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Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020

6.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Geel bier met schuim. Smaak is bitter hoppig en licht zoet met iets van ananas, mango en abrikoos. Is helaas ietwat waterig in de mond maar heeft wel een fijne bitterheid.

6.8

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

Good, dense light-yellowish head over hazy orange-golden beer; rings of lace. Fusel-laden nose, Be "hot" yeast, orangepeel, orange liqueur, lending a much higher ABV impression than real. Sweet-orange, but yet a dry finish. Yeast features dominating. Feels better bodied, slicker than its 5% ABV. Not bad, but it ain't a beer I'd ask a second round. 6/4/6/4/13

7

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

Sampled @ Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2017. A clear pale golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, wheat, herbs. Taste of mild citrusy hops, wheat, herbal malt, some banana.

6.8

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

Bottle @ home. Clear yellow golden color, full sized fizzy white head that diminishes fairly quickly. Aroma is malts, lightly herbal hops, hints of sweet ripe fruit after the beer warms up a bit. Taste malts, lightly yeast, herbal hops again, bitter. Medium body, a bit weird somewhat fizzy carbonation that reminds me of (Dutch) "Spa Rood". Decent blond beer though.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Draft @ Beerlovers bar, Antwerp. Hazy amber/yellow colour, white foam. Sweet nose of pineapple, grapefruit and citrus. Bitter hoppy finish. Very well balanced and refreshing. Very nice ale!

6.8

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

33cl Bottle, thanks Marc! Hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma of citrus, NZ hops, light floral, light malty. Flavour is light to medium sweet, light malty, fruity, floral, citrus, NZ hops, bitter finish. Light bodied. Nice.

7.5

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

Another Cabardouche beer, with thickly cobweb lacing, very pale greyish white, dense, thick head leaving a papery texture on the wall of the glass, and lightly hazy, pure golden colour with calm fizz, misty with deposit. Aroma in first instance reminds me of (subtle) American hops: citrussy and very floral. I get impressions of tangerine, lemon blossom, chamomille, a hint of spruce, acacia honey, yellow grapefruit peel, butter, green apple, unripe plum, fresh white bread, soapy starfruit, faint hints of white pepper, banana and freshly cut grass. Crisp, fairly clean onset, gooseberry, green apple and pineapple with just a subtle banana component, minerally, spritzy, very refreshing with a citrus peel edge; fairly strong carb, souring a bit. Satisfying pale malt sweetishness in the middle, a bit bready, lean and smooth, with a dash of yeasty spiciness (phenols) but nothing disturbing. Finishes in a subtle green olive-like umami flavour, a light salty touch, persisting malt and yeasty fruit sweetishness but, most importantly, a peppery, lightly citrussy, very floral hoppiness, aromatic (though gently so) as well as deeply bittering and drying without becoming too harsh; a juicy maltiness passes through. I was skeptical about another Belgian blonde, but these guys nailed it: this will not change the Belgian beer landscape, but it has achieved perfect balance between malt sweetness, estery fruitiness and hop bitterness. I’d have this over dozens of other Belgian blondes any time. Well considered, well conceived and well executed: this, to me, belongs to the top of an otherwise boring style, right up there with e.g. Westvleteren Blond or that elusive Westmalle Extra. A fine one indeed. This new beer company clearly knows what they are doing, tuning in to the international (American inspired) trends like more new Belgian micro breweries ought to do. The cross-pollination between these new American styles and the old European traditions is about the most exciting thing happening in Europe at the moment, and Cabardouche understood it; the tongue-in-cheek references to prostitution, because that is basically what it is, can only fit in surrealist Belgian context. I am out now, on the lookout for their third beer!