330ml bottle from Mount St Bernard Abbey - Hazy orange, no head. Slightly floral bitterness, faint yeast breadyness, nothing outstanding, vaguely dry. Unspectacular.

29/XI/24 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: 28/X/26, TMB135 (2024-1228)

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Clear orange blond beer, hug fizzy to creamy broken white head, pretty stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: hoppy, floral, spicy, a hint of banana, grassy, pleasant, a little malty, hay, cow fodder. MF: very lively carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, yeasty, grains, pretty bitter, a little oxidized, a hint of banana, quite some almonds, grassy, fruity, spicy touch. Aftertaste: bitter, grassy, a malty touch, floral, fruity notes in the finish.

0.33 l bottle from 'Bierloods22', best before February 2027. Minimally hazy, golden with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, gently fruity-floral, slightly grassy and a bit yeasty aroma of grains, lemon peel and some fresh grass. Gently sweet, malty, moderately bitter, rather fruity-floral, slightly grassy and a bit yeasty taste of grains, fresh grass, lemon peel, some vanilla and light marmelade, followed by a short, moderately bitter, a bit dry finish. Medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Decent Blond, quite refreshing and especially very well-balanced.

330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, yellow-ish, pale golden colour with average, frothy to creamy, slowly osteoporosing, moderately lacing, snow white head. Zesty, citrusy fruity and slightly herbal-grassy, hoppy as well as slightly biscuity, minimally spicy, pale malty aroma, hints of lemon, lemongrass, a touch of nettle, cracker, lemon biscuit. Taste is herbal-grassy and slightly citrusy fruity, minimally earthy, floral hoppy, slightly biscuity, pale malty basis, hints of lemon, lemon balm, lemongrass, lemon biscuit, lemon oil, lemon peel, a touch of nettle; malt and hop dominated, not that much yeasty action for the purpose of self-portrayal going on here. Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, fine, soft carbonation. Balanced, homogeneous, quite some subtleties, highly drinkable - very nice. Definitely more an English Golden Ale than a Belgian one.

On tap at The Green Goddess, Blackheath Royal Standard. Clear blonde pour with a white head. Nose is tropical fruit, lemon drops, lime. Taste is lychee, white grape, gooseberry jam, more lemon drops. Zesty rich citrusy flavours. Quite dry. Good.

330ml bottle bought from the Offie, Leicester and drunk at home. Very light gold, a little hazy with a small white head. Yeasty aroma, buttered toast, dried grass. Tastes bittersweet, light notes of honey and berry. Turns to an astringent hitter at the finish. Light to medium body with carbonation on a heavy side. Quite a lovely beer.

330ml bottle. Clear golden, white head. Aroma of bready malts and spicy yeast, hedgerow fruits. Taste has some peppery spicy yeast, bready malt, fruits, caramel, light bitterness. Medium bodied. Very nice. English yes, but the Belgian influence is evident.

Thin creamy white head on an unclear slowly carbonating golden coloured body. Bubble gum, stone fruit & yeast aroma. Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a clean back. Stone fruit, sweet citrus, boiled sweets & yeast tastes with a lightly hopped peppery finish. Very nice.

Bottle ordered from Indiebeer, Holloway. Aroma is malty, grainy, with a candy streak. Hazy-opaque gold. Thick foamy white head. Light-medium bitter. Grainy with a boozy citrus streak. Underlying sweet fruit. Spice. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Enjoyable warming stuff.