At Zythos 2017. Pours cloudy amber. Aroma is candy malty, quite sweet already. Body is medium, rather sweet, some candy, low bitterness with a lively carbonation. Sweet palate, ripe banana. Good.

Bottle from Willems in Grobbendonk. Thick and frothy, lightly lacing, egg-white, densely moussy head, fairly stable; initially clear and pure golden blonde robe with warmer, pale orangey tinge, becoming deeper and warmer (and equally hazy) with the sediment added. Aroma of stewed apple, banana bubblegum (isoamylacetate) but not exagerrated, ripe peach, white pepper, field flowers, white bread, minerals, powder sugar, soggy breakfast cereals, some grass, soap, pineapple, green plum, coriander seed, all completely ruined by a very strong and disturbing scent of DMS (the sulfuric smell of overcooked cauliflower) and even some melting rubber (possibly DMTS). Fruity onset, lots of residual white candi sugar but not too cloying, sweet banana and apricot with a sourish gooseberry touch but sweetness dominates, even honeyish, a feature which continues in the middle phase, where a slick, cereally pale malt sweetness supports it; smooth, lean mouthfeel with fizzy carbonation but not numbing. Honeyish sweetness lingers on in the finish along with traces of the white candi sugar, the banana ester, some soapy coriander (though remaining relatively subtle) and the minerals, as well as a soft grassy hop bitterish accent, incapable of balancing out the sweetness. Typical sweet Belgian blonde, to be drunk thoughtlessly on an outdoors café in summer, going down easily but showing evident flaws upon closer scrutiny, the worst of which is the DMS, which I am overly sensitive to and which is very strongly present here - either this beer hasn’t been cooking long enough, or it has been cooled too slowly after cooking. Simple, straightforward, unambitious and not even showing the technical perfection I found in the tripel of this series, this is as redundant as it gets. More or less drinkable alright, but otherwise completely unnecessary, especially seen in the context of the ever-shifting international craft beer revolution, with which this brewery clearly has no affinity whatsoever. And I passionately hate DMS!

Bottle shared. Hazy golden with a small off white head. Aroma of yeast, floral notes, caramel, light fruits, citrus and malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. [02/08/2016]

Bottle @ home. Lightly unclear yellow golden color, average sized off-white head that diminishes fairly quickly. Smell and taste malts, a hint of yeast, a hint of hops, dried fruit, a hint of grapes, moderately bitter. Medium body and carbonation. Ok beer.

33cl bottle shared with Kermis. Thin white head. Very hazy blond pour. Average

Imported from my RateBeer account as Leysen Baskwadder Blond (by Brouwerij Leysen):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5

20/VII/16 - 33cl bottle from VBPF (Jette) @ home - BB: n/a, bottled: 18/I/16 (2016-770) Thanks to Steven V. for fixing me this beer!

Clear blond beer, small creamy off-white head. Aroma: very fruity, some honey, little chemical, citrus. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: soft bitterness, bit sweet, honey, floral, slightly soapy, citrus. Aftertaste: soft bitterness, pretty fruity, some honey.