Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
0.75 l bottle from 'Drankgigant.nl', best before August 2026. Slightly hazy, golden amber with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, rather yeasty-spicy, a bit fruity-floral aroma of grains, banana, clove, honey, vanilla and light pear. Gently sweet, moderately bitter, rather yeasty-spicy, slightly boozy and minimally fruity-floral taste of grains, straw, banana, clove, honey, vanilla and light pear, followed by a medium long, gently bitter, slightly boozy, fairly harsh-yeasty finish. Medium to full body, rather effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Solid Blond, very yeasty and grainy, a bit too boozy. A super classic approach with an emphasis on malts and yeast rather than hops.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
23rd April 25. Indewildeman, Amsterdam. Pours a golden and clear ale. Aroma is yeast and citrus. Taste is bitter, smooth, yeast and fruity. Lovely
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Rhine river trip 2025. Hazy gold in color with a giant head. Aroma is well balanced but unexpectedly skunky. Taste is well balanced and tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Rhine river trip 2025. Clear deep copper-brown with a three-finger off-white head. Aroma is pleasant roasted grains. Taste is also roasted grains but not so much pleasant.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Draft @ Roadburn 2025, first beer of the festival. Golden blond appearance, light mist, good pure white head. Vibrant yeasty nose, flavour profile presents a deep blonde profile, good yeasty expression, medium bodied with an alluring sweetness, nice malt depth. Really excellent blonde.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, tasted side by side with the normal La Trappe Blond. Color: Hazy amber, slightly darker than the normal version. Aroma: Malty, yeasty. The normal version clearly has aroma of Barley malt, the special has a little more complexity. Taste: Again the special edition has a more complex and slightly denser malty taste. Hints of spicy rye. Yeasty notes too, like the normal version. Floral hoppy backbone. Nice special edition, it's fun to see the differences the addition of other malts make, although I think it would be hard to describe the differences when not tasting side by side.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Draft @ La Trappe. Pours a clear mahogany, smooth white head. Lovely subtle toffee character, super soft palate, but lacks a certain richness.. bottle seems better, unfortunately no oak aged available.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Old rating from 2016 - 330ml bottle from Noel Cuveliers beer shop in West Flanders. Pours a deep red / brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of banana, red berries, cherries, caramel, chocolate, nuts & hints of spice. Medium body. Smooth finish
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Tap @ 't Taphuys Utrecht. Hazy red brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and spicy. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 140425
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Fles gedeeld door Tomhendriksen tijdens proeverijtje.
Donkerbruin bier, licht troebel met bezinksel.
Aroma van rook (waarschijnlijk van de peatet whisky) en donker fruit.
Smaak is zoetig.
Smaak ebt snel weg.