Braupakt Blonde Ale
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan in Freising, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Collab with: St. Bernardus BrouwerijBelgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Series
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Score
7.09
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The idea behind this unique collaboration was to brew a filtered, strong, top-fermented beer. This wonderful specialty is the combination of two brewing philosophies - this seems crystal-clear when you take a look at the raw materials: Hops from Belgium, from the immediate area around St. Bernardus, Weihenstephan yeast, Bavarian malt - and water from Freising. The beer is of course brewed in accordance with the Purity Law of 1516. Spicy, with a characteristic yeast note, fruity and strong with 6.5% alcohol: Braupakt 2024 flatters the palate with these characteristics.
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7/10
Tried
on 05 May 2024
at 13:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Dorada amarillenta nebulosa y de espuma superabundante y duradera. Aroma especiado con notas de acidez. En boca buen punto de gas, cuerpo moderado, intenso sabor a ricas maltas, trigo bien presente y contrapunto especiado, con notas cítricas, plátano. Tono seco y moderadamente amargo. Bien hecha.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2024
at 20:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at BrewDog Castlegate. It pours clear yellow - blonde with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is fruity vibes foamy banana candy, green banana, warming clove spice, touch of ginger, vanilla, banana split, damp grain and some green, herbal accents (almost like aloe Vera). The taste is crisp, dry, quite clean upfront, boozey hit, prickly alcohol tingle, green banana, warming spice, clove, peppery, damp grain, chalky, floury wheat bread, pithy citrus, green, grass and straw with a drying, bitter spicy linger. Medium body and moderate+ fluffy carbonation. Nice elements to it, but doesn't particularly come together harmoniously. Decent, but had hoped a touch more from a combination of these 2 exceptional breweries.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2024
at 12:10
1/10
Tried
on 26 Apr 2024
at 12:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Color: Clear golden, white head. Aroma: Yeasty, fruity and spicy notes. Taste: Malty, yeasty, fruity stone fruit, banana and light citrus fruit notes, spicy coriander / cloves notes. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Moderate to over moderate sweet, light to moderate bitterness. Ok overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2024
at 19:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Two big names joining forces. Clear golden pour with a small, but stable white head. Aromas is cloves, banana, malt, yeast. Taste is crisp, malt, banana, yeast - slightly peppery finish. Quite nice.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2024
at 16:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33 cl bottle. A pale golden pour with an egg-white thick head, good retention. Aroma is Belgian malts, porridge, spearmint, Golden Grahams. Dry, slick, medium-bodied, rather bitter for a blonde ale. Quite abrupt finish, despite its bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2024
at 23:01
10/10
Weihenstephan X St. Bernardus! Very clean burning, banana, Belgian spice. A sensational collab, where you notice the influence of both breweries, and countries. Love the label art, as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2024
at 20:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Brewdog Lothian Road. Pours just-clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of Belgian yeast and dough. Taste is banana bread and spice. Clean finish.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2024
at 13:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Foeders drunk fresh upon arrival. Filtered gold with a tall fine head. Nose is spicy, malty biscuit, Belgian yeasty. Caramel and a bit floral on the tongue, not too complex with a short-lived aftertaste. Pleasant carb. Easy drinking but lacking the punch I like from many big Belgian blondes. No, not from hitting on them in bars, I mean the beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2024
at 19:17