750ml bottle, probably sat on excessively, though officially still 7 months until expiration. Pours a slightly hazy yellow-tan. Respectable lively carbonation and head.. Pleasant and surprisingly light for anything that has the word cuvee in it. Drinks like a Belgian Pale Ale, perhaps a little hoppier than typical. Not really that stupendousof an offering, has picked up some cardboard, oxidation issues perhaps as well. OK.

Cuvée Spéciale.....en effet cette cuvée de la brasserie Val-Dieu brassée pour les 800 ans de l'abbaye est spéciale, mais pas dans le bon sens du terme. Ce n'est pas une réussite à vrai dire, entre déséquilibre et arômes peu intéressante, on est dans le banal très moyen. En verre, rien à dire cependant, joli blond p^^ale (EBC aux alentours de 17) surmonté d'une mousse blanche de 5 mm et avec une bonne effervescence. Le nez n'est quant à lui pas rassurant : entre acidité et amertume, on ressent l'instabilité de la bière. Les arômes se positionnent sur le citron, la pomme, la poire, très légèrement épicé (coriandre). L'attaque confirme nos craintes, celle-ci déséquilibrée avec une acidité déstabilisant l'ensemble. On y retrouve les arômes du nez avec une coriandre plus présente cependant. La deuxième bouche est tout autant déséquilibrée mais mettant le fruit plus en avant (pomme, poire, pêche). L'arrière bouche est en 2 temps, une première agressive sur l'acidité mais avec un seconde plus équilibrée laissant dévoiler l'amertume sur le fruit et la coriandre. La troisième bouche montant alors sur l'amertume pour un final, trop court où on ressent enfin le dry hopping avec une petite amertume herbacée mais pas assez intense. Fêter un octo-centenaire avec cette bière...

Tap @ Poechenellekelder, Brussels. Pours hazy yellow with a white head. Perfume, grains, fruit and a whisper of alcohol. Slick and fresh.

At Pre-Borefts tasting. Aroma of malt and grass, Taste has malt, grain, yeast and some grassy bitter. yeah well.

Shared at pre-Borefts tasting, thanks for sharing everybody! Hazy light golden with small floaters and big white head. Sweet malts, soft coriander, German hops, light dust and paper. Medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied. Meh.

Bottle @ Pre-Borefts tasting. Hazy pale yellow color, decent sized white head. Smell and taste malts, hayish, nicely bitter, nicely hoppy, hayish grassy hops. I quite like this one. Medium body and carbonation. Not bad at all, I like it.

Bottle at the pre borefts tasting. Pours hazy golden, nose is funk, floral, fruity, taste is dry, funky, toffee.

Bottle shared at Pre-Borefts Tasting, The Hague '17. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of green weeds, herbal notes, nettles, yeast and light malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Small bottle, 6%. Smooth with a yeasty smooth beginning. Mild, sourish hints, fruity, easy to drink with a nice refreshing sourness. Nice and moderate floral in the end.

330 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 3/8/2018. Pours lightly hazy pale golden/yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apple, citrus peel, peppercorn, coriander, clove, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good complexity and balance of citrus/earthy hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apple, citrus peel, peppercorn, coriander, clove, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate peppery yeast spiciness and herbal, grassy, citrus peel hop bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apple, citrus peel, peppercorn, coriander, clove, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is a delicious Belgian blonde ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and pretty refreshing to drink with the balanced bitter/spicy/drying finish. Really great balance between yeast/hop flavors; with solid pils malt backing, and no residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.