330ml bottle courtesy of Ashton McCobb. Pours hazy pale gold, thin white head. Aromas of bread, oranges, light Belgian yeast. Taste is more of the same, light spice. Medium body, creamy texture.

Bottle 330 ml from Svijet Piva. Pours hazy golden with bubbly white head. Light fruit, yeast, spicy. Warming alcohol. Medium bodied.

Strong, ’edelbier’ version of Augustijn Blond, also tasted as St. Stefanus Grand Cru at the 2012 Horeca Expo in Ghent, but apparently this is the same beer. Very thick and foamy, rocky, sticky, off-white head and deep orangey blonde colour, hazy with a big mass of sparkles pushing through, supporting the head. Aroma of apple peel, bitter honey, quite a lot of iron, old cake, unripe peach, dough, hint of pineapple; taste is fruity, estery, bit yeasty, pineapple, peach and apple returning, honeyish and even slightly sugary sweetishness in the background, strong carbonation with sourish effect, smooth bready malt sweetishness, bit grainy, evolving into a finish which primarily consists of lingering malt sweetness, tingling carbonation, grassy hop bitterishness and the unavoidable ’jenever’-like booziness. Clearly an attempt at rivalling Duvel - need I say more?

Bottle at De Kelk, Brugge, 17/10/14. Lightly hazed golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is malt forward, booze fumeage, spice, sweet, caramel, dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises candied fruit peel, earthy notes, spice, straw, bitter fruits. Medium + body, fine carbonation, lightly warming alcohol in the close. Ok Belgian Strong, drinkable and doesn’t get too sweet or cloying, doesn’t deliver too much when considering the ABV mind!

Overall yeasty and malty , some melted butter , smooth and slick . Some hop dryness and bitterness at the finish. Not much of a head a pale gold body, but lots of lacing .

Bottle @ Home. Pours dark yellow with a huge head, loads of lively bubbles. Aroma of malt, yeast, sweet fruit, peach. Flavor is rather sweet with malt, yeast, honey, light spice, sweet fruit, some alcohol. Medium body, lively carbonation. 180714

Donkergeel, helder bier met mooie schuimkraag en gemiddeld koolzuur. Smaak is bitter hoppis en iets zurig, appel. Blijft lang hangen. Smaak heeft veel weg van Duvel.

Horeca 13 Pours very clear light blonde very small white head Smell is unintence High carbo Very high carbo Taste like a typical methode champagnoise beer , but less damn sweet . So actualy the best of that category so far Earlier Rating: 11/19/2013 Total Score: 3.5Draft at horeca 13 Pours clear blonde no foam Smell has some grains . Good carbo . Bitter , malty taste . Like an elegant triple . Good