6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Brewed at the Proef on a recipe and on behalf of the microbrewery St. Canarus at Gottem) Slim white head, dissipating on golden beer, clear. Sweetish nose, candi sugar (none used says the label?); faint spices and citrus. Spicey-bitter taste, lots of sweeter malt underneath. (Bitter) almonds-frangipane flavours, bit of aniseed. Medium-bodied, quite dry but not excessively so. Long bitterish- almondy aftertaste. Quite balanced indeed, if it weren't for the over-almondy aromas. Somehow, I think I would prefer this out of the microbrewery itself. Alas, they can't cope with demand.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2004
at 13:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown with slight haze (cold -?); dark crème head, slowly disappearing. Chocolate malt, roasted and herbal, and also very lightly lactic nose, like yoghurt. Taste: OHOH - what is this? Is this Rochefort 7, maybe? Pear drops, roasted malts and sweet malts, vinous and 'speculoos', all is there. Very well bodied without being really heavy. Slight oily mouthfeel. Some alchohol, hidden. Listen. If I were to say this ain't good, then I'd be the King of Hypocrites. I love Rochefort; don't we all? But, OTOH, it is a bit copycat, even when in the sweet direction...
Tried
on 25 Jan 2004
at 14:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Gottems blondje is subject to changes. This was the version from 10/03, which was more hopped and slightly stronger as usual. It is brewed at the 2hl facility in Gottem itself) Coulour is orange, clear, heavy pearling to a cream-coloured head, very dense and stable. Very 'beery' nose: crystal malt and flowery hops. Very hoppy flavour, noble hops, with a good crystal malt - sweet underbuild. Roasted too, the brewer uses open fire. No Maillard, however. Very long-sweet aftertaste with always the flowery hop overtones remaining retronasal. Beautifully hoppy beer - 4 months old and still retaining all the flavours bread-fresh.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2004
at 10:01