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Gulbrun klar med hvitt skum. Lukter lyst brød og lett sitrus. Lett. Noe søtlig uten bitterhet. Smaker noe maltig, karamell og korn. Kort.

Organic beers at least in Belgium were pioneered by saison specialist Dupont in the nineties but are still commercially performing well these days, with new ones popping up every now and then; this is old Roman's contribution, the latest addition to the renewed Adriaen Brouwer range and a blonde as such, because the laws of 20th-century Belgian beer culture prescribe that every tripel and dubbel need a blonde. Vichy bottle with customized crown cap, bought at the Delhaize supermarket in Lokeren. Thick and foamy, egg-white, thickly plaster-lacing, rocky, uneven-bubbled but stable head sitting atop a misty yellow straw blonde beer with slight ochre tinge and visible sparkling; a bit deeper apricot-hued with sediment. Aroma initially lightstruck (cat pee - those awful mercaptans generated by hop chemicals deteriorating under the influence of light in spite of this being a brown bottle) - luckily fading away after a few minutes, revealing impressions of raw potato, turnip peel, dusty old coriander seed, oxidized apple slices, banana peel, dry straw, Conference pear, raw black radish, unripe and hard nectarine, bitter garden weeds (dandelion leaf, mugwort even), minerals, white soap touch. Fruity, fizzy onset, sharp carbonation with stinging minerally effects but nothing out of the ordinary for this style, green pear and apple peel aspects along with a dash of halfripe banana yet not descending into annoying sweetness; lean, supple body, cereally pale maltiness with a light bready core, spiced with a pinch of coriander seed without exaggerating it and not standing in the way of a floral hoppiness, adding a late but effective dryishness on top of the already generally dry character of the beer with grassy bitterness and 'spritzy' effect in combination with ongoing minerally effervescence. Some pale malt sweetishness lingers along with slight apple and banana fruitiness, but the dryness and quenching properties prevail. Dramatically lacking in personality - contrary to the 17th-century Flemish painter after which it (and its congeners) is named - but generally not badly made: apart from the lightstruck effect I could not find any technical flaws here, and as we all know, this effect has nothing to do with the brewer but is caused by storage circumstances afterwards. Decent 'doordrinker', but every bit as boring, forgettable and unnecessary as expected.

Appearance: Foggy deep gold with a large off-white frothy head of perfect retention. Aroma: Floral and herbal hop, honey, biscuit, fruity notes. Distant funky yeast. Taste: Light sweet, light to medium bitter. malt, floral and herbal hop, light funk. Hoppy ending and aftertaste. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, average to lively carbonation. Summary: Pretty enjoyable.

33cl bottle from Delhaize Chazal in Brussels. F: medium, white, long lasting. C: gold, hazy with light yeasty veils. A: malty, spicy, bit orange, banana, pears, bit honey. T: medium malty base, banana, pears, spicy, bit honey, medium carbonation, not bad for bio Belgian ale, enjoyed.

(bottle 0,33l from topvino.cz online shop) Overall: Simple but good. Sweet and spicy. Aroma: Sweet, malty, spicy, some floral/herbal. Appearance: Clear golden. Persistent white head. Taste: Medium sweet, spicy, light bitter. Palate: Medium-full body. Higher carbonation. Light spicy, sweet finish.

Appearance: cloudy gold with a good head. Appearance: overripe apples and pears, malt, candy, light funk. Taste: light sweet, light to medium bitter. Overripe apples and pears, malt, candy, some funk, grassy hop. Lingering hoppy ending. Mouth feel: medium body, average carbonation. Summary: a one of doubtless Belgian pedigree.