Strong(ish) Belgian blonde, an 'edelbier' as the old OBP would have said, by this microbrewery in the German speaking part of Belgium; tasted from can during a stay there but also from tap at the brewery, and this rating concerns the latter. Medium sized, frothy, snow white, membrane-lacing head over a hazy golden orange blonde robe with apricot tinge. Aroma of apple peel, croissants, pineapple, raw white bread dough, cloves, coriander seed, calvados, grass, egg yolk, vague banana ester and a sweaty note in the background. Fruity onset, red apple, green pear and again only a hint of banana, lively carbonation with smooth, rounded pale malty middle - a bit bready and a bit honeyish, but altogether quite clean. A touch of biscuit passes by before a floral, in all relatively mild hop bitterness appears, sided by soft spicy notes and warmed by calvados-like alcohol, which should perhaps be a bit less obvious at this strength - but it does not become so strong as to bother me. A bit sweeter, 'rounder' and perhaps fruitier than Duvel, to which it clearly nods, and agreeable enough.

Sampled @ Zythos Beer Festival 2022. A hazy dark golden beer with a white head. Aroma of sweet strong malt, honey, some herbs. Taste of herbal pale malt, honey, straw.

Süffiger, leicht kräutriger Beginn. Geringe Herbe, ziemlich trocken im Hintergrund. Mittellanger Abgang. Okay. 10/7/8/7/7