Extra Blond (Achelse Zomer 2004)
(Batch of Blond Extra 9,5)
De Achelse Kluis in Hamont-Achel, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.50
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The forerunner of the still hard-to-get Achel Extra Blond, basically a weaker version of only 8.5% ABV. Made as a one-off for the birthday of the abbott of Achelse Kluis in 2004; I drove to the monastery especially for this. Came in a 75 cl bottle with a sobre hangtag. Egg-white, irregular, sticky and thickly lacing head, colour a warm peach blonde, misty with beautiful fizz throughout. Rich aroma, in which I will never forget the fruitiness: it was like sticking your nose in a basket of exotic fruits. Hints of fresh orange juice, mango, papaja, banana, mint, candi sugar, baker’s yeast, Moscatel wine, coriander, aniseed, apple, peach, grass. Utterly fruity onset, refreshing, supple, full bready maltiness, spicy yeast, sugary sweetness sticking a bit but nevertheless balanced with a leafy hop bitterness. Sweeter than Achel 8 Blond, but a lot more ’festive’ and luxurious too. Curious to find out how it relates to its successor Achel 9.5 Extra Blond.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2015
at 15:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (as Achelse Zommer 2004). Hazy orangeish golden colour with a mediumsized white head. Aroma is sweet malts, rather fruity along with some honey, yeast, wood and mild spicy notes. Flavour is sweet malts, fruits, honey, mild spices, yeast, alcohol as well as some mild bittery notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2011
at 03:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle, huge thanks to Bierkönig. 2004 bottle, BBD: 12/2007, tasted 01/2008. Pours hazy orange with a diminishing white head. Light honey, yeasty spiced and mild caramel malty aroma. Mellow yeasty, smooth caramel and light fruity flavour. Strong blond, almost triple like (no wonder it is added on RB as a Tripel...despite the name). Slight oxidation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2008
at 05:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Courtesy of yespr, session @ yespr – 2004 vintage] Hazy golden with large white head. Complex aroma with sweet fruit notes, yeast and coriander. Flavor is sweet and spicy with apricots, yeast and orange peel.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2008
at 23:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ Den Tatoverede Enke, Copenhagen. Cloudy mediun yellow / orange color with a average good lacing off-white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, alcohol, bubble gum, candy (slik), fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and ligth bitter with a average duration. Body is medium with a soft carbonation .
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2007
at 11:13
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
A rare bottle, big thanks to Lars Amby for sharing. Cloudy pale orange, golden cramy blanket head. Complex vineous, sherrylike and spiced nose. Light dusty and wooden on the palate. Well attenuated. Barrique retronasal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2006
at 09:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle Off-white, creamy, mostly diminishing head. Good lace. Hazy orange body. Nose of malts and yeast. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Lightly bitter, lightly sweet finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2005
at 16:35