6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
New Wallonian blonde abbey ale, 75 cl bottle shared with my girlfriend. Cork goes out with a bang. Thick, frothy, dense, egg-white, paper lacing head, initially clear, warm 'old gold' blonde robe, very vivid sparkling, turning lightly hazy with sediment. Aroma of sourdough, coriander seed, white bread, apple peel, iron, gypsum, dried camomile flowers, green banana, grass, plastic. Sweet banana ester but not overdone, apple, sourish touch enhanced by strong fizzy carbonation. Supple, bit soapy mouthfeel, 'white' bready body, light metallic edges but not too disturbing, soapy coriander in the end, floral and grassy hop bitterishness in a rather crude and unrefined way; something plastic-like too. Lingering banana aspect. Simple, straightforward and utterly classic Belgian blonde - extremely stereotypical really, but acceptable for what it intends to be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2017
at 11:43