Al Blondy
Spéciale Belge Brewers in Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: Brouwerij 't VerzetGolden / Blonde Ale Regular
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Score
6.79
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Een beetje bitterder en hoppiger dan gemiddeld. Gebrouwen met haver en Amerikaanse hop. Onze Al Blondy drinkt goed door. Een echte dorstlesser mét zachte bitter.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours clear blonde, large white head of average-low stability. Bottle shows a very flaky, lot of yeast. Scent is mild on the typical BE yeast, but not absent. Mild on fruity american hops. Surprisingly pleasant, less boring than feared. Taste is sharp, quite bitter. Oily mouthfeel, protesting yeast it seems - yet I repeat, the aroma isn't as high as you'd expect. Perhaps (too) warm fermented, low aromatic yeast ? (Very) High carbonation. Mild on the hops, very mild on the malts. Chewy, a bit. Hiding the ABV very well - drinks like a 5-6 beer. Decent, I like the concept of going away from the overly sweet, banana-type BE blonde - but this in itself seems like it can benefit from a bit tweaking.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2025
at 11:22
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2024
at 07:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Very dense, thick, just off-white head over fully hazy light yellow beer. Hops, partly C-hops, and I seem to get oats. Citrus, chocho. Faint citrus, faint lupulin, faintly hoppy, but with a strange, unusual maltbacking. Very carbonated, quite gristslick, velvety texture. Rather light body for 7% ABV. I'm happy for the guys that they can grow, but I have to admit I've had better Tourists than this. And better from 't Verzet as well.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Spéciale Belge Taproom
on 29 Oct 2023
at 09:22