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Abbaye des Rocs Blanche des Honnelles (Blanche Double) 3.52 351

Abbaye des Rocs Blanche des Honnelles (Blanche Double)

Percentile
89
overall
Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3513.53/5.03.52/5.06%98.1Tumbler, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Blanche des Honnelles (1991) was originally very localised, and has since expanded beyond the boundries of the greater and lesser Honnelle rivers, from which it takes it's name. The Blanche des Honnelles leaves the beaten path somewhat. It has an amber colour which is after all the traditional appearance of the Blanches. It is also stronger (6%) than the Blanches that we know. Its taste is surprising and is not comparable to the brews with the same name that are now on the market. If the bouquet is subdued its first flavour is a stark dry sharpness against a pepper background. There is no acidity in this Blanche that is made with three cereals (barley, wheat, oats). It has a stimulating taste, leaving a subdued but refreshing final impression. Lots of character and curious.
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 Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 26, 2007  
After its release from the 750ml bottle, its sets in the glass a murky orange highlighted copper color with a substantial creamy white head that disappears rather quickly leaving a thick and clinging sheet of lace. Nose is filled with fruit and spices, oranges, bananas, tart apples, coriander, cloves, sweet and tart, clean and refreshing, a pleasure to sniff. Start is sweet and spicy, hints of pepper, at the back a touch of bitterness, and or that “Granny Smith Apple” kind of face puckering tartness, top is medium in feel. Finish has a biting acidity, the hops and spices provide a sweet and sour tangy dry aftertaste, which coats the palate


 Dedollewaitor (3762), Odense, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Oct 19, 2007  
Hazy to muddy orange amber with a fine white head. Yeast, wheat & spices. Medium & soft carbonation - smooth. Nice lacings. Fruity & light sweet. Funky fresh!


 RollinHard (761), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/516/20
Oct 14, 2007  
Pours a cloudy gold with straw highlights and a long lasting white head. Aroma is on the spicy peppery side of witbiers, definitely sharp like the description says. A bit of hay and grass, maybe coriander, but it’s different than that. It’s bringing back memories of old fashioned spice ropes that I smelled when I was little. Taste is peppery but there’s a significant malt presence that is slightly tart with some wheat and honey. Finishes very clean and smooth with a quick toast flavor, but whatevever aftertaste there is is pleasant. Fairly full for the style, but still light and drinkable. This is a nice big flavorful wit, very complex (as demonstrated by my inability to describe it) and hearty. Excellent.


 Zinister (1207), Houston, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/512/20
Oct 13, 2007  
Pours and IPA like amber color with nice white head. Hops, yeasty notes and citrus too. Flavor is a bit thin with mild hops and a touch of lemon.


 KAggie97 (2476), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/103/510/20
Oct 11, 2007  
Bottle. Pours apricot orange with a nice ivory head. Aroma of candied hops, Sprite, and yeast. Flavor is water with slight hops and more water. Average mouthfeel. The flavor is in there somewhere...


 KimJohansen (7136), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Oct 10, 2007  
Hazy golden with large head. Aroma has coriander, wheat, orange and yeast. Flavor holds the same. A bit unbalanced and finishes of bitter.


 Svesse (2683), Hässelby, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 6, 2007  
(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 29 Sep 2007) Orange/yellow colour with frothy white head. Fruity, spicy nose with apricots and citric wheat aromas. Fruity, citric, spicy taste with notes of orange peel and dried fruit. Rather nice witbier, with slightly more bite than normally in the same style.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Hazy, almost murky golden orange. Moderate head with good lacing and retention. Aroma is funky yeast, wheat, some orange notes. Medium bodied, not much for tartness here. Interesting take on it, but I guess I prefer the usual spicing bill.



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