Lubiere (24605) reviewed La Blonde from O'Neil 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A pale yellow ale with a thin white head. In aroma, strange catnip, almost like Brett, Orval-like. In mouth, a light smooth malt with some Belgian notes, grassy and smooth, again, a nice surprising beer. On tap at brewpub, May 12 2011.
Lubiere (24605) reviewed La Blanche from O'Neil 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
An opaque wit with a thick creamy lacing white head. In aroma, pleasant lemony and cloves, perfumey and smooth. In mouth, a nice spiced wit with loads of bananas, cloves, a bit of funk, well done. On tap at brewpub, May 12 2011.
Marko (22746) reviewed La Blanche from O'Neil 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Murky ochre body with a white head. Sweet banana nose, slightly gluey. Lactic, some acidity. Odd sweet chalky taste, not unpleasant, light pleasant acidity in the end. Lacks features but ok, especially compared to the Frog one.
Marko (22746) reviewed La Blonde from O'Neil 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewpub. Golden body with a white head. Grainy sweet malty nose, sweet malty taste, light fishy herbal note but cute overall. Ok blonde.
Marko (22746) reviewed L'Ambrée from O'Neil 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewpub, shared with a friend. Lovely red slightly off white head. Old vegetabley nose with underlying malt. Old, slightly vegetabley light sweet malty taste. Blah.
Marko (22746) reviewed La Brune from O'Neil 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewpub. Dark brown body, small thick white head. Slightly acidic fruity malty nose, light dogfood and herbs. Odd malty taste, bit fishy, but the mouthfeel is nice and soft. Some creaminess and raisins.
Deanf (9781) reviewed La Brune from O'Neil 15 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
I couldn’t pick any aroma out of this one - perhaps it was served too cold at the brewpub? Very little head and a dark burgundy colour. Taste is an odd mix of fish and malted barley, very off-putting. Palate was allright however. Not a good stout or dark beer by any measure.
Deanf (9781) reviewed L'Ambrée from O'Neil 15 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Smells of simple malts, soft wine aroma if you try really hard. Has almost no head, and a dark copper colour. Flavour is a mix of hops and over roasted malted barley. Too hoppy. Dry finish, but excess hops leave an odd aftertaste. Not what I was looking for in an amber.
Deanf (9781) reviewed La Blonde from O'Neil 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Aroma has vague hints of corn, body is an okay gold colour and there is little head. Flavour is hoppy, with sour malts in there. Dry finish. Okay blonde, but far too hoppy for me and it really wrecked the drinkability of this one.
Deanf (9781) reviewed La Blanche from O'Neil 15 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
150ml glass from the tap at O’Neil’s pub in Paris, touted as France’s first (and perhaps still only) brewpub. I was given specific instructions to try them in the order of Blanche, Blonde, Amber, Black. Aroma has plenty of wheat on the nose as well as hops. Appearance has little head and a white-yellow body, though the head could be due to the on-tap drill and their marketing need to fill up the little glasses with actual beer instead of head. Flavour is good, taste of corn and hops, some grain. Nice dry finish. It’s a good reliable blanche, and would turn out to be my favourite of the four - sadly.