Blond 7
De Achelse Kluis in Hamont-Achel, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
7.34
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The un-refermented tap version of the bottled Achel 8 Blond only available in the inn-brasserie of the monastery. A stronger version of the old 5% 'refterbier'.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap @Achelse Kluis. Colour is hazy deep golden, tall frothy white head, dissipates rather quickly, fair lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, peach, apricot, yeast, light spicy touch. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, bready, yeast, light fruitiness, light spice notes. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation, easy to drink, fresh, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2020
at 17:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Donkergeel bier met mooie schuimkraag die helaas wat snel wegzakt. Smaak is krachtig, warm en bitterzoet met iets van vanille en kaneel. Een goede zet om dit bier te gaan brouwen, duidelijk een verbetering t.o.v. de vorige blonde.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2019
at 18:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
The un-refermented tap version of the bottled Achel 8 Blond, available only from tap at the brewery; apparently the old 5% ABV tap beers ('refterbieren') have been abandoned on instruction from the abbott of Westmalle, who apparently decides over Achel's range. Snow white, medium thick, mousy, lightly lacing, stable head, equally misty deep orange-hued peach blonde robe. Rather weak aroma, impressions of peach, apricot, light banana, white bread pulp, red apple peel, hot potato mash, white pepper, dried camomile. Fruity onset but restrainedly so, notes of peach, pear and banana, medium carbonated, smooth and soft, slick body, white-bready and lightly caramelly malt sweetish but nowhere do residual sugars add too much sweetness; ends dryish thanks to a dash of floral and grassy hop bitterness, with some lingering fruitiness and slick soft maltiness. Like its brown equivalent, a simplified, softer, smoother and 'lighter' feeling version of the bottled Achel 8 Blond, very easily drinkable but lacking a bit in depth and body compared to its 'fully grown' self.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Aug 2019
at 18:53
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
I really enjoy visiting Achel Abbey, so when last year, on a rainy but sunny summer day, the bartender let us know they had changed the recipe of their two patersbieren and pumped them up to 7%, I was really eager to try them. I must say the beers have got better with the change and, also, the blond one is now superb; magnificent! Among the ranks of the greatest ever. So go there, try it and judge. Here's my tasting: It pours hazy golden with an ephemerous white head ("ephemerous", pedantic for short lived). Aroma is lemon, coriander, pineapple, lawn, ginger... varied, fragrant, and intense. Taste is dry and powerful, perfectly assembled, lively and displaying a surprisingly (for a Trappist ale) bitter finish. I'll definetely try to drink it again.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2018
at 20:37