonbalm, old textile. Sweetish onset, some banana ester but equally strong apple and pear notes as well, vague unripe peach, sourish undertone being accentuated by rather sharp, but not overly 'painful' carbonation, very minerally and crisp; smooth, light body. Cereally and lightly white-bready malt profile, soapy wheat edge as well as a spicy-grainy spelt accent, fruity notes and a light dash of residual sugars connecting with a slightly bittering finish, eventually turning floral (lemonbalm, vervain) and even a bit resinous and glueish; this hop bitterness increases a bit in the tail, but the malt slickness and fruity notes still remain dominant. Balanced as any classic Belgian ale, easily drinkable and quenching, spring- or summer-like blonde, with the hop bitterness ending up a bit above average for the style; run of the mill, but technically alright and at least not overly sweet, even carrying a surprisingly lasting, resiny hop bitterness in its last breath. One of those countless attempts at producing 'new' beers in Belgium that remain stuck in mediocrity, but drinkable enough with an extra point for being more confidently hoppy than average in this style.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

F: big, white, average retention. C: shiny blonde, hazy. A: malty, fruity, orange peels, spicy, grassy, yeasty. T: malty, light grassy, yeasty, bit fruity, medium body and carbonation, enjoyable but another Belgian ale, sample from bottle @ 25th Bierhappening on Saturday 13/10/2018 in Zottegem.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Imported from my RateBeer account as 't Hoppegeluk Driope 6 (by 't Hoppegeluk):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5

14/X/17 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: 2/IV/20 (2017-1775) Thanks to Bierridder_S for the trade!

Slightly cloudy blond beer, creamy yellowish head, pretty stable, bit adheisve. aroma: pretty spicy, coriander, bit fruity. MF: very lively carbon, too much to be enjoyable, medium to light body. Taste: bit spicy, coriander, pretty bitter, bit malty, some banana. Aftertaste: bit floral, sweet touch, malty, bit rubbery, chemical.

22/07/2017 @home - 33cl bottle brought from the brewer. Clear blonde with creamy white head. Nose is straight fresh hops. Taste is low malts, fresh bitter hops, light citrus touch, heavy raw hops but just not too much